To be a leader is to know the importance of teamwork. A leader cannot complete every task by him or herself. To illustrate this point I had the Snackin’ Fresh Crew play a game, a paper stacking game.
Snackin’ Fresh members were broken into teams of 3 or more people and given a stack of papers.
Their objective: Stack the paper as high as possible.
The rules: You can only use the paper, no other items (no paper clips, no books, and no glue).
Helpful tip: USE TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION.
Some groups did excellent; they chose group roles and stuck to them. The highly effective groups said statements like “You can role the paper I’ll stack the papers.” For an example of teamwork look at the image I name it “The Mighty Tower.”The students took teamwork to an even greater level and stood as a wall of protection to block spies from other groups.
By realizing the importance of teamwork “The Mighty Tower” was accomplished. This skill will be very important for the Snackin’ Fresh leaders in the weeks to come. It will be the reason we accomplish our garden business and special projects. GO TEAM!

-Greg

In a leadership meeting last week, a staff member suggested a really cool snacking option, KALE CHIPS. To our surprise many students said, “Eww what are Kale chips?!?!”
Answer: A delectable HEALTHY snack made from the leafy green vegetable Kale.
I’m a man of my word so if I say this snack is tasty believe it!
Below I have attached the recipe for kale chips because I know you want to try. Children don’t try to create the snack on your own, ask your parent for assistance.

How to Make Kale Chips:
Ingredients
• 1 head kale, washed and thoroughly dried
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Sea salt, for sprinkling

Directions
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
Remove the ribs from the kale and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Lay on a baking sheet and toss with the olive oil and salt. Bake until crisp, turning the leaves halfway through, about 20 minutes. Serve as finger food.

If a reader is curious enough to try this recipe, write me a response on how it tasted.

Hope you enjoy,
Greg

Today, some members of the Snackin’ Fresh Crew introduced “The Food Play” a play at Fairhill Elementary that represents everything the Snackin’ Fresh Crews stands for. The play was awesome; there was dancing, rapping, singing, and laughter. The play delivered nutrition information in a comical yet intelligent way. I believe they asked the BEST crew in the WORLD to introduce the play. The Snackin Fresh Crew Leaders spoke calmly, enthusiastically and with confidence. The highlight for me was hearing the students say “Eat apples not chips;” 10 minutes later during the play one of the actors said the exact same line. Are we good or are we good.

Great Job Snackin Fresh Crew Leaders, you all did great
-Greg

I am a liquid with no calories and no added sugar? I am your healthiest drinking option SO DRINK ME!! Who am I?
Am I a soda full of unhealthy sugars?
NOOOOOOO!!!
Am I a sports drink that has added sugars?
NOOOOOOOO!!!
How about hot chocolate,(You already know what I’m going to say) Hot chocolate full of…calories
NOOOOO!!!
I am good ol’ quality H20 also known as WATER. I have no sugar, no calories and I’m better than the rest.

Drink water after playing tag, drink water after playing sports, drink water after waking up. I don’t care when you drink water just DRINK UP!!

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Greg the Foodie

Hello readers,
This week I met with every Snackin Fresh crew and we began preperation for some amazing projects to come. Will I tell you what they thought of? Noooooo, but I can give a few HINTS… HINT HINT. Prepare to learn about healthy snacks . I guess that wasn’t the biggest HINT but I have to keep everyone guessing until the Snackin’ Fresh Crews are ready to roll out their projects. Until then I’ll leave a Bloggin Riddle (an easy riddle at that)
Who am I?
I am a liquid with no calories and no added sugar? I am your healthiest drinking option SO DRINK ME!! Who am I?

Answer the riddle have a great weekend and Enjoy your healthy snacking options,
Greg The Foodie

This week every Snackin Fresh Garden was put to bed (hence this blog posts title). They all went night night; meaning we cleaned the gardens and pulled up some plants that wouldn’t survive winter’s cold. We found traces of kale, collard greens, carrots, tomatoes, sage and a whole lot more. It was a lovely day to put the gardens to bed everything went perfect, minus the moment I stepped in dog pooh (yuck).
While the gardens were going to bed I was stuck day dreaming, thinking about the hard work Snackin’ Fresh Crews put into the gardens. From choosing what to plant to selling the produce, crew members have done an amazing job with the garden. I am excited and curious to see what the crew members will decide to grow next season.
Until then, Night Night Gardens
Greg the Foodie

This week two of our Snackin’ Fresh Leaders were interviewed by CRED magazine, and the students were AMAZING!! The magazine told us they were interested in youth that take leadership roles in their community, well who better to interview than the Snackin’ Fresh Leaders . The students were asked a number of questions and they answered them greatly. My highlight was hearing the students say, “It’s important to eat healthy because children of today will be the first to have a shorter lifespan than their parents, due to things such as obesity and lack of exercise.” (Paraphrased just a smidget) My first thought… “WOW! These kids are amazing.” This year Snackin’ Fresh crews will aim to tackle those issues so make sure you read the blogs to remain updated on the students’ work.

PS. Keep it up Snackin’ Fresh Crews you’re all doing an awesome job!

Enjoy the weekend
Greg the Foodie