Menu Planning with the Kids

The what, why, and how of getting your kids involved in menu planning and the discussion of daily meals.




I am in the kitchen, bent at the waist with my head tucked inside the refrigerator. Our fridge is always stuffed full with the season’s produce, wrapped in plastic or teetering in bowls. Each week I tell myself I need a better solution for organizing the Tetris-esque contents of my chilled rectangle.


On the shelf below the jars of yogurt and opened jams, amidst the lettuce, Brussels sprouts,...