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When kids help make healthy food, they are more likely to try it. Show kids how to:

❁ measure grains and liquids.

❁ package cooked grains for the freezer.

❁ Look for whole wheat flour as one of the first ingredients on a product you buy – breakfast cereals, pasta, breads.

❁ Substitute whole wheat flour for up to half the flour in a recipe - try it in cookies, pancakes, pizza crust, muffins or breads.

Depending on their skills, show kids how to:

❁ Measure flours and other dry ingredients

❁ Mash bananas

❁ Crack and beat eggs

❁ Use a ¼ cup measuring cup to dip and pour batter

❁ Watermelon is a classic summer treat. Just slice into triangles and eat.

❁ Cut into bite-size pieces and add to fruit salads.

❁ Freeze chunks of watermelon to use as edible ice cubes in water, lemonade or iced tea.

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Different varieties of spinach are determined by the size and types of leaves.

Flat or Smooth leaf has spade shaped, smooth leaves, typically used in canned or frozen packages.

Savoy has wrinkled curly leaves and is typically found fresh.

■ Wash spinach just before using. Storing wet spinach can speed spoilage.

1. Fill a bowl with cold water and swish loose leaves around.

2. Let leaves sit in the water to allow dirt to settle.

3. Lift leaves from water. Drain and rinse bowl.

❁ Look for bright green, crisp, whole leaves. Bunches should have a small piece of root holding them together.

❁ Spinach by the bunch may cost less but buying pre-washed spinach may save you time when washing and preparing it. Check the 'Best if used by' date on packaged spinach.