Pam Awad, nutrition educator with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, came to the Maben Public Library and presented our Summer Reading Program on June 25.
She told the children about the new food pyramid by showing a plate and asking the question, “What’s on your plate?”
The children were good at naming them — fruits, grains, vegetables and proteins — especially the fruits.
She also told them that nuts and seeds are proteins and last longer than meats and eggs, and goldfish and pretzels are grains that most people don’t think about.
She read several books: “Jamberry,” “Dinosaur Diner” and “Carla Sandwich.”
She stated that what you eat controls how you feel and exercise is important. In one book they did things like skateboarding, bicycling, jumping jacks and sit-ups. The children told of others such as sports, dancing and just playing outside with maybe a pet.
There are some foods that we think we don’t like and we may not when we first taste of it. But Pam suggested that we need to try them at least seven times for our tongue to decide if it’s something we might like and there are foods that you just might not like.
Our prize for the most read went to Dequarius Williams, who read 17 books. Freedom Ranch was to present our final program July 2.
