 |
| First Field Trip of the Year! |
When the trip is 4.1 km down the road, involves food, learning about nutrition, and is FREE (only need to pay for transportation), who wouldn't jump at the opportunity?
Through the generous support of
Field Trip Factory and their partners, the class was able to take their learning outside the classroom walls and apply learning in a real-world setting.
 |
| Meeting Cindy, the dietician at Zehrs on Tecumseh Rd East |
For one of our students, this was the first trip to a supermarket in Canada as he only arrived in the country on Sept 21. Can you imagine what a bounty that would look like when you aren't used to it? Talk about sensory overload in terms of sights and sounds and smells!
 |
| And Produce was just the first aisle we went down |
Learning about fibre, carbohydrates, Canada's Food Guide, sodium and Zehrs' "star system" was both interactive and interesting. Students were tasked to find a vegetable that they had never tasted before and to look for star counts in the produce aisle (everything is a 3). Rutabaga (cross between turnip and cabbage--Sweden), daikon (white radish--Japan) and spaghetti squash (noodle-like squash--Manchuria, China) were some of the less familiar veggies. A big surprise was seeing dandelion in the store because few knew these were edible and, during a recent science unit, many believed them a nuisance to be destroyed because they served no purpose!
 |
| There are those greens--dandelion and collard |
 |
| The long white one is daikon |
In the bread aisles, students eventually came across one bread that had stars on it (whole wheat). It was a challenge!
 |
| You're COLD....keep looking! |
Moving on to the butcher (more 3 stars!), students learned that their plate should include a fist-sized portion of protein. Here, for the vegetarian crowd (ALL meat eaters in this group), students discussed meat alternatives. Tofu anyone?
Towards the end of the tour, the students were let loose in the cereal aisle (SO many choices) and were to find the cereal usually purchased in their home and check for stars, carbs (lower than 10%), sodium (lower than 10%) and fibre content (higher than 10%). The results were surprising!
 |
| Brooklynn finds a good choice |
 |
| Honey Bunches of Oats |
 |
| These should "POP" into more cupboards |
 |
| Really high in fibre (=good) but a wee bit high in sugar but 2 stars! |
 |
| The kiddie catching cereals with colourful characters on the box |
 |
| Is this side of the cereal aisle for adults only (i.e, healthy choices)? |
For many, snack time before returning back to school, was the highlight. Cindy asked that the kids try one new food before the end of the month. Almost everyone accomplished that goal today! Dragon fruit, tofu, snap peas and carrot harissa hummus were new flavours and textures for many palettes.
 |
| NO double dipping! |
 |
| Dragon fruit with water to cleanse the palette |
 |
| Tofu for you! Smoked sriracha flavour. Wait for it....The heat kicks in |
 |
| Miguel got the leftover "to go" since he just loved this hummus |
Encourage the "no thanks/not yet bite" in your house. After one bite, you're allowed to say "no thanks" and even spit it out (politely). Since our palette is ever evolving, continue to try foods that you didn't like in the past. Eventually, they might grow on you!
