Round-up Roll-up

Yield : 1 roll-up per child
Have fun making this original tuna sandwich with the kids!

Round-up Roll-up

Kids can cook by following the steps illustrated in the photos!

Under your supervision, the kids can cook by themselves by looking at the photos of each recipe step. To do so, view this cooking workshop on a mobile device (e.g., tablet or smartphone) or interactive whiteboard.

You can also download this cooking activity. The PDF version includes the recipe, tips for getting younger children involved and discussion topics. (in French only)

Ingredients

Round-up Roll-up ingredients

Ingredients per child

1 1 slice of whole-grain bread
2 4 fresh baby spinach leaves
3 10 mL (2 tsp) plain yogurt (approx. 2% M.F.)
4 1 slice (about ½ cm thick) of a 300 g brick of firm cheese
5 1 celery stalk
6 80 mL (1/3 cup) chunk light tuna in water
7 1 slice of red, orange or yellow bell pepper
8 1 small sprig of dill
9 1 pinch of pepper and 1 pinch of salt

Round-up Roll-up utensils

As shown in the photo:

Utensils per child : 1 small bowl, 1 large plate, 1 small spoon, 1 butter knife, 1 pair of scissors, 1 cutting board.

Utensils per group : 1 rolling pin or 1 rigid plastic glass, 5 mL (1 tsp) measuring spoon

List of utensils for the adult : 1 paring knife, 1 cutting board, 1 can opener

1. Before the cooking activity (steps for the adult)

Wash the spinach, red bell pepper, celery and dill.
Cut the bell pepper into strips.
Blanch the celery stalk, then cut it into strips.
Open the cans of tuna, drain and equally divide the contents into small bowls.
Cut the cheese into slices, about ½ cm thick.
Transfer the yogurt to a bowl.
Put salt and pepper into separate bowls.

2. Handing out ingredients and cooking utensils

Give each child their ingredients and cooking utensils.
Put the shared cooking utensils in the centre of the table.

3. 10 kids’ steps

Round-up Roll-up carousel 1 — Using the rolling pin and your cutting board, flatten your slice of bread and then put it on your plate.

Round-up Roll-up carousel 2 — Using your knife and cutting board, cut your celery strip into small pieces.

Round-up Roll-up carousel 3 — Using scissors or your fingers, cut up or tear up your sprig of dill.

Round-up Roll-up carousel 4 — Place your celery and dill into your bowl of tuna.

Round-up Roll-up carousel 5 — Using the 5 mL (1 tsp) measuring spoon, measure 10 mL (2 tsp) of plain yogurt.

Round-up Roll-up carousel 6 — Add the yogurt into your bowl.

Round-up Roll-up carousel 7 — With the help of an adult, add a small amount of salt and pepper to your mixture. Using your small spoon, mix together all your ingredients.

Round-up Roll-up carousel 8 — Place your 4 spinach leaves widthwise down the middle of your bread.

Round-up Roll-up carousel 9 — Using your small spoon, place your tuna mixture over the spinach. Place your bell pepper strip and your piece of cheese over your tuna mixture.

Round-up Roll-up carousel 10 — With your educator’s help, roll up your sandwich. Using a knife, cut your sandwich in 2.

OverView

Grade

Multi level

Language

Bilingual

Theme

Food skills

Suggested variation from our team!

Add sour cream to the yogurt and tuna mixture to make a creamy dip for whole-grain crackers.