BITE a playful food journal
K L I M
Issue No. 1 Fall 2015
Food time is fun time! Bite believes meals can be fun, colorful, and tasty too! You can explore the store with a scavenger hunt, make fun recipes, and learn about food. Do the journal all at once, or save it for later. Remember to bring Bite to the store with you and have fun!
just kid stuff
hello, my name is:
my favorite food is:
at school I eat:
How well do you know your snacks? ask your parents to help *answers are below
1.
Circle the healthiest food(s)?
2. Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
write your answer below
Broccoli and tomatoes are the healithiest.
How much water should you drink in a day?
3cups
It’s a fruit!
4.
3.
Circle which food you should eat if you have a headache?
8cups
32cups Eat bananas! They’re full of potassium.
Eight glasses of water to stay hydrated.
I like
apples &
color your fa
to eat
& bananas
avorite foods!
Scavenger hunt:
put stickers on the circles when you finish each task *remember to bring this with you to the store!
Find the potato. Hint: look by the veggies.
Start finish
Find a yellow fruit that peels.
Tell the cashier your favorite food!
Buy this vegetable It’s the favorite food Of bugs bunny.
MILK
$ A carton of milk is _______.
Snack Station:
trail mix sweet and healthy Ingredients 1 c. dried apple slices 6 tbsp. pecans, toasted 6 tbsp. lightly salted whole almonds Ÿ c. raisins ½ c. pretzel nuggets Directions Cut the dried apple slices into quarter size pieces with scissors. Toss the apples, pecans, almonds, and raisins together in a medium bowl. Add the pretzel nuggets just prior to serving. Serve
raisins
dried apples
pecans almonds
pretzel nuggets
c. = cup tbsp. = tablespoon tsp. = teaspoon
munch of the penguins yummy afternoon snack
Ingredients 1 banana 1 c. chocolate chips 2 white chocolate chips 1 tbsp. vegetable oil Directions Cut a banana in half. Trim dried apricots into feet and a beak. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt 1 c. chocolate chips. Stir in 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil. Dip banana into the chocolate and place it on a baking sheet. Add white chocolate chip eyes. Use chocolate to attach the beaks and feet. Place the penguins in the freezer for 25 minutes.
Choose My Plate
this is how your plate should look
Dairy
Fruits
Vegetables Fruits:
apple banana orange strawberries
Vegetables:
broccoli carrots tomatoes corn
Grains
Protein:
Protein
Protein:
chicken fish eggs beans
bread crackers oatmeal rice
Your thumb, from knuckle to tip is about a tablespoon, double it for the correct amount of peanut butter.
Portion
If you don’t k much to eat, parent’s hand
One finger tip is a teaspoon, which is how much butter you should have on a piece of toast.
This is the amount or portion you should have with each meal, but make sure not to have all of these things in one meal!
Helper
know how look at your ds!
Half of a fist is 1/2 cup, that is how much pasta you’re supposed to eat. A whole fist is how much cereal you can eat.
3 ounces is the correct portion of meat, and that is about the size of your palm.
Stickers
MILK
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K L I M
One pear has 20% of your daily dose of fiber.
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20% off today if you tell us why you like apples! FULL OF POTASSIUM!
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