Many of us don't like certain foods on their own - but once in a recipe we find that the food compliments the other ingredients well or that it tastes differently when mixed with other ingredients. Such was the case yesterday when we made our protein recipe of Three Bean Fiesta!
Our recipe was as follows:
- One can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- One can of chick peas, drained and rinsed
- One can of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- One can of corn, drained and rinsed
- Two cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- One red pepper, finely chopped
- The juice of three limes
- Four teaspoons of honey
- 1/2 cup of cilantro, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
During this whole process, many students seemed hesitant to try some of the ingredients. We chopped and mixed all of our ingredients together. Then tried it all together (One, Two, Three, Let's Eat!). One rule of Cook Shop is that everyone has to try the food. Another rule of Cook Shop is that you can't "yuck someone's yum" - meaning you can dislike a food but you have to remember it is your opinion and another friend's opinion may be different. If someone likes it, you shouldn't tell them they are wrong about it.
For the first time in Room 205, there wasn't a single yuck among us.
This high in protein snack is delicious and healthy. We even used low-fat proteins (compared to many animal-based proteins) too.
Try this one at home with your child using different ways to eat it. We tried it on spoons and on crackers - what about on whole grain chips? Or on vegetable slices? Or on a large lettuce leaf, rolled up like a tortilla? Or a whole grain tortilla? The possibilities are endless when it comes to eating healthy. Enjoy!
