Playing With Food
Eat. Play. Balance.
Find Out More about Your Food
Episode 1: Minecraft and Carrots:
A guide to carrots:
https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/seasonal-produce-guide/carrots
Episode 2: Minecraft and Salmon
More about the benefits of salmon:
https://www.eatright.org/food/nutrition/dietary-guidelines-and-myplate/is-fish-healthy-for-my-child Spoiler, yes! Read for more details.
Episode 3: Minecraft, potions, stews, and mushrooms
Types, ideas, and information at:
https://www.mushroomcouncil.com/varieties/
Episode 4: Pokémon and Raspberries
Recipes and ideas:
https://redrazz.org/recipes/cooking-with-razz/
Episode 5: Pokémon and Pineapple
Recipes and ideas:
https://dolesunshine.com/us/en/recipes/all-recipes.html
How to cut a pineapple:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROLE9p-k7lw
Episode 6: What is Eat, Play, Balance?
For more ideas about healthy eating and fitness try:
https://www.superhealthykids.com
Episode 7: Pokémon and Bananas
For recipes to eat (or use up uneaten bananas) try:
www.therealfoodrds.com/delicious-ways-to-use-overripe-bananas/
Episode 8: International Tabletop Day- June 1st
For more on International Tabletop Day go to: www.nationaltoday.com
Added Sugars go to: https://www.eatright.org/food/nutrition/nutrition-facts-and-food-labels/the-scoop-on-added-sugars
For more ideas for healthy snacks and meals, check out our Pinterest Page
Episode 9: The Many Versions of Mario and Our Many Tastes
We talked about the different types of taste, but if you'd like to learn more about how we perceive taste, try this amazing and very interesting podcast episode by another fun and kid friendly podcast called brains on! at
https://www.brainson.org/episode/2019/11/26/flavor-facts-why-food-is-so-delicious
Episode 10: Mario and Nutrition Labels
For more information on Nutrition labels try these informative sites:
https://www.fda.gov/food/new-nutrition-facts-label/how-understand-and-use-nutrition-facts-label
Episode 11: Mario and Whole Grains
To learn more about whole grains and to find some delicious ideas for meals try these sites:
https://wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/grain/
https://www.eatright.org/food/nutrition/healthy-eating/what-is-a-whole-grain
Episode 12: Lego Harry Potter and Protein
To get more information on what protein does for us, try this fun video:
What are Proteins?- Healthy Eating For Kids
If you're not into meat, no worries, try going here for more ideas for some
non-meat proteins