Transcript Hey, there’s a “hare” in my Spaghetti!

Bring Magic to the
Cafeteria!
Kelli-Kay Chun, BS, MBA
School Nutrition Association
Chicago, Il.
ANC ‘07
“Hey, there’s a “Hare” …
In my Spaghetti!
Introduction
Nutrition Education doesn’t have to be boring!
Students can’t resist a little fun and magic with their food! There’s
no magician’s hat to be found in the cafeteria… just some
“hare” in my spaghetti!
Remember…
Hungry kids can’t learn!
Therefore…
The primary goal of nutrition education is to influence student’s
eating behaviors.
Students…
they are ready to learn and achieve academic
But we need to give them
the proper fuel!
 Filler up with high
octane nutrition
education!
success!
Learning Objectives
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Making Nutrition Education fun!
Learning some secrets of food magic!
Increasing student’s knowledge in nutrition!
Allowing students to make better healthy food choices!
Partnering with school faculty, staff, & community!
Learning Objectives
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Increasing your creativity by making magic with school lunch in your
cafeteria!
 Utilizing the New USDA Food Guide Pyramid and the American
Dietary Guidelines with your newly acquired magic skills!
Sample Lesson Plan
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Start with the Food Pyramid
 Show all Food Groups
 Describe each food group’s function
 Incorporate magic
 Reality Zone! Share both inspirational and tragic stories which
illustrate how good and bad choices affected people’s lives.
Food Pyramid Basics…
Food Pyramid Magic
 Grains; Eat
at least 6 oz per day. Breads, pastas, whole
grain cereals and rice.
Food Pyramid Magic
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Vegetables/Fruits; Eat 4-5 cups per day. Eat orange colored
and dark green leafy vegetables i.e. broccoli, sweet potato,
carrots, spinach served fresh or frozen.
Food Pyramid Magic
 Milk; 3
cups a day is recommended. Go low fat or fatfree. Choose yogurt and other milk products.
Food Pyramid Magic
 Meats &
Beans; Eat 5 ½ oz every day. Go lean. Choose
low fat meats and poultry. Grill, bake or broil. Choose
more fish and legumes.
Let the Magic…
The most important thing you will need is:
A Magic Wand!
You may use a big ladle, serving spoon, spatula or…
Rubber Chicken!
Hey, there’s a fruit coming out from your EAR!
Things you will need:
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“Spongeee” fruits/vegetables
Melting and Breaking a Metal Spoon or Fork with
two fingers!
You will need:
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Two identical metal spoons
 Two identical metal forks
Magical Grains!
Cut and restore the spaghetti noodle!
You will need:
 3 ft. rope (10 pcs.)
 Large serving tray
 Scissors
 Red construction/poster paper
 A stuffed bunny (optional)
Magical Grains
“Professor’s Nightmare”
Magically produce 3 different sizes of spaghetti into 3 same size
spaghetti!
You will need the following:
 3 pieces of rope of different size
Magical Fruit/Vegetables
Making a fruit salad, you will need:
 CD music “Fruit Salad, yummy yummy” from the Wiggles music
kid’s group
 Balloons (260 size)
 Balloon pump
 Large Brown paper package
Making a balloon apple/orange/banana
You will need:
 1 – 260 partially inflated red balloon
 1 – 260 size partially inflated yellow balloon
 1 – 260 size partially inflated orange balloon
 Balloon pump
More Magical Fruits/Vegetables!
There’s a rainbow on my plate:
 Thumb tip
 Small silk streamer
 Plate
 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
 Visit www.5aday.com
And more magical vegetables!
The un-withering lettuce:
 Fresh Romaine lettuce leaf
Levitating milk!
Making a Milk Carton levitate:
 ½ pint empty milk carton
 Scissors
Magical Meat/Beans!
Make Beans or Meat magically appear:
 Brown paper bag or magic change bag
 Dried Kidney beans
 Toy plastic chicken/meats
 Construction paper
 Scissors
 Scotch Tape
Putting all the “magic” together!
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Make the Wellness Policy work!
In the cafeteria; tours, vegetable/herbal gardens, making healthy
snacks.
In the classroom; utilize the USDA Food Pyramid.
Teachers/Parents/Community; offer nutrition education and gather
support!
Nutrition materials; know where to get them!
It is not THE END…
Let your magical food journey begin!
Magic Resources
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DaytonaMagic.com
PenguinMagic.com
tmyers.com
Balloonhq.com
David Ginn
Kidzone.ws/magic.com
5fingermagic.com
Dreamlandmagic.com
International of Brotherhood Magicians
Society of Brotherhood Magicians
I can be reached at:
[email protected]
School Food Services Branch,
1106 Koko Head Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
(808) 733-8400
Acknowledgements/
Resources
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School Nutrition Association
 USDA Food & Nutrition Service
 Centers for Disease Control
 5- a day Hawaii “Eat a Rainbow”
 Action for Healthy Kids
 ADA
 Elementary/Secondary School Principals Association
 National Dairy Council
 USDA Cooperative Extension
 Society for Nutrition Education