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Seed to Plate

Eat a Rainbow!

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In this lesson, we’ll learn:

1. What do different colored fruits and vegetables do for our bodies?

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2. Why should we eat a rainbow?

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Fresh and colorful foods keep our bodies full of energy longer than sugary snacks and drinks!

Eating fruits and vegetables provides our bodies with nutrients!

Nutrients allow us to see well, fight off germs that make us sick, help our muscles move, heal our cuts, and help our brains think!

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Five groups - red, orange, yellow/white, green, blue/purple

Three minutes to write down as many fruits and vegetables of your assigned color as you can think of!

Game: Name Those Fruits and Vegetables!

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Did you know all the nutrients in fruits and vegetables are in their pigments (colors)?

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Red: Name those fruits and vegetables!

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Orange: Name those fruits and vegetables!

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Yellow/White: Name those fruits and vegetables!

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Green: Name those fruits and vegetables!

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Blue/purple: Name those fruits and vegetables!

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Food Freshness

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The freshness depends on the time between when they are harvested and eaten

Lettuce loses 80% of its nutrients in one week after it is harvested!

We will be tasting a colorful variety of extremely fresh fruits and vegetables!

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Rainbow Cooking

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Intro to Cooking

Always cook with adult supervision
Always wash your hands first
Always wait before tasting
Practice knife safety
Tidy up when finished

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Knife Safety

Elbow Room: Make sure you have plenty of space before starting to use a knife �
Eyes on the Task: Watch what you are doing while using a knife. If you need to look up, stop cutting�
Claw & Saw: The hand holding the food should be in a claw shape, with fingers curved and the thumb behind the fingers. The cutting hand “saws” with the knife well away from the fingers�
Low & Slow: Take your time when cutting, and ALWAYS keep your knife at the cutting board, not waving through the air

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Knife Safety

Cut Away From Yourself: Cut away from your body, not toward your body. Keep the knife tip facing the center of the table, and the blade facing down toward the cutting board�
Knives in the Basket: When you are done with your knife, place it in the knife basket in the center of the table. Never walk away with your knife, and never place knives in a sink or dish tub full of water; someone washing dishes could accidentally take hold of a knife and get hurt�
Hand it Over Carefully: If you need to hand someone a knife, offer the handle and and point the blade toward the floor, so he or she doesn’t accidentally grab the blade

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Let’s Get Cooking!

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Let’s Eat!

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Let’s Get Composting!

Clean Up Time

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Bonus Assignment

Color in the different body parts of the Color Me Healthy sheet, using the notes you made on the Eat Your Colors worksheet.

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Questions?

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Seed to Plate is brought to you by . . .

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We are GrowNYC

We protect the environment, create green spaces, help people stay healthy, and give them opportunity to make a positive impact.

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We make it easy for you to have a positive impact.

We are providing outreach and education to increase participation in the city’s zero waste programs and help conserve natural resources.

We are transforming our regional food system and ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to the freshest, healthiest local food.

We are fostering future environmental stewards by providing thousands of children and adults with opportunities for meaningful interactions with the natural environment.

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