March is National Nutrition Month. At Marquez Charter we're using this month to reinforce eating fruits and vegetables-aka Eating a Rainbow. Vegetables and fruit should make up half of your plate.
We're lucky here in California to have so many fresh fruits and vegetables!
The basis of our edible garden program is that If You Grow It You'll Eat It!!
Kids from preschool on up usually know the colors of the rainbow. Have them think of a vegetable or fruit for each color...
The following resources for teachers and parents might give you some ideas:
1) Rainbow on my Plate https://pbhfoundation.org/pdfs/pub_sec/edu/cur/rainbow/RainbowOnMyPlate_ClassActivitiesFINAL.pdf
2) Superkids Nutrition worksheets, activities, book suggestions
3) Nutrition Bytes by Jessica Siegel, Gelson's Nutritionist http://nutritionbytes.libsyn.com/012-fuel-for-school-lunches
4) Choose my Plate https://www.choosemyplate.gov/preschoolers-picky-eating Tips for getting the picky eaters to eat more vegetables
5) https://www.facebook.com/BANTonline/photos/a.500908309987580/1212544202157317/?type=1&theater
I really like the points made in the Choose my Plate article. Try some of them!
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