Rachael Ray's non profit organization, Yum-o!

Recipes

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are one of the most nutritious and tasty vegetables you can eat! You can enjoy this recipe as-is, or jazz it up by adding in 1/4 cup maple syrup or 1 chipotle in adobo sauce. Try serving with Creole Meatloves with Trinity Gravy.

Serves 4-6

NYC Sizzling Soft Taco with Southwest Roasted Chicken and Corn Relish

This exciting and fun-to-prepare meal has whole grains and fresh vegetables, making it both a delicious and nutritious meal for you and your family. You can also swap in or add Vegetarian “Veg-Head” Beans as a vegetarian option.

This dish was served in over 1600 New York City school's as part of Yum-o!'s collaboration with the New York City Department of Education's Office of SchoolFood!

Serves 4

Italian Rollatini

Baked and bubbly, this combination of ingredients is irresistible! For a vegetarian meal, use tofu sausage.

Serves 4-6

A NOTE TO GROWN-UPS

It's never too early for kids to get in the kitchen and start working with food. When you let kids try out recipes and explore ideas of their own, it's amazing what they can do!

Cooking builds a wonderful sense of confidence and accomplishment in kids. They can see the results of their labors and creativity right away, and then share their wonderful creations with their friends and family. This gives kids a great feeling of pride – knowing they've made something all on their own, that others can enjoy.

Our advice? Let kids be kids in the kitchen, which means, they might make a mess and they might not get the measurements just right, but you'll all have fun and create lasting memories together. That's what it's all about!

Now read our note to kids.