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Orange You Glad It’s Good For You?
January Lesson:
Teachers, this month’s nutrition theme is Orange You Glad It’s Good For You?, featuring taste tests and lessons all about eating a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables. Your educator will set up our monthly AM Table to distribute taste test materials, and you can find the lesson plan for your grade group below.
Scroll down to check out our monthly lessons and resources, taste test and material giveaway information, Harvest of the Month and more!
Instructional Video
An Inside Look at This Month’s Lesson
Each month, The Food Trust's team of nutrition educators gives teachers a sneak peek at our monthly lesson plan, as well as reminders for how to conduct taste tests.
Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips
Taste Test of the Month
This month’s taste test is Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips. Please refer to the ingredients and check in with your school nurse for possible allergies.
Ingredients: Corn, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Dried Sweet Potatoes, Cane Sugar, Sweet Potatoes, Sea Salt.
Oliver’s Vegetables
Monthly Material Giveaway
Do you like chips? Oliver does. In fact, he won’t eat anything else – until he plays a game with his grandpa. An excellent book for PreK-1st Grade teachers with slightly fussy children, which also introduces the days of the week.
Note: Material may look slightly different than pictured.
Sweet Potatoes!
Harvest of the Month:
Each month, we share a printable activity sheet focused on the Harvest of the Month, including nutrition facts, activities, recipes, suggested reading and more.
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