{"id":1301,"date":"2012-05-07T20:30:59","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T00:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2021-08-14T11:28:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T15:28:30","slug":"eat-your-veggies-and-other-healthy-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/eat-your-veggies-and-other-healthy-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition: Good Eats!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A classic New Yorker cartoon of 1928 shows a sullen little girl and her mother sitting at the dinner table. \u201cIt\u2019s broccoli, dear,\u201d the mother says hopefully. The daughter retorts \u201cI say it\u2019s spinach and I say the hell with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve all been there with something. Peas. Whole-wheat pasta. Cheese. Inveigling kids into decent diets isn\u2019t always a bowl of organic cherries.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily there are a lot of delightful and encouraging books and resources on the topic of healthy eating \u2013 a subject that is garnering a lot of attention right now, what with the upsurge in childhood obesity and the growing interest in local and organic foods.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at some of these:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9cc46e99cd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9cc46e99cd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/eat-your-veggies-and-other-healthy-stuff\/#HOW_CARROTS_WON_THE_TROJAN_WAR\" >HOW CARROTS WON THE TROJAN WAR<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/eat-your-veggies-and-other-healthy-stuff\/#PICKY_AND_NOT-SO-PICKY_EATERS\" >PICKY AND NOT-SO-PICKY EATERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/eat-your-veggies-and-other-healthy-stuff\/2\/#HEALTHY_EATING\" >HEALTHY EATING<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/eat-your-veggies-and-other-healthy-stuff\/3\/#HOT_OFF_THE_VINE\" >HOT OFF THE VINE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/eat-your-veggies-and-other-healthy-stuff\/3\/#VEGGIE_MATH_AND_SCIENCE\" >VEGGIE MATH AND SCIENCE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/eat-your-veggies-and-other-healthy-stuff\/4\/#VEGGIES_AND_THE_ARTS_%E2%80%93_Play_with_Your_Food\" >VEGGIES AND THE ARTS &#8211; Play with Your Food?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HOW_CARROTS_WON_THE_TROJAN_WAR\"><\/span><strong>HOW CARROTS WON THE TROJAN WAR<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-carrots-won-the-trojan-war-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-carrots-won-the-trojan-war-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-carrots-won-the-trojan-war-640x1024.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-carrots-won-the-trojan-war-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-carrots-won-the-trojan-war-960x1536.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-carrots-won-the-trojan-war.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>My latest non-fiction book, <em>How Carrots Won the Trojan War<\/em> (Storey Publishing, 2011) is a catchy science and history of garden vegetables. It\u2019s an adult book, but is packed with stories and information adaptable for a wide range of educational and just plain interesting purposes. Find out, for example, about the Burmese Cucumber King, Henry Ford\u2019s carrot obsession, and the pirate who discovered bell peppers, and discover what corn had to do with Dracula and why pumpkins sometimes explode.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PICKY_AND_NOT-SO-PICKY_EATERS\"><\/span><strong>PICKY AND NOT-SO-PICKY EATERS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/green-eggs-and-ham-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/green-eggs-and-ham-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/green-eggs-and-ham-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/green-eggs-and-ham-768x1077.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/green-eggs-and-ham-1096x1536.jpg 1096w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/green-eggs-and-ham-1461x2048.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/green-eggs-and-ham.jpg 1826w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Dr. Seuss\u2019s <em>Green Eggs and Ham<\/em> (Random House, 2005), the narrator will not \u2013 absolutely WILL NOT \u2013 eat green eggs and ham. Until he finally tries them. A great book for picky eaters ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/berenstain-bears-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/berenstain-bears-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/berenstain-bears-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/berenstain-bears-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/berenstain-bears-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/berenstain-bears-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/berenstain-bears-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Stan and Jan Berenstain\u2019s <em>The Berenstain Bears and Too Much Junk Food<\/em> (Random House, 1985), Brother and Sister Bear are hooked on sweets and other unhealthy snacks \u2013 and they\u2019re getting chubby. Mama Bear, with some back-up from Dr. Grizzly, helps them change their eating habits. For ages 3-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gregory-terrible-eater-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gregory-terrible-eater-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/gregory-terrible-eater.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Mitchell Sharmat\u2019s <em>Gregory the Terrible Eater<\/em> (Scholastic, 2009), Gregory, a little goat, spurns normal goat foods \u2013 tin cans, shoes, rubber tires \u2013 in favor of healthful fruits and vegetables. His appalled parents take him to the doctor. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bread-and-jam-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bread-and-jam-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/bread-and-jam.jpg 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Frances, the endearing little badger of Russell Hoban\u2019s <em>Bread and Jam for Frances<\/em> (HarperCollins, 2008) decides to eat nothing for breakfast, lunch, and dinner but her favorite bread and jam. Her parents go along with it \u2013 and Frances finally discovers that she\u2019s awfully sick of jam. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/i-will-never-Charlie-and-Lola-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/i-will-never-Charlie-and-Lola-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/i-will-never-Charlie-and-Lola-944x1024.jpg 944w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/i-will-never-Charlie-and-Lola-768x833.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/i-will-never-Charlie-and-Lola-1416x1536.jpg 1416w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/i-will-never-Charlie-and-Lola-1888x2048.jpg 1888w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/i-will-never-Charlie-and-Lola.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Lauren Child\u2019s wonderful <em>I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato<\/em> (Candlewick, 2003), big brother Charlie \u2013 who has a much more creative take on food than \u201cIt\u2019s broccoli, dear\u201d \u2013 convinces his picky little sister Lola to eat by reinventing carrots as orange twiglets from Jupiter, mashed potatoes as cloud fluff from the top of Mount Fuji, and fish sticks as Ocean Nibbles. (Mermaids eat them!) For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/luck-of-loch-ness-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/luck-of-loch-ness-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/luck-of-loch-ness-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/luck-of-loch-ness-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/luck-of-loch-ness.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Alice Weaver Flaherty\u2019s <em>The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster<\/em> (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2007), young Katerina-Elizabeth, on a transatlantic trip to visit her grandmother in Scotland, tosses her healthy but hated breakfast oatmeal overboard every morning. Her oatmeal is promptly gobbled up by a small sea worm, who grows to monstrous size and ultimately follows Katerina-Elizabeth\u2019s ship up the River Ness, where it makes itself at home in a Scottish lake. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For info on the bennies of oatmeal for breakfast, see NPR\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=5738848\">A Better Breakfast Can Boost a Child\u2019s Brainpower<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/info_8435391_crafts-oatmeal.html\">Oatmeal Crafts<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0instructions for making oatmeal clay and oatmeal-box piggy banks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Even more reasons to empty the oatmeal box: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artistshelpingchildren.org\/oatmealcontainersboxesartscraftsideaskids.html\">Artists Helping Children<\/a>\u00a0has instructions for many creative oatmeal-box crafts, among them a fish tank diorama, a planetarium, a hand puppet, a drum, and a doll cradle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DW-picky-eater-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DW-picky-eater-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/DW-picky-eater.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Marc Brown\u2019s <em>D.W. the Picky Eater<\/em> (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1997), Arthur\u2019s little sister won\u2019t eat anything with eyes, or pickles, tomatoes, mushrooms, eggplant, pineapple, parsnips, cauliflower, or liver (never), or &#8211; especially &#8211; spinach. (\u201cFace it,\u201d said Arthur. \u201cYou are a picky eater.\u201d)\u00a0\u00a0 D.W.\u2019s eating habits cause all kinds of trouble until, at her grandmother\u2019s birthday dinner, she orders Little Bo Peep Pie \u2013 and enjoys every bite before discovering that it\u2019s made of\u2026spinach. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seven-silly-eaters-294x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seven-silly-eaters-294x300.png 294w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seven-silly-eaters-768x783.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/seven-silly-eaters.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>The seven Peters children, of Mary Ann Hoberman\u2019s rhyming picture-book <em>The Seven Silly Eaters<\/em> (Sandpiper, 2000) are <em>all <\/em>picky eaters: Peter insists on milk of the proper (just-warm) temperature; Lucy demands homemade lemonade; Jack eats nothing but applesauce; Mac wants his oatmeal strained. The harried Mrs. Peters struggles to cope \u2013 and then, for her birthday, the picky seven solve all their problems by making a very imaginative multi-ingredient birthday cake. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Try\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryannhoberman.com\/pages\/cake.html\">Mrs. Peters\u2019s Birthday Cake<\/a> recipe.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fat-men-from-space-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fat-men-from-space-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/fat-men-from-space.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In <em>Fat Men from Space<\/em> by the incomparable Daniel Pinkwater (Yearling, 1980), overweight alien invaders in knit ties arrive and devour all the junk food on earth, planning to enslave the populace and force them to make more. William, forewarned of their intentions by picking up radio transmissions through a filling in his tooth, helps foil the plot \u2013 but once the invaders are gone, there\u2019s nothing left to eat but vegetables, milk, and whole-grain bread. For ages 8-11.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/its-disgusting-238x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/its-disgusting-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/its-disgusting.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>James Solheim\u2019s <em>It\u2019s Disgusting and We Ate It!<\/em> is a (true) account of off-putting foods from around the world and throughout history, from Australian witchetty grubs to Magellan\u2019s rat stew. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>HEALTHY EATING<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1-big-salad-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1-big-salad-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1-big-salad-973x1024.jpg 973w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1-big-salad-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1-big-salad-1459x1536.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1-big-salad-1946x2048.jpg 1946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Juana Medina\u2019s <em>1 Big Salad<\/em> (Viking, 2016) is a clever counting book of animated salad veggies, starting with one avocado deer and two radish mice. For ages 3-6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/to-market-to-market-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/to-market-to-market-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/to-market-to-market.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Where does our food come from? Nikki McClure\u2019s <em>To Market, To Market<\/em> (Harry N. Abrams, 2011) follows a boy and his mother as they shop at the local farmer\u2019s market \u2013 learning from each farmer about the origins of each food (honey, cheese, kale). For ages 4-7.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/apple-pie-and-see-world-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/apple-pie-and-see-world-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/apple-pie-and-see-world-899x1024.jpg 899w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/apple-pie-and-see-world-768x875.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/apple-pie-and-see-world-1348x1536.jpg 1348w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/apple-pie-and-see-world-1798x2048.jpg 1798w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Marjorie Priceman\u2019s <em>How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World<\/em> (Dragonfly, 1996) is a whirlwind tour of the world in search of the ingredients for an apple pie. Recipe included. For ages 4-8.<\/p>\n<p>Also by Priceman, see <em>How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A.<\/em> (2013).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/corn-is-maize-300x285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/corn-is-maize-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/corn-is-maize-1024x972.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/corn-is-maize-768x729.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/corn-is-maize.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Aliki\u2019s <em>Corn Is Maize: The Gift of the Indians<\/em> (HarperCollins, 1986), one of the Let\u2019s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, explains how an unpromising wild grass became one of the worlds\u2019s most important food crops. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-did-that-lunchbox-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-did-that-lunchbox-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-did-that-lunchbox-846x1024.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-did-that-lunchbox-768x929.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-did-that-lunchbox-1270x1536.jpg 1270w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-did-that-lunchbox-1693x2048.jpg 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>By Chris Butterworth, <em>How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?<\/em> (Candlewick, 2011) answers questions kids have about where food comes from: Where did the bread in my sandwich come from? What about the cheese? The chocolate in my cookie? For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/edible-pyramid-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/edible-pyramid-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/edible-pyramid.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Loreen Leedy\u2019s <em>The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Every Day<\/em> (Holiday House, 2007) is a re-issue of an old favorite, now featuring the updated (vertically striped) food pyramid from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Edible Pyramid is a restaurant where hungry animal customers (including a chocolate-fudge-craving hippo) are helped with their menu choices by a nutrition-savvy cat waiter. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Good-Enough-to-Eat-cover-compressor-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Good-Enough-to-Eat-cover-compressor-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Good-Enough-to-Eat-cover-compressor-930x1024.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Good-Enough-to-Eat-cover-compressor-768x846.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Good-Enough-to-Eat-cover-compressor.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Lizzy Rockwell\u2019s <em>Good Enough to Eat: A Kid\u2019s Guide to Food and Nutrition<\/em> (HarperCollins, 2009) is a cheerfully illustrated guide to\u00a0 healthy eating, variously covering essential nutrients, food groups, the digestive process, the definition of a calorie, and the importance of a good breakfast. There\u2019s also an explanation of just why you can\u2019t live on candy and a handful of healthy kid-friendly recipes. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/monster-health-book-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/monster-health-book-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/monster-health-book-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/monster-health-book.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Edward Miller\u2019s humorously illustrated <em>The Monster Health Book<\/em> (Holiday House, 2008) features a fat chartreuse monster making healthy food and lifestyle choices. The book covers food groups, nutrition, calories, exercise, and other assorted health issues. Included are lots of fun food facts. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/chew-on-this-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/chew-on-this-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/chew-on-this-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/chew-on-this-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/chew-on-this.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson\u2019s <em>Chew on This: Everything You Don\u2019t Want to Know About Fast Food<\/em> (Sandpiper, 2007) is an adaptation of Schlosser\u2019s best-selling <em>Fast Food Nation<\/em> for kids. Packed with information and fascinating facts, it\u2019s an eyeopener. Be prepared to go off Chicken McNuggets forever. For ages 11-14.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/food-inc-documentary-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/food-inc-documentary-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/food-inc-documentary.jpg 311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1286537\/\">Food, Inc<\/a>.,<\/em> a film documentary based on the Schlosser\u2019s book and on Michael Pollan\u2019s <em>The Omnivore\u2019s Dilemma<\/em> (Penguin, 2007) is available from Netflix and Amazon.com. Rated PG.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/omnivores-dilemma-kids-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/omnivores-dilemma-kids-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/omnivores-dilemma-kids-690x1024.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/omnivores-dilemma-kids-768x1139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/omnivores-dilemma-kids-1036x1536.jpg 1036w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/omnivores-dilemma-kids-1381x2048.jpg 1381w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/omnivores-dilemma-kids.jpg 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Michael Pollan\u2019s <em>The Omnivore\u2019s Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets Behind What You Eat <\/em>(Dial 2009) is a shortened version of the superb adult book, similarly divided into four sections covering \u201cThe Industrial Meal,\u201d \u201cThe Industrial Organic Meal,\u201d \u201cLocal Sustainable,\u201d and \u201cThe Do-It-Yourself Meal,\u201d which last involves hunting and gathering. For ages 12 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Also by Pollan, see <em>In Defense of Food: An Eater\u2019s Manifesto<\/em> (Penguin, 2009).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/yr-food-is-fooling-you-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/yr-food-is-fooling-you-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/yr-food-is-fooling-you.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>David A. Kessler\u2019s <em>Your Food is Fooling You<\/em> (Roaring Brook, 2012) explains how our brain chemistry is altered by consuming foods high in sugar, fat, and salt \u2013 and how this leads to overeating. Targeted at teens.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/thats-why-we-dont-eat-animals-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/thats-why-we-dont-eat-animals-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/thats-why-we-dont-eat-animals.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Ruby Roth\u2019s <em>That\u2019s Why We Don\u2019t Eat Animals<\/em> (North Atlantic Books, 2009) is a book about veganism and vegetarianism, factory farms, and the impact of meat-eating on the environment for ages 7-11. No matter what your lifestyle, the ethics of meat-eating is an issue worth discussing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-to-teach-nutrition-to-kids-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-to-teach-nutrition-to-kids-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/how-to-teach-nutrition-to-kids.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><em>How to Teach Nutrition to Kids<\/em> by nutritionist\/educator Connie Evers (24 Carrot Press, 2006) is a 200+-page compendium of information and activities for ages 6-12, with nutritional connections to language arts, science, social studies, the performing arts, cooking, and physical education. Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/nutritionforkids.com\/\">How to Teach Nutrition to Kids<\/a> website\u00a0for additional information, games and activities for kids, and a newsletter.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1200px-USDA_MyPlate_green.svg_-300x275.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1200px-USDA_MyPlate_green.svg_-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1200px-USDA_MyPlate_green.svg_-1024x939.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1200px-USDA_MyPlate_green.svg_-768x704.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/1200px-USDA_MyPlate_green.svg_.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From the USDA, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myplate.gov\/life-stages\/kids\">MyPlate<\/a> has information, nutrition-related activities, recipes, and a guide to MyPlate, a new nutrition icon designed to help kids and families make healthy food choices. Included is a resource library of lesson plans and educational materials.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chsd.us\/foodservice\/docs\/MI%20Team%20Nutrition%20Booklist.pdf\">Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist<\/a>\u00a0has hundreds of categorized and annotated titles for preschool and early elementary readers on food, healthy eating, gardening, and exercise.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolhurst.com\/subjects\/nutritionhunt.html\">Carol Hurst\u2019s Children\u2019s Literature Site<\/a>\u00a0has instructions and fill-in-the-blank forms for a library Nutrition Book Hunt, in which kids are challenged to track down picture books or novels featuring fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, beans, eggs, or nuts. (Suggested answers included.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>HOT OFF THE VINE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/one-bean-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/one-bean-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/one-bean-1018x1024.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/one-bean-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/one-bean-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/one-bean-1528x1536.jpg 1528w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/one-bean-2037x2048.jpg 2037w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Anne Rockwell\u2019s <em>One Bean<\/em> (Walker, 1999) covers the life cycle of a bean in child-friendly fashion. Get a bean and a paper cup and plant along. For ages 3-6.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/carrot-seed-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/carrot-seed-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/carrot-seed-776x1024.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/carrot-seed-768x1014.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/carrot-seed-1164x1536.jpg 1164w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/carrot-seed-1552x2048.jpg 1552w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/carrot-seed.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Ruth Krauss\u2019s <em>The Carrot Seed<\/em> (HarperCollins, 2004), originally published in 1945, is the story of a little boy who plants a carrot seed &#8211; after which everyone tells him that it will never come up. Still, his faith and dedication never falter, and eventually he harvests a truly spectacular carrot. For ages 3-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/growing-vegetable-soup-large-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/growing-vegetable-soup-large-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/growing-vegetable-soup-large.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>In Lois Ehlert\u2019s brilliantly illustrated <em>Growing Vegetable Soup<\/em> (Sandpiper, 1991), a child and father plant and tend a garden, harvest the vegetables, and cook up a pot of vegetable soup. A soup recipe is included. For ages 3-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tops-and-bottoms-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tops-and-bottoms-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tops-and-bottoms-1024x940.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tops-and-bottoms-768x705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tops-and-bottoms.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Janet Stevens\u2019s <em>Tops &amp; Bottoms<\/em> (Harcourt Children\u2019s Books, 1995) is a trickster tale that shows the advantages of knowing one\u2019s veggies. Hare and Bear make a deal: Hare will farm Bear\u2019s land and they\u2019ll split the crops. Bear just has to choose: does he want tops or bottoms? When hapless Bear picks tops, Hare plants carrots and radishes; when Bear picks bottoms, Hare plants celery and lettuce. Funny, clever, and a lesson learned at the end. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/vegetables-we-eat-Gibbons-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/vegetables-we-eat-Gibbons-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/vegetables-we-eat-Gibbons-1010x1024.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/vegetables-we-eat-Gibbons-768x779.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/vegetables-we-eat-Gibbons-1515x1536.jpg 1515w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/vegetables-we-eat-Gibbons-2020x2048.jpg 2020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><em>The Vegetables We Eat<\/em> by Gail Gibbons (Holiday House, 2008) covers eight groups of vegetables, with lush illustrations and scenes of garden, farm, and supermarket. Text is straightforward and unexciting (\u201cIt is good for us to eat vegetables\u201d), but the pictures compensate. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/first-peas-to-table-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/first-peas-to-table-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/first-peas-to-table.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>In Susan Grigsby\u2019s <em>First Peas to the Table<\/em> (Albert Whitman &amp; Company, 2012) , Maya and her classmates plant a school garden and race to see who can produce the first peas \u2013 just like Thomas Jefferson and neighbors did in Jefferson\u2019s annual pea contest. For ages 5-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blue-potat-orange-tomat-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blue-potat-orange-tomat-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/blue-potat-orange-tomat.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Rosalind Creasy\u2019s <em>Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes<\/em> (Sierra Club Books for Children, 2000) is a picture-book guide to planting a \u201crainbow garden\u201d filled with unusually colored plants. Who wouldn\u2019t want to grow purple beans? For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Also see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/?p=1387\">GARDENING<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4><strong>VEGGIE MATH AND SCIENCE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/math-potatoes-270x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/math-potatoes-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/math-potatoes-768x854.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/math-potatoes.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>Greg Tang\u2019s <em>Math Potatoes<\/em> (Scholastic, 2005) is a collection of catchy rhyming arithmetic puzzles, variously involving onions, pickles, potatoes, peanuts, and more. For ages 7-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>For printable fruit and vegetable counting and arithmetic worksheets, see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.enchantedlearning.com\/themes\/fruit\/math.shtml\">Enchanted Learning<\/a>\u00a0website.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njagsociety.org\/teaching-math-in-the-garden.html\">Teaching Math in the Garden<\/a> for a wealth of activities involving measuring, mapping, and statistics for preK-grade 5.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/food-amazing-projs-nomad-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/food-amazing-projs-nomad-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/food-amazing-projs-nomad.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Kathleen M. Reilly\u2019s <em>Food: 25 Amazing Projects<\/em> (Nomad Press, 2010) is an information-packed activity guide covering food history, culture, and science, with \u201cWords to Know\u201d lists, fact boxes, and hands-on experiments. Study gravity with beans, snack on fried dandelions, and make your own marshmallows. For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencebuddies.org\/science-fair-projects\/project_ideas\/Energy_p010.shtml\"><em>Veggie Power!<\/em><\/a> has illustrated instructions for making batteries with vegetables and fruits.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tops-green-thumbs-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tops-green-thumbs-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tops-green-thumbs-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tops-green-thumbs-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/tops-green-thumbs.jpg 1051w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/td>\n<td>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topscience.org\">TOPS Learning Systems<\/a>, <em>Green Thumbs: Radishes<\/em> for grades 3-8 and <em>Green Thumbs: Corn and Beans<\/em> for grades 4-12 are terrific hands-on life science units, with complete illustrated instructions, reproducible lab journal pages, extension activities, and far better-than-average experiments that require (really) very simple, but creative, equipment. Highly recommended.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h4><strong>VEGGIES AND THE ARTS &#8211; Play with Your Food?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.songsforteaching.com\/foodnutrition.htm\">Food and Nutrition Songs<\/a>\u00a0has dozens of ditties on everything from beans to zucchini. Learn, listen, sing along.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vegetableorchestra.org\/\">The Vegetable Orchestra<\/a>\u00a0plays instruments made solely from fresh vegetables. See them in action on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hpfYt7vRHuY\">You Tube<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>See <a href=\"http:\/\/salfordacoustics.co.uk\/vegetable-instruments\">Vegetable Instruments<\/a> for instructions for making many, including a carrot kazoo, watermelon drum, and radish clarinet.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/a-world-of-food-300x274.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/a-world-of-food-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/a-world-of-food.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>What if the world were made of food? Photographer Carl Warner\u2019s <em>A World of Food: Discover Magical Lands Made of Things You Can Eat<\/em> (Harry N. Abrams, 2012) is a marvelous collection of color-coded miniature landscapes made entirely of edibles. \u201cOrange,\u201d for example, is an intricate tiny world of pumpkin cottages and carrot trees. All ages.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/super-hero-food-doodles-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/super-hero-food-doodles-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/super-hero-food-doodles-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/super-hero-food-doodles-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/super-hero-food-doodles.jpg 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"rg_ilmbg\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>Deborah Zemke\u2019s <em>Super Hero Food Doodles<\/em> (Blue Apple Books, 2010) is a spiral-bound collection of step-by-step instructions for doodling such zany fruits and veggies as The Tomatonator, Colonel Kernels, and Alien Allium. Tear the pages out of the book and use them as place mats at a vegetable lunch. For ages 8 and up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/arcimboldo-kid-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinderart.com\/drawing\/fruitvegetableportraits.shtml\">Fruit and Vegetable Portraits<\/a>\u00a0is an art project for ages 9-14 in which kids create pictures based on the work of 16<sup>th<\/sup>-century Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Or with Louise Cognard\u2019s <em>Sticker Art Shapes: Arcimboldo<\/em> (Frances Lincoln Children\u2019s Books, 2008), kids ages 5 and up can re-create Arcimboldo\u2019s fruit-and-vegetable portraits with 70 reusable stickers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>From Smithsonian magazine, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/arts-culture\/Arcimboldos-Feast-for-the-Eyes.html\">Arcimboldo\u2019s Feast for the Eyes<\/a>\u00a0 for more information on Giuseppe Arcimboldo and his portraits.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/td>\n<td>Make your own fruit and vegetable paints! See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecokidsart.com\/naturalsafepaint\/\">Nature Art for Kids<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Paint-Made-from-Berries-Nature\/\">Paint Made from Berries<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Next up: Gardening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A classic New Yorker cartoon of 1928 shows a sullen little girl and her mother sitting at the dinner table. \u201cIt\u2019s broccoli, dear,\u201d the mother&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[775,782,772],"tags":[468,462,463,458,82,461,719,717,459,466,460,467,718,716,456,465,464],"class_list":["post-1301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-foodcooking","category-plants","category-science","tag-arcimboldo","tag-food-pyramid","tag-gardening-for-kids","tag-healthy-eating","tag-how-carrots-won-the-trojan-war","tag-nutrition","tag-nutrition-lesson-plans","tag-nutrition-teaching-resources","tag-picky-eaters","tag-vegetable-arts-and-crafts","tag-vegetable-books-for-kids","tag-vegetable-instruments","tag-vegetable-lesson-plans","tag-vegetable-teaching-resources","tag-vegetables","tag-vegetables-and-math","tag-vegetables-and-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1301"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20535,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions\/20535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}