Download This Month's Lessons
Please fill out this quick survey. When you click "Submit," the page will automatically refresh with all of this month's teacher backgrounder, nutrition tips calendar and lesson plans, ready for you to download!
Plant Parts We Eat
May Lesson:
This month’s nutrition theme is Plant Parts We Eat, featuring a taste test of Craisins and a lesson all about what parts of the plant you eat when you eat fruits & vegetables. Your educator will set up our monthly AM Table to distribute taste test materials. 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.
Craisins
Taste Test of the Month
This month’s taste test is dried cranberries. Please refer to the ingredients and check in with your school nurse for possible allergies.
Ingredients: Dried Cranberries (Sugar, Cranberries), Refined Sunflower Oil is Used as a Processing Aid
Asparagus
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.
Translate »