Category: Nutrition

  • Soup Chef

    Your Child Will Learn

    Food groups and cooking skills

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather ingredients for your soup. Try to include one ingredient from each of these categories:
      1. Liquid (water, stock, broth, etc.)
      2. Soup starter aromatics (garlic, onion, ginger, peppers,
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  • Explore-a-veggie

    Your Child Will Learn

    That the same food can taste differently depending on how it’s prepared

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to pick a vegetable to explore. 
    2. Choose a few different ways to prepare the veggie. Examples:
      1. Raw
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  • Eat the Rainbow

    Your Child Will Learn

    Food vocabulary, colors, and where different foods come from

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Draw a rainbow (include red, yellow, orange, green, blue, and purple stripes). 
    2. Challenge your child to find a food in your kitchen that
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  • Rainbow Food

    Your Child Will Learn

    Names and colors of fruits and vegetables

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Draw a rainbow (include red, yellow, orange, green, blue, and purple stripes). 
    2. Bring your rainbow drawing to the grocery store. Head to the produce section.
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