Snack Badge

This week the girls earned their snacks badge!  First we talked about the difference between healthy and unhealthy snacks, why it is important to eat healthy, and what makes food healthy.  The girls are so smart and already knew how to make healthy food choices.  Thanks to Kiara, we even learned the Spanish word for cucumber -- pepino!

Then we played with our food!  The girls were offered a variety of fruits and vegetables and got to create their own picture using the foods available.  We have some creative girls!   The girls shared their food art.  We had some faces, faces with fancy earrings, people, crabs, flowers, a swing set, ... Then they had fun eating their creations!

Jennifer treated the girls to an Apple Julep to drink.  Most of the girls were excited to try a variety of fruit juices mixed together (apple juice, orange juice, pineapple juice and a little lemon juice).  A few were a little hesitant about the idea.  We were so proud of the girls, they all tried the apple julep and loved it!

Next the girls talked about making snacks to eat on the go.  We had some yummy treats for them to mix up and make their own trail mix.  It was fun to hear all the different varieties of trail mix the girls make at home and make with their grandmas.

We ended with a food in disguise.  We took ice cream cones and filled them with plain Greek yogurt. Then the girls topped their treat with grapes, a strawberry, and sprinkles.  They looked just like fancy ice cream cones.  The girls loved them!

The girls took home their snack badge and the two cookie badges they earned at the last meeting. See you this weekend at the cookie booth sales!

Next, we will be working in the first aide badge.

See you this weekend at the cookie booth sales!