Cooking with Kids

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Kids really do eat the darndest things—here's proof! Look inside the Kids' Cookbook, the one they want to keep hush-hush. You're sure to find recipes that may lead to heartburn, acid indigestion, sour stomach, and upset stomach due to these symptoms or overindulgence in food and drink. Fortunately, Children's Pepto® has you covered.*

Ultimate Cupcakes Amoré

This recipe is one serious strawberry cupcake enhancement that's been given the deluxe kids treatment. Ingredients:
  • Strawberry cupcake
  • Strawberry ice cream
  • Strawberry syrup
  • Marshmallows
  • Whipped cream
Directions: Carve a hole in the cupcake. Stuff ice cream and marshmallows inside. Smother with strawberry syrup. Add more marshmallows wherever they'll stick. Spray whipped cream on top, on all four sides, and around and around your plate. Spray some whipped cream in the air (just 'cause). Eat.

The Children’s Pepto Perspective:
Yep, this concoction's got heartburn written all over it.
Kids love sweets. But this much sugar may be too much. Your child may complain of discomfort in her chest or throat. She may say it's hard to swallow.
Children's Pepto has you covered.*
* Use as directed.

Lunch Chez Grandpa

Grandpa has been around long enough to know that some concoctions are made just for kids. This recipe proves it.

Ingredients:
  • Chicken noodle soup
  • Can of tuna
  • Ketchup
  • 1 bag of potato chips (or cheese curls)
  • Aerosol cheese
Directions:
Spray some cheese in your mouth for an appetizer. You're gonna get hungry while you whip this up. Warm the soup. Crunch the chips in the bag. Ladle some soup in a bowl; add ketchup and tuna. Make sure tuna floats to the top. Sprinkle crushed chips to taste. Drink from the bowl.

The Children’s Pepto Perspective:
Uh-oh, looks like a recipe for acid indigestion.
It takes experience to know that aerosol and cheese don't mix. Eating too fast (or too much) may cause a child to feel stinging in her belly. But kids will be kids.
Children's Pepto has you covered.*
* Use as directed.

"Babysitter" Sandwiches P.B.Y.-Style

This peanut butter-and-other-stuff sandwich recipe is a babysitter favorite. There's no telling why, or how, but children everywhere seem to agree.

Ingredients:
  • Mayo
  • Peanut butter
  • Cheese puffs
Directions:
Have the kidsitter make the grilled mayonnaise and peanut butter sandwich. Then stuff in the cheese puffs after she grills it. That way it stacks higher, crunches louder, and gets everything oranger.

The Children’s Pepto Perspective:
Yikes, this combo could be a recipe for heartburn!
When you go out for dinner and a show, the dinner choices back at home would make anyone say, "Whoa!"
Children's Pepto has you covered.*
* Use as directed.

Super-Sweeeet Cartoon Breakfast

According to this recipe, the secret to an enjoyable breakfast involves a lot of chocolate-flavored everything, and a little bit of something else.

Ingredients:
  • Choco-crunch cereal
  • Chocolate milk
  • Chocolate ice cream
  • Chocolate chips
  • Chocolate bar
Directions:
Do try this at home. Pour chocolate milk on the chocolate-crunch cereal. Plop chocolate ice cream on top. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Forget the spoon; eat with a chocolate bar.

The Children’s Pepto Perspective:
Yep, acid indigestion could be on the way.
Indulging in too much Chocolate may feel choco-riffic at the time, but be ready if your child complains later of stinging or a bloated feeling.
Children's Pepto has you covered.*
* Use as directed.

Ballpark Blues Chili Dog

Ballparks are made for eating lots of food. According to this recipe, it means eating it all at once.

Ingredients:
  • Corn dog in a paper tray
  • Chili topping
  • Cotton candy (blue)
  • Caramel corn
  • Soda pop
Directions:
Buy a corn dog at the concession stand. Buy those other ingredients. Take it all back to your seat. Put everything but the caramel corn and the soda on top of the corn dog. Make sure no foul balls are coming your way. Enjoy.

The Children’s Pepto Perspective:
Uh-oh, looks like an upset stomach is definitely on the menu.
Cotton candy with chili is a party at the time, but they'll know it when the party's over. Particularly if they eat ballpark treats out in the hot, hot sun.
Children's Pepto has you covered.*
* Use as directed.

Key Lime Popcorn

If you thought ordinary movie popcorn left a mess, just wait until you see what this green recipe has in store.

Ingredients:
  • Microwave popcorn
  • Green gelatin powder
  • Sugar to taste
Directions:
Tell your brothers and sisters to get their own! Microwave the popcorn. Mix green gelatin powder in the bag and shake. You'll love that it turns your tongue green, too!

The Children’s Pepto Perspective:
Oh yeah, that's a recipe for sour stomach.
Usually we want our kids to eat more greens, but this treat with the added sugar can cause tummy woes if they munch too much.
Children's Pepto has you covered.*
* Use as directed.

School Monster Melt

When your children go to school, cafeteria hamburgers and hot dogs can take a life of their own. This recipe reveals the melt-y truth.

Ingredients:
  • Cheese
  • Ketchup
  • Hamburger bun
  • Bologna
  • Hot dog
  • Hamburger
Directions:
Put the cheese and the ketchup on the bun and microwave it 'til it's melty. Add bologna, hot dog, and hamburger. Top with more cheese. Microwave again. Eat.

The Children’s Pepto Perspective:
Here come the gurgles! Look out for sour stomach.
This monster meat melt could make for one monster of a bellyache. Your child might complain of an aching feeling or a gross taste in his mouth.
Children's Pepto has you covered.*
* Use as directed.

Birthday Party Bonanza

Sometimes the best recipe isn’t even a recipe; it's a plan. Here’s a mischievous little tactic kids have for scoring repeat visits to the birthday cake and ice cream table.

Ingredients:
  • Cake
  • Ice Cream
  • Cake
  • Ice Cream
  • Cake
  • Ice Cream
Possible Disguises:
  • Policeman
  • Cowboy
  • Your Own Identical Twin
  • Pirate
  • Accountant
  • Lion Tamer
The Children’s Pepto Perspective:
Uh-oh, looks like a recipe for upset stomach.
At special occasions, kids may overindulge. Keep an eye on their number of helpings and be prepared if they feel subpar after the party.
Children's Pepto has you covered.*
* Use as directed.