We think it’s important to get everyone involved in cooking. Unfortunately, most people don’t have enough time to cook, and they eat badly because of that. Our e-book could help with 30 recipes in 30 minutes or less. Eating badly is hitting kids as young as three or four years old. We need to do more to educate everyone — from toddlers to adults. The earlier you expose children to wholesome foods, the better. I also think kids are more likely to try new things if you get them involved in the preparation.

Five Tips for Healthy Cooking with Kids

Tip: Take your kids to the farmers’ market. Being around a variety of produce will get them excited about bringing items home and cooking them.

Tip: If you want to get your kids into the kitchen, start off on a day where you have a lot of patience and energy. Make something that doesn’t have a lot of ingredients or steps, or something that’s easy to fix should things go wrong — like soup.

Tip: Kids, especially younger ones, aren’t exactly known for their long attention spans. They may get bored halfway through the cooking process and decide to go play instead. Don’t let it get you down. Try again; you’ll have plenty more opportunities for teaching.

Tip: You need to watch carefully with kids in the kitchen. If you are going to hand the knives over to the kids, give them the good ones. Beginners are more likely to cut themselves with dull or low-quality knives.

Tip: Get kids excited about healthy food. Give your child incentives to try new, healthy foods — stickers, a new toy, an extra half-hour of TV. And experiment with different preparations. Many kids who hate vegetables grow up to be adults who love eating them.

Georgia: It sure is a long way from my sunny village in warm southern Greece and I’m so glad to have you here with me. I love to share my passion for the food of my homeland with my viewers and customers here in my adopted country. We’re going to have so much fun together! Just like Dez and me in the kitchen together, we’ll have some laughs while we chat about eating well and enjoying every moment of it.

Dez: Mom, we do have a lot a fun together in the kitchen and there’s nothing I like better! But you know me, I love the high tech cyber world and I’m looking forward to making new friends out here. We’ll be using this space to share recipes, tips, announcements about new stations carrying our TV show, Cooking with Georgia & Dez, events and places we’ll be going, new products and what we’re up to next. We’re so glad you’re here to share the ride with us!