Happy National Nutrition Month!
This month, Gryphon House is celebrating healthy eating habits. Here is a fun game (and recipe!) from The Budding Chef to play with preschoolers and promote good nutrition while having fun!
The Veggie Game
Ingredients and Materials
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Carrot
- Celery
- Green pepper
- Head of lettuce
- Onion
- Potato
- Zucchini
- Tray
What to Do
- Have your child place all of the vegetables on a tray.
- Introduce each vegetable to your child and talk about each one.
- Read the riddles that follow, and see if your child can guess which vegetable matches the riddle.
- After you and your child solve the riddle, dip the vegetable into the delicious dip (recipe below) and enjoy!
Riddles
- I am long and orange, and you can eat me raw or cooked. (Carrot)
- I can be yellow, red, white, or green. Sometimes I can be very hot. People often eat me on their hamburgers. (Onion)
- I am crunchy and green. I often have little strings on me. Sometimes, children enjoy eating me with peanut butter. (Celery)
- I look like a group of little trees with stems and green leaves. I am very good for you. (Broccoli)
- You can cook me many different ways; I can be mashed, fried, or baked. I can be red, white, brown, or even purple, and I have little eyes on my skin. (Potato)
- I look like a green cabbage, I am full of Vitamin C, and I am very cute and small. (Brussels sprout)
- I am sometimes green, sometimes red, and sometimes yellow. But I almost always have a bell shape. (Pepper)
- I am long and green. Inside, I am a whitish color. Some cooks use me in breads or cakes and as a vegetable for dinner. (Zucchini)
- I am green and round. People use my leaves for salads and for sandwiches. (Lettuce)
Yogurt Dipping Sauce
Ingredients and Materials
- 8 oz. plain yogurt
- 8 oz. light mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dill weed
- 1 teaspoon Lawry's seasoned salt
- 1 teaspoon Bon Appetit seasoning (also known as Beau Monde)
- Measuring spoons
- Mixing bowl and spoon
What to Do
- Help your child measure the ingredients, put them into a mixing bowl, and stir.
- Refrigerate until cool and serve with vegetables for "The Veggie Game"!
Looking for more food-related activities to share with your children this March? Check out The Budding Chef, edited by Kate Kuhn.
Author(s)Kate Kuhn
Brianna Blackburn
A graduate of Western Carolina University with a BA in English, Brianna served as a marketing and editorial Intern with Gryphn House in the Summer 2018.
