Real Kids Real Food 3-6 Club
Saturdays January 30 to April 3 2021
Healthy Lifestyle and Fun Recipes
Jan. 30:
1. What is Real Food? – Applesauce (pg. 49 )
– Real vs Processed Foods
– Non-Organic, Organic and GMO
– Preparation for planting
– Exercise
– Mindfulness
Feb. 6:
1. Planting and Sprouting – Guacamole (lesson plan pg. 10)
– A Life Cycle of a Plant (lesson plan pg. 55-60)
– Planting your seeds
– Exercise
– Mindfulness
Feb. 13:
1. Eating a Rainbow – Sweet Potato Corn Chowder (pg. 32 )
– Importance of “eating a rainbow”: Food colors and shapes
– God’s pharmacy
– Exercise
– Mindfulness
Feb. 20:
1. Eating Local and Seasonal – Brownies (pg. 50)
– What does it mean to eat local and seasonal food?
– What are farmer’s markets?
– What foods are in season in winter, spring, summer, and fall?
– Why eat local and seasonal?
– Exercise
– Mindfulness
Feb. 27:
1. Sugar Shock- Carob Mousse and Banana (lesson plan pg. 38)
– What is sugar?
– What is the most sugar one should have in a day?
– Diabetes
– What can sugar cause?
– What are good and bad examples of sugar?
– What happens when you have too much sugar?
– “What’s your favorite drink?” activity
– Exercise
– Mindfulness
Mar. 6:
1. Food Art (lesson plan pages 33-35) – “Fruit art smoothie” – use 4 different fruits you find in a store that you like! (lesson plan pg. 34)
– Food art activity
– Exercise
– Mindfulness
Mar. 13:
1. How To De-Stress? – Carrot, Sweet Potato with Spinach Soup (pg. 34)
– What is stress?
– Recognizing stressful situations: scenarios – are the people in
there stressed?
– What is stressful for you?
– What are the effects of too much stress?
– What is the effect of what you eat on stress?
– How to relieve stress?: Healthy and real foods, Sleep habits,
Meditation/mindfulness, Exercise, Talking it out, Creating and
crafting
Mar. 20:
1. Good, Bad, and ugly Fat – Almond Butter Banana Ice Cream (pg 47)
– What is fat and why do we need fat?
– What can high intake of fat cause?
– What are arteries and veins? What do they look like? What is
their function? (clogged arteries)
– What are some good and bad fat examples? (find them in your
kitchen)
– Exercise
– Mindfulness
Mar. 27:
9. Fabulous fiber- Ants on A Log (pg 44) and Kale Avocado Salad (pg 24)
– What is fiber?
– Why is fiber important? What is the function of fiber?
– In which foods can we find fiber?
– Exercise
– Mindfulness
Apr. 3:
10. Review and Reflections – Living Healthy in the real world – Raisin Walnut Truffles (pg 34 )
– Go over the lesson topics
– Play review game with lesson information
– Reflection Questions
– Choose prizes
– Exercise
– Mindfulness