Have you ever thought about all of the different types, sizes, shapes, and colors of beans? It’s quite fascinating. We learned all sorts of information and facts about beans: Mr. Putter & Tabby Spill The Beans taught us how to get excited about cooking with beans and the many different ways you can prepare them. We sorted beans and […]
Another great day of food and learning. We watched “Gregory the Terrible Eater” from Reading Rainbow–Awesome throwback for me! Then had a class discussion on how to not be a fussy eater. We revisited the 5 food groups that we all need to incorporate into a daily diet. We played a game where we rolled […]
During this week’s Nourishing Kid’s Class we learned about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate initiative. Not only do we now understand all of the elements that make a healthy diet, but we also decided to be ambassadors of healthy eating for our fellow friends and classmates. We started off with a quick video that […]
This week’s nutrition education class with Austin’s only “All kids” yoga studio, The Little Yoga House, was so much fun! After all, who doesn’t like a popcorn party where you air-pop the popcorn?! The kids arrived and the room already smelled of yummy popcorn–was that the inner teacher in me trying to motivate my kiddos […]
We had 14 little friends attending The Little Yoga House’s summer camp this week! I teach the food and nutrition segment of camp and this time we learned: how to make vegan pancakes what ingredients go in a pancake why a whole wheat & oat pancake and topped with fresh fruit provided us with great […]
After watching The Pink Panther make a mess of his pizza, self, and kitchen, the Nourishing Kids’ class kiddos and I decided to make a pizza real easy-like with no baking necessary…Raw pizza day was awesome!! We discussed what makes food raw vs. cooked and why both types are good for our bodies. Each of […]
Dried fruit learning games, Easter egg hunting, raw chocolate making FUN!! I look forward to every Thursday because I get to spend some nourishing quality time with my cooking kiddos. We started off todays’ class watching a cute Easter video about the Easter bunny and egg hunting. We then talked about creating our own healthy Easter […]
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