My Foodie Call’s Morning in First Grade

Did you know that yesterday was Food Day 2013?

Food Day is an annual event that celebrates food that is healthy, affordable, and sustainable. All the while keeping the environment in mind. Food activists from all over the nation plan cooking classes, movie screenings, dinners…you name it.

All events are done to help carry out the mission of Food Day.

October 24th. Yes, yesterday was Food Day for 2013.

Although I was unable to participate in Food Day 2013 on a large-scale, I decided to instead take the mission into my youngest’s classroom.

What I did was very similar to the My-Foodie-Call Family’s Pumpkin Smoothie Challenge. Remember this post?

Well that’s what the 1st grade kids at Laurel Hill Primary got.

A Pumpkin Smoothie Challenge

First off with the kids, I wanted them to know why I was there. I did a short schpeal on Food Day 2013. The kids did not need to be bored with the fine details of Food Day, so I just chose to discuss three basic things:

Staying away from pre-packaged foods.
About our Pumpkin Smoothie Taste Challenge.
Why pumpkin is good for our bodies.

I brought these as visuals to show that pumpkin has an amazing amount of beta-carotene for their eyes. I thought for sure I was going to get a comedic response to my art work, but they surprisingly liked it.

I brought these items as visuals to help them remember that pumpkin has beta-carotene for their eyes. I thought for sure I was going to get heckled for my pumpkin art work, but thankfully 1st graders are not harsh critics.

Ms. Banks divided the class into two groups. Here they are getting either "Smoothie 1 or Smoothie 2".

Next the class was divided into two groups. Here they are finding out if they will make either “Smoothie 1” or “Smoothie 2”. (but they will try both).