Food Ideas For December

Scroll down for ideas for eating, growing, cooking and learning in December.

First, enjoy this video of the December Book "Apple And The Copycat"

December Eating

What's in season this month?

Grow your own, or buy local this month:

Apples (stored - both eating and cooking)

Beetroot (stored)

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Carrots (stored)

Celery (stored)

Celeriac (stored)

Chard

Chestnuts

Chicory

Garlic (stored)

Jerusalem artichokes

Kale

Grow your own, or buy local (continued):

Leeks

Mushrooms (cultivated)

Onions (stored)

Parsnips

Pears (stored)

Potatoes (stored)

Pumpkins (stored)

Quince

Radicchio

Salads (most grown indoors)

Shallots (stored)

Swede

Turnip

These can grow here, but most of the ones you will find in shops are imported:

Cranberries

These have to be imported :

Banana

Clementines

Dates

Grapefruit

Mango

Melons

Plantain

Pomegranate

Sweet potato

December Growing

Jobs in the garden this month, things for children to grow & do.

December Cooking

Things to cook with children this month.

December Learning

Things to read, learn and have fun with this month.

Buy the book of the month - click the book image below

Want to take this to the next level?

The Little Foodies Club was designed to spread the seasonal fun throughout the year, straight to your letterbox or classroom.

 We have two versions - one for families, sent through the post to the child each month, and one for group settings with resources to use for a whole class.