Monday, November 2, 2009

Elementary school kids learn nutrition through MyPyramid

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of spending the day at an Elementary school in Lake Forest and talking with each of the grade levels about nutrition and how to make healthy food choices. Childhood obesity is a major issue in our country so it is extremely important that we are teaching these kids how to make healthy choices. The kids had a ton of fun playing a healthy food game and learning how to make Crunchy Banana Snacks.

Ingredients:
1 Banana, sliced
1 baggie
1 cup healthy cereal, such as Kashi Crunch or Low Fat Granola

Place the cup of cereal into the baggie and have the kids crunch the cereal into pieces with their hands. Then place 1 piece of sliced banana into the baggie at a time and shake until the banana is covered in cereal. Remove and finish with the rest of the banana for a fun and healthy snack.

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