Try this blackberry treat
Categories: Healthy Kids, Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
My kids and I are headed to the grocery store in search a few items: Low-fat yogurt, blackberries, and granola. We're going to put these ingredients together -- first the yogurt, then the berries, then the granola, then mix -- and make ourselves a scrumptious blackberry treat.
It was four-year-old Danny's idea we make this healthy snack. His teachers told him about it, put a recipe in his cubby, and empowered him to take charge. That's exactly what he's doing. And so I'll let him take the lead when we're hunting the aisles for our three items, and I'll assign him the role of head chef once we're home and ready to cook. I'm sure seven-year-old Joey will have his hands in the mix too, which is just what I want -- all of us engaged in a purposeful, healthy endeavor.
For those who wish to join us in making this nutritious combo, here's the official recipe: Put in yogurt. Add one spoonful of blackberries (or other berries if you'd like). Add one spoonful of granola. Eat.
Nothing hard about this one.
It was four-year-old Danny's idea we make this healthy snack. His teachers told him about it, put a recipe in his cubby, and empowered him to take charge. That's exactly what he's doing. And so I'll let him take the lead when we're hunting the aisles for our three items, and I'll assign him the role of head chef once we're home and ready to cook. I'm sure seven-year-old Joey will have his hands in the mix too, which is just what I want -- all of us engaged in a purposeful, healthy endeavor.
For those who wish to join us in making this nutritious combo, here's the official recipe: Put in yogurt. Add one spoonful of blackberries (or other berries if you'd like). Add one spoonful of granola. Eat.
Nothing hard about this one.
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Vishaal 3-26-2008 @ 12:04PM
I adore it when teachers take the initiative with health and fitness. There are too many unhealthy and over weight teachers out there teaching America's kids bad habits. For example, in third and fourth grade, my teachers would have Coke all day, every day. It was just horrible what she was putting into our minds. I was drinking a lot of soda at the time too. However, when I got into 6th grade, my awesome had diabetes, but took full charge of the situation. He always told us to watch out for sugary foods and to eat them moderately. He made time for physical education everyday, he even showed us his diabetes kit. He told us the importance of water and drank water all day every day. He allowed us to drink water whenever we needed it, unlike most other teachers who would yell if you got water. He was super fit and told us about the gym. He was an awesome man.
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