Cook and Count

Rice and Beans are seeds which we can use for food if they are cooked. Rice can be pounded into flour and made into noodles and bread. Some beans are pounded into flour too.

Rice and beans are good foods for people and they taste good too. Most beans need to be soaked for a long time before being cooked for a long time. Since the amounts used here are so small, these recipes call for canned beans which are ready to use. Any tinned beans can be used in the recipes, though different ones will make for different tastes and textures. Let the child/ren choose their own at the supermarket.

Feel free to start with dried beans if you have the time and inclination.