Fruits are "Grape"!

Now that the kids have had fun learning about veggies, let's teach them a little bit about fruit! We decided to try using technology in this round. We watched a couple of youtube videos and songs (some were quite... interesting). Kacy spent the time to make a beautiful PowerPoint for us that Kiy presented to the children. It help the kids learn a little bit about fruit groups and it helped us teens learn a few facts too. There was a quiz at the end and we gave Runts to the child that could answer right. (Runts aren't healthy but they're really cute and fruit shaped...) We had them name the fruit and have another (older) child tell which group it would go in. We had a really fun time.

Fruit Power Point

"Lettuce" Reward the Herbivores

Ok, now that's all fine and dandy but let's be honest. How many kids are going to track their veggies for fun? We need rewards and motivation! This was kinda hard for those creating the program because my rewards usually involve some sort of junk food (which kinda defeats the purpose). So after a little brain storming we came up with the perfect plan. A movie party! And, to fit the theme, we decided to watch Veggie Tales. So a day or two after the tracking was over we got all the kids in the movie room and put it on.

Of course we had to have a craft/game to go along with our show (because that's how we roll). So we played a game of memory. We put words of veggies (the same ones we used for bingo and the pretest) on one card and had the kids draw a picture of the veggie on the other. Then we played memory!

This was actually their final test, but in the form of a game they did not even realize they were showing off their newly acquired skills and knowledge.

Vegetable Tracker

Now that you have introduced the kids to vegetables, you need a way to keep track of their progress. Make a chart or some fun way to measure how many vegetables they eat.  We posted these papers (see link below) with each child's name on the wall in our family room.  Every time they ate a serving of vegetables they got to put a sticker on.  We did 15 stickers for 2 weeks but you can change based on your child's health level.  For many of the children participating this was a big challenge.  So even if your child is not eating like a professional athlete yet, don't worry just be glad they're making some progress.

Veggie Tracker