Nutrition Lesson Kickoff!

Our efforts to educate youth about nutritional health were prospectively successful, last week, at our first Campus Kitchen Nutrition Lesson of 2007. Volunteers from Campus Kitchen at GCHS joined Brian Larkin in an Introduction Class about the Importance of Eating Healthy at Meadow Green Courts summer program. Our team presented both old and new food pyramids while also revealing the important differences between the two. The lesson included information about the five food groups: starches, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and protein, and how much of each is appropriate to eat.

To increase awareness about the rising obesity problem in America, our team discussed the possible risks and dangers of obesity. At the conclusion of the lesson everyone enjoyed a tasty, but healthy snack made personally by our CKGCHS volunteers. Did someone say Trail Mix!?



The snack is very easy to make and was a big hit for all the students and volunteers. Everything included in the trail mix can be purchased at a super market for around $20.00.

Ingredients:
Cinnamon Life
Unsalted Roasted Peanuts
Sunflower Kernels
Dried Bananas
Milk Chocolate Chips
Raisins

The different groups represented in our trail mix were then identified by the students from Meadow Green Courts. CKGCHS will continue to present lessons throughout the summer addressing important topics about food, exercise and nutritional health. Teach, Reach, Feed Lead!

Submitted by: Melissa Flores TFAS :IPVS Intern.