- About
- Environmental Standards
- Getting Other Staff on Board
- Articles, Emails, and Handouts
- Unit 1: Fruits and Vegetables
- Unit 2: Get Moving
- Unit 3: Be Sugar Smart
- Unit 4: Go for Good Fat
- Unit 5: Go for Whole Grains
- Unit 6: Super Snacks
- Unit 7: Fruits and Veggies Mix it Up
- Unit 8: Tune Out TV
- Unit 9: Play Hard
- Unit 10: Hydration
- Unit 11: Finale
- Recipe Packet
- Complete Curriculum
Find the Favorite
Objective
Children learn what fruits and vegetables are enjoyed by their friends and family members, and are encouraged to try new ones themselves.
Preparation and Materials:
- Print and copy "Find the Favorite" worksheet
- Pens or pencils for children who can write, crayons or colored pencils/markers for children who prefer to draw pictures
Instructions
- Distribute interview sheets and pens/pencils to each child.
- Instruct the children to ask 3-5 friends the following questions:
- What is your favorite fruit? How do you like to eat it?
- What is your favorite vegetable? How do you like to eat it?
- Is there a fruit or vegetable that you do not like? What is it?
- Tally the results and make plans to serve the favorites.
- Discuss why children do not like a particular fruit or vegetable- is there a way that they might like it better? Come up with creative serving options (example: eat with a fun dip, try it with a sauce, or add a new spice). Remind children that most vegetables taste different when prepared differently. Conduct a taste test to compare some raw versus cooked foods, such as carrot sticks and cooked carrots or apples and applesauce.
Extension Activities
- Conduct activity at pick-up time or give children the interview sheets to take home; have children interview their parents or caregivers and report on the results the next day.
- Have children bring in their favorite fruit or vegetable "recipes" from home and share with the group. Select some for snack. Compile into a fruit and veggie recipe book that students can decorate as part of a quiet activity and then take home.
- For older groups: create ads (on poster board) to represent the favorite fruits and vegetables of the group, with benefits, nutritional information, etc. Include the message that kids and adults should eat 5 a day.