Saturday, March 28, 2009

How to a Parents' Glossary of Kids' Kitchen Terms

Everybody knows that it is hard to keep up with the new "lingo" and slang of today's youth. Here is an article that puts that thought into words as it applies to the kitchen. Hope you enjoy!!

Instructions

Step1Appetizing: 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 sibling.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 visibly by clildren on pieces of meat the do not wish to eat.
Step2Floor: Place for all food not found on lap or chair.Fork: Eating utensil made obsolete 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 will share freely.Kitchen: The only room not used when eating crumbly snacks.
Step3Leftovers: 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.Mesuring 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.
Step4Napkin: Any worn cloth object, such as shirt or pants.Natural Food: Food eaten with unwashed hands. Nutriton: 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.
Step5Soda Pop: Shake 'N SprayTable: 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 - buy only by sight.Water: Popular beverage in underdeveloped countries.

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