Bring Magic to the Cafeteria!

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Bring Magic to theCafeteria!

• Kelli-Kay Chun, BS, MBA
• School Nutrition Association
• Chicago, Il.
• ANC 07

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Hey, theres a Hare
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In my Spaghetti!
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Introduction

• Nutrition Education doesnt have to be boring!
• Students cant resist a little fun and magic with
  their food! Theres no magicians hat to be
  found in the cafeteria just some hare in my
  spaghetti!

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Remember

• Hungry kids cant learn!

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Therefore

• The primary goal of nutrition education is to
  influence students eating behaviors.

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Students

• they are ready to learn and achieve academic
  success!
• But we need to give them
• the proper fuel!
• Filler up with high
• octane nutrition education!

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Learning Objectives

• Making Nutrition Education fun!
• Learning some secrets of food magic!
• Increasing students knowledge in nutrition!
• Allowing students to make better healthy food
  choices!
• Partnering with school faculty, staff,
  community!

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Learning Objectives(continued)

• Increasing your creativity by making magic with
  school lunch in your cafeteria!
• Utilizing the New USDA Food Guide Pyramid and the
  American Dietary Guidelines with your newly
  acquired magic skills!

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Sample Lesson Plan

• Start with the Food Pyramid
• Show all Food Groups
• Describe each food groups function
• Incorporate magic
• Reality Zone! Share both inspirational and
  tragic stories which illustrate how good and bad
  choices affected peoples lives.

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Food Pyramid Basics
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Food Pyramid Magic

• Grains Eat at least 6 oz per day. Breads,
  pastas, whole grain cereals and rice.

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Food Pyramid Magic

• Vegetables/Fruits Eat 4-5 cups per day. Eat
  orange colored and dark green leafy vegetables
  i.e. broccoli, sweet potato, carrots, spinach
  served fresh or frozen.

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Food Pyramid Magic

• Milk 3 cups a day is recommended. Go low fat or
  fat-free. Choose yogurt and other milk products.

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Food Pyramid Magic

• Meats Beans Eat 5 ½ oz every day. Go lean.
  Choose low fat meats and poultry. Grill, bake or
  broil. Choose more fish and legumes.

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Let the Magic

• The most important thing you will need is
• A Magic Wand!
• You may use a big ladle, serving spoon, spatula
  or

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Rubber Chicken!
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Hey, theres a fruit coming out from your EAR!

• Things you will need
• Spongeee fruits/vegetables

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Melting and Breaking a Metal Spoon or Fork with
two fingers!

• You will need
• Two identical metal spoons
• Two identical metal forks

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Magical Grains!

• Cut and restore the spaghetti noodle!
• You will need
• 3 ft. rope (10 pcs.)
• Large serving tray
• Scissors
• Red construction/poster paper
• A stuffed bunny (optional)

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Magical Grains

• Professors Nightmare
• Magically produce 3 different sizes of spaghetti
  into 3 same size spaghetti!
• You will need the following
• 3 pieces of rope of different size

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Magical Fruit/Vegetables

• Making a fruit salad, you will need
• CD music Fruit Salad, yummy yummy from the
  Wiggles music kids group
• Balloons (260 size)
• Balloon pump
• Large Brown paper package

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Making a balloon apple/orange/banana

• You will need
• 1 260 partially inflated red balloon
• 1 260 size partially inflated yellow balloon
• 1 260 size partially inflated orange balloon
• Balloon pump

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More Magical Fruits/Vegetables!

• Theres a rainbow on my plate
• Thumb tip
• Small silk streamer
• Plate
• Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• Visit www.5aday.com

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And more magical vegetables!

• The un-withering lettuce
• Fresh Romaine lettuce leaf

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Levitating milk!

• Making a Milk Carton levitate
• ½ pint empty milk carton
• Scissors

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Magical Meat/Beans!

• Make Beans or Meat magically appear
• Brown paper bag or magic change bag
• Dried Kidney beans
• Toy plastic chicken/meats
• Construction paper
• Scissors
• Scotch Tape

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Putting all the magic together!

• Make the Wellness Policy work!
• In the cafeteria tours, vegetable/herbal
  gardens, making healthy snacks.
• In the classroom utilize the USDA Food Pyramid.
• Teachers/Parents/Community offer nutrition
  education and gather support!
• Nutrition materials know where to get them!

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It is not THE ENDLet your magical food journey
begin!
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Magic Resources

• DaytonaMagic.com
• PenguinMagic.com
• tmyers.com
• Balloonhq.com
• David Ginn
• Kidzone.ws/magic.com
• 5fingermagic.com
• Dreamlandmagic.com
• International of Brotherhood Magicians
• Society of Brotherhood Magicians
• I can be reached at
• Kelli_Chun_at_notes.k12.hi.us
• School Food Services Branch,
• 1106 Koko Head Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
• [phone]

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Acknowledgements/Resources

• School Nutrition Association
• USDA Food Nutrition Service
• Centers for Disease Control
• 5- a day Hawaii Eat a Rainbow
• Action for Healthy Kids
• ADA
• Elementary/Secondary School Principals
  Association
• National Dairy Council
• USDA Cooperative Extension
• Society for Nutrition Education