MILAN, MO. -- Students traveled the path from the farmer’s field to the playing field Tuesday in Milan. Learning and asking questions along the way like where does food come from and how does it give me energy to grow.
“Food power” is an interactive exhibit designed to teach kids about food from the farm all the way to the dinner plate. They also learned about the stomach, bones, teeth, and overall nutrition.
“We are hoping that they go away having fun while learning a little about eating healthy and living healthy because it’s a big problem in our communities anymore and there is a lot of emphasis on nutrition,” says Milan School Nurse and RN Helen Leslie.
The day started at the pizza farm learning where farmers grow their favorite ingredients. After that it was on to inspecting nutrtion labels and learning what those labels actually mean on their favorite lunch milk.
Students then made their way into the mouth and the digestive system learning to turn their food into power. They tested their muscles with jumping jacks.
After that, it was on to the small intestines, all 15 feet of it, in an interactive maze landing them at the last station where they discussed healthy choices.
The program was put of by Milan FFA and HOSA. Health Occupational Students of America is a group for rural students that want to go into the health care profession.
The MU Department of Nutritional Sciences created Food Power Adventure with partial funding from USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program.
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