• This week kid’s tasted tested cucumbers and beans (green, yellow, and purple).
• Kids prepared two snacks again this week. Tuesday it was a vegetable pasta salad (recipe below) and Thursday simple salads from their garden.
• Kids harvested several vegetables from their garden for the salads: green and red leaf lettuces, oriental cabbage, cucumbers, yellow squash, turnips, beets, radishes and kohlrabi. YUM!
• We also talked about the new MyPyramid for kids, focusing on fruits and veggies. Everyone received their own poster to share with you.

Helpful Tip
We tasted tested raw beans this week, but not everyone was eager for seconds. If your kids don’t like certain vegetables raw, try them in a new way (roasted, grilled, steamed, etc) or mixed in a sauce, sandwich, casserole, or salad. Don’t give up trying! Remember, it can take more than 12 exposures for your kids to begin liking new foods.

Take home challenge

Stop by a road side stand this weekend and pick up some fresh, local food for you and your family.

Vegetable Pasta Salad (Serves 4-6)

• 2 cups fresh vegetables (ex: broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, onions, tomatoes)
• 1 medium red and/or green bell pepper chopped
• 2 TB fresh parsley (optional)
• 1 bottle (8 ounce) Italian dressing
• 1 TB Dijon style mustard
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 8 oz Rotini noodles, uncooked