For the Love of FoodFor the Love of FoodHealthy Recipes and Kitchen

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Sharon Chatenay BScOTSharon Chatenay BScOTPediatric Occupational TherapistPediatric Occupational Therapist

What’s the most difficult part What’s the most difficult part of cooking?of cooking?

What to Cook!!!What to Cook!!!

Use Technology for Planning! Use Technology for Planning!

There’s an App for that!There’s an App for that!

Go Online and find recipesGo Online and find recipes

Some Apps and online sitesSome Apps and online sites

Planning/ShoppingPlanning/Shopping Safeway App or Safeway App or Safeway.comSafeway.com has has

coupons, deals and grocery listcoupons, deals and grocery list Whole Foods MarketWhole Foods Market app – will pick a app – will pick a

healthy recipe based on what you have on healthy recipe based on what you have on hand, makes a grocery list.hand, makes a grocery list.

Half Hour MealsHalf Hour Meals – another app where you – another app where you can share your recipes as wellcan share your recipes as well

Epicurious.comEpicurious.com or app or app

Meal Preparation IdeasMeal Preparation Ideas

Assemble all ingredients Assemble all ingredients before you startbefore you start

Group them into the order Group them into the order to put into the recipe – dry to put into the recipe – dry ingredients, wet ingredients, wet ingredientsingredients

Don't lift heavy pans off Don't lift heavy pans off stove INSTEAD…Ladle food stove INSTEAD…Ladle food out at the stove or slide out at the stove or slide across the countertop with across the countertop with a hand towel under the pot a hand towel under the pot to move.to move.

Use cookware you can Use cookware you can serve fromserve from

More IdeasMore Ideas

Use lightweight utensilsUse lightweight utensils Buy ergonomically Buy ergonomically

designed utensils designed utensils Oxo.comOxo.com

Use a jar opener - have Use a jar opener - have a One Touch electrica One Touch electric

Use a rubber mat or Use a rubber mat or wet towel under mixing wet towel under mixing bowls to help steady bowls to help steady while mixing.while mixing.

Use smaller appliances Use smaller appliances or easy to access or easy to access appliance lift/trolleyappliance lift/trolley

Simplify!Simplify!

Sit down or on a stool Sit down or on a stool to prepare food or see to prepare food or see picture!picture!

Prepare double Prepare double portions and freeze portions and freeze half for later half for later

Trade meal Trade meal preparation nights preparation nights with a neighbor, friend with a neighbor, friend or relative – do a or relative – do a ‘Simply Supper’ food ‘Simply Supper’ food assembly business.assembly business.

More Ideas…More Ideas…

Transport items on a Transport items on a rolling cartrolling cart

Store frequently used Store frequently used items at chest level or items at chest level or same cupboard/drawer to same cupboard/drawer to avoid bendingavoid bending

Let dishes soak rather than Let dishes soak rather than scrubbing andscrubbing andair dry dishes in sink/rackair dry dishes in sink/rack

Use a dishwasherUse a dishwasher Delegate –cooking jobs and Delegate –cooking jobs and

dishwashing!dishwashing!

Top Ten Kitchen ToolsTop Ten Kitchen Tools

Cast Iron PanCast Iron Pan StrainerStrainer Wooden SpoonWooden Spoon Cutting BoardCutting Board PeelerPeeler

WhiskWhisk Kitchen ShearsKitchen Shears Measuring Cups and Measuring Cups and

SpoonsSpoons Mixing BowlsMixing Bowls

LinksLinks

www.homeforlife.pbworks.comwww.homeforlife.pbworks.com www.howtoadapt.comwww.howtoadapt.com www.oxo.comwww.oxo.com www.caot.comwww.caot.com http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/nuthttp://recipes.howstuffworks.com/nut

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Now Lets Try to COOK!Now Lets Try to COOK!