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On 4th
April, we organized a Healthy Toast Day. The
children were enthusiastic about the idea they
would prepare lunch for themselves and really
looked forward to begin the activity.
We started
the activity by showing the ingredients we need
to do our cookery
session. The children showed their likes and
dislikes while we were talking about the
ingredients. Healthy eating
is essential for a better
life style and I wanted to transmit
this message to the
children, rather than just performing the
activity in itself.
We talked about the food pyramid, about what is
healthy and what is
less healthy.
All
ingredients were displayed onto the table and
the children wore their aprons to start doing
the toasts. Ingredients used were fresh whole
meal bread, vegetarian cheese, low-fat spread,
lettuce, carrots and tomatoes.
The toaster
was switched on and we talked about safety
measures we had to take. They understood that
electrical appliances present at home should not
be touched without the presence of an adult.
We also mentioned that
no knives nor any sharp object should be
inserted in the toaster. As the toaster was
getting hot, I showed the grids to the children
to show them how the toast would eventually
be cooked.
We also discussed the
difference in the toast's
texture before and after
it would be inserted
in the toaster.
It was
nearly lunch time, when we were preparing our
toasts. We were feeling a bit hungry, while
waiting for the toast to be ready, thus, we
nibbled some lettuce to eat something
good for our health.
The
children spread some low-fat spread onto the
toast with the aid of a round-edged plastic knife.
Children placed some lettuce, carrots and
tomatoes onto their toast, together with a slice
of cheese. In the meantime,
the other slice of bread was nearly ready and
when the children finished off placing their
salad onto the toast, the other slice of toast
popped out from the toaster.
We spread
the top slice, closed the toast and we were
ready to eat our healthy toast for lunch. The
toast was served together with the pasteurized
milk, which is served
daily during break time.
A big bite
for a bigger, healthier Me!
Buon
apetit everyone!
Ms.
D.
Agius
Kindergarten Assistant
Kg2.1
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