Vegetables: Plant to Plate Workshop

Overview of Workshop

Vegetables offer an engaging entry point into both nutrition and plant science. Based on the Food is Elementary Vegetables lesson, this workshop equips educators with strategies to help students take a scientific and culinary approach to understanding vegetables, using a blend of nutrition lessons for kids, parts of a plant lessons, and tasting activities that make learning both fun and meaningful.

In this workshop, educators will:

• Gain strategies for helping students identify a variety of vegetables and their nutritional benefits
• Explore which part of the plant is being eaten for each vegetable
• Receive the Food is Elementary Vegetables lesson