Success StorySecond Grade Students Eat new Fruits from MyPlate



Second Grade Students Eat new Fruits from MyPlate

Author: Hazel Jackson

Planning Unit: Rockcastle County CES

Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access

Plan of Work: Snap Ed, LEAP, Farmers Market, Senior Nutrition

Outcome: Initial Outcome

During the Spring, the second grade curriculum has a unit on MyPlate.  2 schools requested that the FCS agent assist teachers in presenting the unit.  The FCS agent taught MyPlate in a total of 8 second grade classrooms 162 students were present for the classes.  In the classes, eating a variety of foods was on of the tips for health that was stressed.  In the second session, students sampled 5 fruits that they might not have had before.  During follow-up questions after the tasting sessions, 100% of students related that they had tried at least one fruit that they had never tasted.  The agent and teachers were surprised that 8 students had not tried fresh pineapple and 10 had not tasted blueberries.    






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