Parents Glossary of Kids Kitchen Terms

 

                         from this Sample Community Cookbook


                                       Parents' Glossary of Kids' Kitchen Terms


Appetizing: Anything advertised on TV

Boil: The point a parent reaches upon hearing the automatic "Yuk" before a food is even Tasted.

Casserole : Combination of favorite foods that go uneaten because they are mixed together

Chair: Spot left vacant by mid-meal bathroom visit

Cookie ( last one) :Item that must be eaten in front of a siblings

Crust: Part of a sandwich saved for the starving children of : China, India, Africa, or Europe ( Check one)

Desserts : The reason for eating a meal

Evaporate  : Magic trick performed by children when it comes time to clear the table or wash dishes

fat : Microscopic substance detected visually by children on pieces of meat they do not wish to eat

Floor: Place for all food not found on lap or chair

Fork: Eating utensil made absolute by the discovery of fingers

Fried Foods : Gourmet Cooking

Frozen : Condition of children's jaws when spinach is served

Fruit: A natural sweet not to be confused with Dessert

Germs: The only thing kids share freely

Kitchen : The only room not used when eating crumbly snacks

Leftovers : Commonly described as '"gross"

Liver : A food that affects genes, creating a hereditary dislike

Lollipop: A snack provided by people who don't have to pay dental bills

Macaroni: Material for a collage

Measuring Cup: A kitchen utensil that is stored in the sandbox

Metric : A system of measurement that will be accepted only after forty years of wandering in the desert
 
Napkin: Any worn cloth object such as shirt or pants

Natural Food : Food eaten with unwashed hands

Nutrition : Secret war waged by parents using direct commands, camouflage, and constant guard duty

Plate : A breakable Frisbee

Refrigerator : A very expensive and inefficient room air conditioner

Saliva: A medium for blowing bubbles

Soda Pop: Shake 'N Spray

Table: A place for storing Gum

Table Leg : Percussion instrument

Thirsty : How your child feels after you've said your final " good night "

Vegetable : A basic food known to satisfy kid's hunger- but only by sight

Water : Popular beverage in underdeveloped countries


I'm sure all parents can come up with more terms 

So on to the next recipe or tip...




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