Category Archives: Children

Gardening with Child Cares: Long Hot Summers!

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So much has happened since the last post. I can’t believe school starts in 3 weeks. The garden is producing nicely. The near 100 degree heat for the last month has definitely taken its toll, but the new soccer field turf was laid last week, and the new sprinkler system seems to be helping our garden! The heat has made it necessary to need to water twice a day. This doesn’t work on the weekends. In spite of that—the plants are
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Fuel Up to Play 60—Tasting Day!

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  Today was another wonderful tasting day.  The students tried fresh pineapple and whole wheat dinner rolls.  Our local grocery store has offered fresh pineapple for $0.99--$1.99 all winter long—so we purchased 16 pineapples.  We averaged 10 servings per pineapple.  They were VERY well accepted.  The plate waste was minimal, and only one student out of 120ish stated they hated pineapple.  The whole wheat dinner rolls were less accepted—texture may be an issue.  So we will try white whole wheat bread
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Not Your Mama’s Pancakes!

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Pancakes are a true comfort food.  They can be served at all meals, and can be plain and simple.  They can also be jazzed up, with additional flavorings and ingredients.  What kid doesn't like chocolate chip pancakes?!  They can also be a quick, healthy addition to your daily breakfasts.  I recently did a class before Christmas on edible gifts.  It included a great recipe to make a pancake mix, to give as a gift and use later.  It has oatmeal
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