Riley asked me a question that gave me an idea. Riley asked why he feels so hungry only an hour after eating breakfast. I explained that he might be making pour choices in breakfast. That some things practically dissolve in your mouth when you eat them, while other things need to be "eaten" by stomach acid which takes awhile and makes you feel full longer. He asked what kind of food takes longer. So I took some time to explain that foods that have lots of protein or fiber usually take longer that foods that are just fluff. To make the knowledge stick a little better, I thought I give them a visual.
We took a container of water and added: Cooked rice, oats, pancake, cake, tortilla, pasta, apple, raisins, gummy, peanut, cheese, apple jacks cereal, ritz cracker, gogurt, sugar, crunchy nut cereal, lunch meat, white bread, wheat bread, and carrot. We simple put these in the water and left them for over an hour. After that hour, we gently stirred and saw what things pulled to pieces and mushed and what things stuck together. Then we dumped the water into a mesh strainer and ran water over it for about 30 seconds. We dumped what was left on a paper towel. Left were pieces of rice, oats, tortilla, pasta, apple, raisins, peanut, cheese, lunch meat, wheat bread, carrot, and apple jacks. I was happy with the out come except the apple jacks, but Riley pointed out that its a new higher fiber recipe! The gummy actually did not dissolve, but I asked the kids why the sugar dissolved, but not the gummy, which is mostly sugar. Anna said it was probably the "other stuff" in it. I told her that it probably contained something like gelatin that makes the sugar hold a form, but does not make it healthy. So
we counted it out. But overall, the kids got the idea about how making healthier choice with food really effects them. I've never been the best example of eating healthy, but I've worked at trying to be better and to teach them so they at least have the knowledge. This was a fun way to visualize how making better choices can help them not feel so snacky all day long. A good thing to learn at the beginning of a week home with food in the house all the time. Here's to a good start to a long week. ~Pam
Riley asked me a question that gave me an idea. Riley asked why he feels so hungry only an hour after eating breakfast. I explained that he might be making pour choices in breakfast. That some things practically dissolve in your mouth when you eat them, while other things need to be "eaten" by stomach acid which takes awhile and makes you feel full longer. He asked what kind of food takes longer. So I took some time to explain that foods that have lots of protein or fiber usually take longer that foods that are just fluff. To make the knowledge stick a little better, I thought I give them a visual. 
We took a container of water and added: Cooked rice, oats, pancake, cake, tortilla, pasta, apple, raisins, gummy, peanut, cheese, apple jacks cereal, ritz cracker, gogurt, sugar, crunchy nut cereal, lunch meat, white bread, wheat bread, and carrot. We simple put these in the water and left them for over an hour. After that hour, we gently stirred and saw what things pulled to pieces and mushed and what things stuck together. Then we dumped the water into a mesh strainer and ran water over it for about 30 seconds. We dumped what was left on a paper towel. Left were pieces of rice, oats, tortilla, pasta, apple, raisins, peanut, cheese, lunch meat, wheat bread, carrot, and apple jacks. I was happy with the out come except the apple jacks, but Riley pointed out that its a new higher fiber recipe! The gummy actually did not dissolve, but I asked the kids why the sugar dissolved, but not the gummy, which is mostly sugar. Anna said it was probably the "other stuff" in it. I told her that it probably contained something like gelatin that makes the sugar hold a form, but does not make it healthy. So 
we counted it out. But overall, the kids got the idea about how making healthier choice with food really effects them. I've never been the best example of eating healthy, but I've worked at trying to be better and to teach them so they at least have the knowledge. This was a fun way to visualize how making better choices can help them not feel so snacky all day long. A good thing to learn at the beginning of a week home with food in the house all the time. Here's to a good start to a long week. ~Pam
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What an awesome idea! I see a great science fair project for your family.
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