We are really getting into our 2nd grade research project this month. I hope you can all join us on October 19th at 6:00 for Discover Brookwood night to hear more details about our research. In second grade, we are Food Detectives. We began our project with measuring the amount of vegetables that are being wasted. Believe it or not, carrots and broccoli were the main culprits. The students have planted both in our garden and when we harvest we will find recipes to make them taste better. Those recipes will be served in our cafeteria in hopes of increasing the vegetable consumption.
This week, Wimberly Brackett, our district nutrition director talked to the students about serving sizes, filling their plates with vegetables, and the parts of a plant that we eat. They learned a lot and hopefully you will see them ask for more vegetables at home.
A new aspect of our project this year is Sugar. We took the items from a typical school breakfast and found their sugar content. We then found out how many teaspoons and measured them out in test tubes. It was very eye opening to see how much sugar our students consume before school starts. Our next step is to find ways to eat a healthier breakfast. It is my hope to do the same thing next week with Halloween candy. Stay tuned for more details on our project!!!
This week, Wimberly Brackett, our district nutrition director talked to the students about serving sizes, filling their plates with vegetables, and the parts of a plant that we eat. They learned a lot and hopefully you will see them ask for more vegetables at home.
A new aspect of our project this year is Sugar. We took the items from a typical school breakfast and found their sugar content. We then found out how many teaspoons and measured them out in test tubes. It was very eye opening to see how much sugar our students consume before school starts. Our next step is to find ways to eat a healthier breakfast. It is my hope to do the same thing next week with Halloween candy. Stay tuned for more details on our project!!!