Today 30 kindergartners had some tasty fun constructing Garden Cups of Veggies and Organic Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing. They used whole wheat Ritz crackers as the "soil" base and covered the base with a layer of "compost" or ranch dressing. Then they stuck an array of cut up fresh veggies -- baby carrots, sweet red and orange and yellow peppers, pea pods, broccoli, and celery in their dirt and compost. The children devoured this healthy snack of goodness and asked for seconds, thirds and fourths. We ran out of veggies but the children were happy and grateful. One of the teachers commented that children don't necessarily realize that food comes from the earth. So many children see their food packaged up and not fresh from the soil or farm. Classroom tastings of fresh vegetables is a great way to expose kids to fresh and wholesome food.
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