One of the best parts of this rotation is being able to touch the lives of children through classroom lessons. I had the opportunity this past week to work with kids in 2nd grade and kindergarten at a couple different schools throughout the district. Reaching kids through nutrition education is one of the reasons I am so interested in a career in school food service. It is at this age that nutrition education can make a critical impact in inspiring kids to live a healthy lifestyle and eat a nutritious diet. Here are a couple activities that we held with the children:
With the second grade class we held a “tasting party.” This was the third lesson with the nutrition educator that they have had this year. Foods that each child was given to sample included cucumbers, yellow squash, broccoli, grapes and a whole grain cracker. The kids were given a survey to document how much they liked each food they tried which they could then bring home to their parents. Most of the kids liked all the fresh foods that they tried and many of them said they had eaten something that they never had tried before!
We focused on MyPlate and the food groups with the kindergarten class. This group was so enthusiastic to learn and answer questions. After discussing all the food groups the kids were given paper plates and crayons so they could draw their own healthy plate. Here is a picture of the finished plates that were hung in the windows outside the school cafeteria for everyone to see:
This coming week will also be filled with nutrition education lessons. I will also be busy devising a proposal for the school wide nutrition campaign that will take place in January. It will be a busy week!
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