Today I woke up bright and early
to speak at Career Day
at P.S. 161, an Elementary/Middle School
in Central Harlem.
The guest speakers included an Architect,
TV Producer, NY1 Reporter, Neuroscientist,
an Editor at the NY Times
…and me! Pretty eclectic (and impressive) line-up!
Here is a recap:
Today I was “Chef Arielle” and in charge of inspiring
the Kindergartners.
Every month, P.S 161 has a theme,
and this month’s theme happened to be “LOVE”
so I spoke about self-love: the importance of
loving yourself and taking care of yourself through
food- via healthy, colorful, fresh food.
First, we read Why Should I Eat Well? by Claire Llewellyn
THEN…
I led an arts and crafts project. I had them draw their
favorite “healthy” foods vs. their favorite “unhealthy”
foods. The kids got really into and their pictures came out super cute.
THEN…
we made a fresh Strawberry- Banana Smoothie out of:
coconut water, frozen strawberries and bananas.
The kids told me it was as delicious
as their favorite drink (Sunny-D) + they
gave me a thumbs up at the end!
Here’s the recipe that I used for the smoothies-
super simple (most kids like the banana-strawberry combo),
coconut water is a nutritious sweet base (much better alternative
than soda, gatorade and fruit punch) +
the exercise perfectly demonstrates how to make
a sweet drink out of fresh fruit-
and no need for added, processed sugar.
RECIPE:
Banana-Strawberry Smoothie
Ingredients:
1 liter Coconut Water
2 bags (16 oz) Strawberries, frozen or fresh
4 bananas
Blend up all ingredients until smooth. Voila!
*served 50 kids in mini cups
Here is a link
to more smoothie recipes.
Tonight, I will definitely go to sleep
feeling accomplished and that I contributed
to society:)
Can’t wait for next year’s Career Day!
be giving. be colorful. be well.
xoxo
be well,
arielle
