# Questions to ask Grandma about food and recipes

Good questions about food and recipes are specific and easy to picture, and they ask for a story rather than a fact. Start with: What was your favorite food when you were little? What food did you hate? What's a recipe you'd teach me? Then let Grandma's answers lead to the next question.

## How to ask so the stories keep coming

Ask one question per call, not ten. Follow up with "what happened next?" Write down the answers or record them (with permission): they're the start of a family story bank.

## For grandkids ages 4 to 7

- What was your favorite food when you were little?
- What food did you hate?
- What's a recipe you'd teach me?

## For grandkids ages 8 to 12

- What was your favorite food when you were little?
- What food did you hate?
- What's a recipe you'd teach me?
- Who taught you to cook?
- What did your family eat on holidays?

## For grandkids ages 13+

- What was your favorite food when you were little?
- What food did you hate?
- What's a recipe you'd teach me?
- Who taught you to cook?
- What did your family eat on holidays?
- What's a dish from your childhood you can't find anymore?

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