It's a very short week next week!!
Remember classes begin on Wednesday.

Top 10 Tips to Help Kids Discover the Wonder of Vegetables MODEL YOUR VEGGIES: If you eat your veggies then your kids will eat theirs too. Research suggests the chances a child eats recommended amounts of healthy foods double if their parents do. See more on parent role modeling.  STOCK THE FREEZER: Try fresh vegetables in frozen form to get your kids’ favorite vegetables all year round. Kids love carrots, corn and peppers – all easy-to-prep options to keep in your “frozen pantry.” See 10 top frozen foods for frozen veggie ideas . GIVE KIDS A CHOICE: Just giving kids a couple of options could mean more veggies. Kids may prefer carrots to celery (they chose carrots 90 percent of the time, in a recent study) but when the choice was offered, they ate 18 percent more than when carrots were the only option. POWER KIDS’ PLATES: Help kids create their own veggie-powered plate, and follow MyPlate advice to fill half the plate with fruits and veggies. The plate size (and even design) can affect how much kids eat. Research shows that large plates and certain plate designs can cause people to take an extra 20 percent or more without knowing it. PLAY THE NAME GAME: Several studies have shown that veggie sales increase as much as 27 percent after carrots become “x-ray vision carrots” and broccoli turns into “broccoli bites.” Come up with your own veggie names, or challenge the family to “name that vegetable.” See the Super Crew® for more great ideas. GET KIDS IN THE KITCHEN:  Look for simple, easy recipes that the entire family can cook. Encourage your kids to discover what they enjoy about veggies too. Incorporating already-prepped frozen veggies and the microwave can make cooking safe and easy for kids. CREATE SUPER SHOPPERS: Kids are more likely to eat what they help pick out, so bring the kids along on your next supermarket trip and let them pick their vegetables. Encourage them to try something new, such as blends of different vegetables, full of diverse tastes, colors, and textures. VEGGIE ASPIRATION: Help your kids develop healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Motivate the little ones and show them that eating healthy foods, like vegetables, can help set them up for success in the activities they love to do. GO FOR THE RAINBOW: Brighten up kids’ diets to help them eat a rainbow of nutrients. Choose different colors and varieties of vegetables, or vegetable blends, to create a palette of key nutrients kids need. ALWAYS READY: Busy schedules make it important to have quick and easy options on hand for the kids.  Stock the freezer with frozen vegetables year-round, and you’ll have convenient, and tasty, vegetables ready to serve at a moment’s notice. Courtesy of  Join SuperKids Nutrition on Facebook for more great daily tips and tools for healthy living.

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Parent Luncheon

Mark your calendars!

Discovery's 2^nd Elementary Parent Luncheon, our new tradition in the making -  Take Your Parents to Lunch Day- will be on Friday May 11th.  

It’s the perfect time to head to school and have lunch with your kid, right before mother’s day. 

 Children do better in school when parents are involved.

Facts

Discover other interesting facts that You May Not Know.

In South Africa, termites and ants are often roasted and eaten by the handful, like popcorn.

Flamingo tongues were a common delicacy at Roman feasts.

If you add half a glass of lemonade to a vase of flowers, the bubbles prolong the life of the flowers by up to a week. 

In Great Britain alcoholic lemonade is outselling premium bottled lagers.

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Discover a few interesting facts that You May Not Know.

Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

A can of spam is opened every 6 seconds. Before Internet age, spam wasn't unsolicated email, it was ofcourse a luncheon meat. It is so resistant to spoilage that, if kept in the closed can, it may well outlast eternity and will certainly live longer than human.

Almonds are members of the peach family.

Grape explode when you put them in the microwave.

Carrots were first grown as a medicine (not a food). The ancient Greeks called carrots "Karoto".

If you add half a glass of lemonade to a vase of flowers, the bubbles prolong the life of the flowers by up to a week. In Great Britain alcoholic lemonade is outselling premium bottled lagers.

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http://www.fun-interesting-facts.com/interesting_facts_about_food.html

Hope you had a safe and enjoyable break 

over Easter and the School Holidays.

School begins on Wednesday 11^th.

The cafeteria staff had a relaxing break, 
recharged batteries; and are ready to go back 
to provide our outstanding food and service.

The menu for this short week has been posted.

NEW Items have been a Success!!!

The cafeteria is always improving service, nutrition and variety of meals to our school community and has introduced an assortment of new items this school year which have been a resounding hit!

Among them and Already Favorites among our students and teachers:

ü  Buffalo Subs

ü  Tortas de Pollo

ü  Super Baleadas

ü  Cinnamon Rolls

All freshly made and cooked from scratch with the finest ingredients.

NEW ONES TO BE ADDED IN THE COMING WEEKS:

Chilaquiles

Penne Alfredo with chicken and broccoli (we had a similar version before- the broccoli is a new addition to help our students eat more vegetables)

Chicken on a bun 

Steak and Onion Subs

Crunchy Hawaiian Chicken Wraps