Power Up For Breakfast!

6th graders talked about their favorite breakfast and how they feel different when they eat breakfast compared to when they skip it. One student said he felt like a Cheetah when he ate breakfast – energized and ready for the day. When he missed breakfast he felt like a turtle, slow to get moving and pulling his head back into his shell.

A good breakfast helps students succeed in school and feel good. Here is a quick easy idea for breakfast:

Blueberry Smoothies

1 cup frozen blueberries

3 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate

1 ½ cups low-fat or non-fat milk

1 eight ounce container of low-fat blueberry yogurt

Measure and put all ingredients into blender. Blend until smooth with visible blue flecks from blueberry skins. Serve immediately. Makes four 8 ounce servings.

Kitchen Science in 7th Grade

Everyone who has had science in the 7th grade has had the pleasure of making ice cream in a bag. We had a class called “Dairy Delights” and talked about the value of calcium for our bodies. We explored how much milk and/or milk products each student has eaten/drank in a day and brainstormed ways to get 3 cups a day if they weren’t getting that much already.  Then the fun really began! With a partner everyone put ingredients for making ice cream into bags. Here is the recipe if you want to do this at home:

Ice Cream in a Bag

In large gallon size heavy duty resealable bag place 1 cup crushed ice and 2 Tablespoons salt.

In pint-size heavy duty resealable bag place ½ cup whole milk, 1 Tablespoon sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and seal the bag.

Place the small bag inside of the large bag.

Shake the bag for at least 5 minutes or until the milk turns into ice cream. Use paper towels or dishtowels to hold the bags, which can become very cold. For really firm ice cream, pack the bag in ice and put the bag in a cooler for about 10 minutes.

Open and enjoy the ice cream.

Poll test

Summer Fun

Welcome back to school. I have so many fun activities, food tastings, and recipes to try this year. I will be in your students classroom beginning in October. Please remember to sign the photographic likeness consent form that you received with the notice of this blog spot and return it with your student to give to their science teacher. Don’t forget to let the teacher know of any food allergies we should be aware of.

Food Sense for 2009 – 2010

Food Sense nutrition education will be in all Science classrooms for sixth and seventh grades and also after school in Academy. We are so excited to begin a new school year at Olympic Middle School. Be sure to ask your student if he/she has begun learning about fun foods yet this year.