Kids in the Kitchen, Making Potato Leek Soup!

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KIDS IN THE KITCHEN!

Soup season is here and there are so many options! This Potato Leek Soup, however, has won our hearts completely! If your kids want to help out cooking, there are tons of tips to guide your kids in the kitchen. Some of my kids' fave parts were peeling the potatoes and blending everything together! ♥️

While your kids are helping out, you can also pause to discuss which FOOD GROUP each ingredient belongs to and share some fun facts about this meal's featured ingredient: LEEKS.

🍴 food groups¹🍴

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Fruits: none
Veggies: garlic, celery, leeks, potatoes
Grains: none
Protein: none
Dairy: cream

¹For information about food and health, go to ChooseMyPlate.gov.

🍴 Leeks 🍴

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Leeks are in the onion family, but have a milder taste.
Leeks are often used in soups and salads. They can be eaten raw or cooked.
The vegetable is thought to be native to Central Asia and has been cultivated for thousands of years.
Leeks are low in calories but high in antioxidants and vitamins & minerals, like vitamin K.

Here are some creative ways for your kid to be your personal Sous Chef as you make our Potato Leek Soup. Just hover over each image for details. And make sure your little dudes wash their hands before starting!

🍴Step 1🍴

To start soup and cook the potatoes, kids can:

Bring broth to a boil

This teaches kids to pay attention to the stovetop and see what happens to water when it gets that hot. Yay science!

Peel potatoes

(see suggestion below for a kids peeler)

We love this Opinel veggie peeler for kids. Actually, I use it too! We used this Pyrex Measuring Cup and a long wooden spoon to slowly lower the potatoes into the boiling broth.

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🍴Step 2🍴

To work on the veggies, kids may:

Slice celery and leeks*

(use special kids knives, shown below)

For chopping, our fave kids knives right now are: Curious Chef Knife Set, Opinel Knife, & Made for Me Beginner's Knife (pictured above). We also used this Pyrex Measuring Cup and a long wooden spoon to slowly lower the veggies into the broth.

🍴Steps 3 & 4🍴

To bring everything together, kids may:

Blend the soup

A Vitamix or immersion blender is great for this task!

Add cream to soup

Once the blended soup is back in the pot, measure the cream, pour, stir and watch as it thickens the soup.

We totally recommend a Vitamix. They are pretty expensive, but you can find refurbished ones on Amazon for a bit less.

*Note: For toddlers especially, these tasks require adult supervision and/or assistance, as items may be sharp, hot or otherwise dangerous.

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