If there is one thing we’ve learned about cooking for a school of children, it’s that simple, no-bake recipes are a life saver and make the perfect grab-and-go snack option. Here are a few of our favorites at the Well! We hope they save you the time and fuss and leave happy, full tummies and big grins. Printable versions: Oat Balls Strawberry Banana Yogurt Bark Beet Applesauce “Better For You” Brownies Banana & PB Yogurt
with Mariana Coughlin, Nutrition Coordinator Holidays are always a great time to be fun and creative with healthy snacks! We have put together a few festive ones for you to try this Independence Day . . . Printable versions: 4th of July Cheesecake Bites Red, White & Blueberry Caprese Salad Star Spangled Fruit Kabobs Frozen Banana Yogurt Pops
By Mariana Coughlin, Nutrition Coordinator Summer is around the corner and our school pet, Wellma the Wombat, has friends visiting from out of town! Wellma’s friends are looking forward to going home with our students and making wonderful memories while building upon the healthy habits that our students are learning about at school. For those families who choose to participate, students will take turns bringing a wombat home along with a Wellma the Wombat activity BINGO card. Before coming home
It’s gardening season! Stay tuned for a later blog on how to include your children with creating and tending to your garden, but in the meantime, check out the books we love that are sure to get your kids curious! Grow! How We Get Food from Our Garden, by Karl Beckstrand In A Garden, by Tim McCanna Lola Plants A Garden, by Anna McQuinn Goodnight Veggies, by Diana Murray Planting A Rainbow, by Lois Ehlert We Are The Gardeners, by Joanna
March’s learning theme is “Spring & The Farm” and this snack was no only on-theme, but was a huge success with the Wellies! Such a fun twist on a simple snack: Printable Recipe
by Emily Cibulka, Nutrition Coordinator You might be wondering what all this talk about the “One Bite Club” and “Wellma” is about. Here’s the lowdown! This month we introduced our newest Wellie, Wellma, who is our stuffed wombat/school pet. Of course, she comes to life in the kitchen to help me make snacks, wash dishes and encourage the kids to eat all of their favorite fruits and veggies and try new foods! The kids have been getting stars during morning
We’ve tried a lot of new foods recently. Some we really enjoyed! Here are a few of our favorite snacks from this past month with easy recipes so that you can try making them at home too. Have some fun and let your kids join you in creating them! Printable versions: Fruit Pizza Baked Zucchini Bites Spinach Pancakes
Written by Emily Cibulka, Nurtitionist for The Well With extra treats abound during the holidays, it’s easy to treat yourself. You can do just that in addition to eating nutritious foods! Check out these 3 tips to encourage healthy eating, plus a fun holiday-themed snack that you can make together and enjoy as a family. Keep a normal eating pattern This can help prevent overeating when it comes to their favorite holiday dish or grazing throughout the day. Sticking to
We are so lucky to have a “backyard” at our school where we can grow lots of vegetables. Our preschool students help with growing the garden by planting seeds, observing the progress of the plants, watering them, and then harvesting them when they are ready to be picked! And it doesn’t stop there – we also make our daily snacks with what we grow! This helps ensure each child is being introduced to a wide variety of healthy foods and that those
Scheduling Snacks To Prevent Grazing by Kara Hoerr, MS, RDN, CD “Can I have a snack?” Anybody else hear this on repeat every day right now? With kids around all the time, the snacks seem to disappear into thin air. You’re not alone if you feel like you’re constantly in the kitchen either preparing a meal or more snacks. And when you’re not in the kitchen, you have somebody requesting a snack! Snacks can be a great way to fill
