March is Nutrition Month.

This year, Dietitians of Canada are inviting all Canadians to “Celebrate food… from field to table!” This is a great opportunity to teach the children in your care about healthy eating, where their food comes from, and how it’s grown.

• Singing songs about farms like “Old MacDonald had a Farm.”
• Reading stories about foods.
• Talking about where food is grown.
• Starting small garden projects like growing carrot tops, cherry tomatoes, green onions, strawberries, green beans, or other vegetables in small pots.
• Pretending to be wheat or corn growing from a seed to a tall plant.
• Colouring pictures of animals, fruits, and vegetables.
• Making a pretend farm or garden from coloured pictures.