Chopped is where you give the people you want to help try healthier foods four ingredients to make their own meal. Sacks gave her kids and husband potatoes, onions, fish and mushrooms to make a dinner with. They were more creative and actually created meals like soups and grilled their fish (Sacks 214). I gave my sister and stepdad the task of making an afterschool snack instead, with the ingredients of an apple, a banana, yogurt and mixed nuts.
Bananas are something Ruby would never eat by choice, but with the snack she made, she actually enjoyed them. She said herself that this snack afterschool would be great rather than going to the pantry to have chips. This introduced both Monty and Ruby to a healthier decision as a snack and hopefully they will use this information later when deciding what to eat.
Would you be willing to make a meal with healthier foods you don't usually eat?
Sacks, Stefanie. What the Fork Are You Eating?: An Action Plan for Your Pantry and Plate. New York: Penguin Group, 2014. Print.
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ReplyDeleteSimple, and such a smart way to get people's creative thoughts flowing. I'll be sure to try and do one of these experiments with my family. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteI am always willing to try new foods and I think the "chopped" idea is really great to try and find new ways to make different kinds of meals or snacks that are healthy.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, but I think like this isn't a huge problems for adults, but more so kids. So how do you get them to eat food that isn't oreo flavored yogurt.
ReplyDeleteWell this experiment was meant for children and I didn't have a kid on me at the moment so I thought Ruby was a good alternative. I think this "Chopped" competition would work for kids too.
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