The other morning we had a mini breakfast feast (YUM) and used the opportunity to talk about two things. First, we learned about different kinds of food and how grateful we are to have such a variety.
We used some pie crust stamps we had in some whole wheat pancakes! I asked my kids if they knew the Four Food groups or about the Food Pyramid. I know "Your Plate" is the new thing, but I couldn't help feel a little sad they hadn't heard about the old-school food categories. I taught them that even though the pan cakes where in the Grains category, they had dairy in them too because of the eggs. The kids thought that was pretty silly.
We used some fruit we had on hand to make a turkey too!
We didn't have everything the cookbook asked for, but we made do and substituted to create our delicious fruit medley. That is another topic we are starting to learn about- Making Do! Part of being grateful is recognizing you don't have to have everything. Like Brigham Young said, "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without!"
When they were done though, they didn't want to eat them. So we covered them with seran wrap and stuck them in the fridge for viewing. LOL
With the pork chops, fruit, pancakes, milk, juice and eggs we learned that we had a little from each food group for our meal. The point of this simple time together was to be grateful for the many kinds of food we get to eat and just enjoying what we have! Remember, the Gospel is true and spending time teaching your children is always worth it, even if it's just in casual conversation! Love, Eva
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