It was a day of games and cooking for our 4-H Junior Day campers today, and I must say they were adventurous and full today. To kick the day off on the right foot we learned about stomach digestion completing a hands on science experiment with a balloon that simulated the digestion process. It was smelly, nasty, and really cool.
It didn't take but a second for them to get their appetites back and after our snack we hit the kitchen and took a food quiz to try to get a handle on how many calories we are supposed to have a day. In the kitchen Janice Fields worked with the youth making whole grain breads, whole grain pretzels and fruit salsa. They also played serving size charades and learned that an entire bottle of whip cream is not just one serving.
After lunch we had a special visitor, Ms. Shelly who told us all about the summer library program and made lots of great craft projects. We used tile grout to decorate photo frames, and got creative with brush art.
After trying our pretzels (they were some kind of good) and fruit salsa we played beach ball nutrition. At the end we knew about vitamins, saturated fats, and all sorts of things that we will think about the next time we decide what we want to eat.
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