More nutrients - Healthy Fats

We learned about healthy fats and why we need them for our bodies to function.  Then we got busy separating the fat from milk - we shook those jars until all of those fat molecules clumped together to give us BUTTER!

Nutrition continued....Vitamins!

As we explored more ideas about nutrients, we uncovered the importance of vitamins.  We talked about Vitamins A, B, C and D and how they are critical for our bodies to function.  They also help other nutrients to function.  So, we decided to eat some vitamin C.  We made applesauce - the students helped peel and core the apples (with the help of a handy tool).  They also each had their own cinnamon stick to smell and feel.  Cinnamon comes from the bark of a tree, and of course makes the applesauce even more delicious!

eating apple peels!

and apples

cooking begins

one hour later

pretty much ready

ready to eat!

enjoying our vitamin C

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New year - Nutrition!

Hi everyone!

We are off to a good start this year.  We are diving into the science of food as we explore the basic nutrients of all food.  We started with protein - we researched which foods were full of protein and why our bodies need protein.  In order to experience a protein foods we made almond butter together - the verdict - 2 thumbs up.  We enjoyed our healthy protein!