Health & Wellness Assembly!

Health and Wellness Assembly is a Celebration and showcase of how ASEP's kids are making healthy lifestyle choices. This is done through eating healthy, being physically active and working together. As well as spreading the word that by making healthy life choices you will feel better, do better in school, feel good about yourself and to have a good time while you’re at it.

With the help from our wonderful ASEP staff Snack Squad lead a mini exercise to start getting everyone's hearts pumping!








The 3rd graders following the mini exercise. Look at them sweat!









4th & 5th graders presented a dance that they had learned about 3 months ago! They knew every single step & it was spectacular!








Current & previous kids in Snack Squad showing off their vegetable & fruit suits!

















Marya from Girls on the Run & Ms. Nancy leading wacky stretches!










ALSO we would like to thank all those who participated thank you for making this health & wellness assembly one of a kind! Hayes Valley Farm, Girls on the Run, Addis Light, & Andrea's Dance Class!

Snack Squad Interview!!

On May 5, 2011 Snack Squad was interviewed by a very famous journalist & here is the exclusive interview!

Michael, 10 years old, 4th grade, Silver Group

1. What is your favorite part of Snack Squad?

"Making food for people & delivering stuff to teachers."

2.Describe a new experience in Snack Squad.

"Made home-made pasta, our own smoothies & tried different types of chocolate."

4. What is your favorite food and how is it healthy?

"Bagel & cream cheese, because they have milk & grains no sugar or oil."

5. Any message you want to pass on about healthy food or physical activity?

"Eat more stuff off the pyramid but all the healthy stuff. Make sure you go outside for 60 minutes or more.

Luis, 9 years old, 4th, Silver Group

1. Favorite part of Snack Squad?
"Going on field trips & when we give out snack."

2. Describe a new experience in Snack Squad.

" Serving snack."

3. New food that you have tried & why you liked it?
"Grapefruit because it is juicy and big. Also I've never made pasta before."

4. What is your favorite food and how is it healthy?
"I like broccoli & tomatoes because it has lots of nutrients & does not have sugar."

5. Any message you want to pass on message you want to pass on about healthy food or physical activity?

"Make sure you plate is separated in healthy food groups."

Marley, 10 years old, 5th grade, Silver group, going to Roosevelt Middle School!

1. Favorite part of Snack Squad?

"Chocolate & field trips & serving."

2. Describe a new experience in Snack Squad.
"Healthier eating habits & label reading."

3. New food that you have tried & why you liked it?

"Home-made pasta because it was fun to make and it tasted good."

4. What is your favorite food and how is it healthy?
"Watermelon its healthy because its a fruit and it keeps you hydrated."

5. Any message you want to pass on message you want to pass on about healthy food or physical activity?
"Read the label and see it the 1st or 2nd or 3rd ingredient is sugar. Make sure you get 60 minutes or more everyday."

Snack Squad's Milk Taste!

Snack Squad was put to the test to see if they could guess what type of milk they were drinking.









But before testing Snack Squad had to fill out a sheet together to learn how to read milk labels. They had to figure out what milk had the most sugar or which milk had the most vitamins.







They also had to determine if the serving size was the amount they used. Was it too much milk or just enough or not enough?








Now it was time for the tasting!

Snack Squad trying to determine what milk it was ( it was organic soy milk!)

At the end they wrote down a number to each milk they tested & got almost all of them right! Great job Snack Squad!

The Red Ballons at Whole Foods!

The Red Group also known as the Red Balloons had a great trip to Whole Foods!
















When the Red Balloons arrived they were greeted by Jennifer who was going to be our guide for the day! Jennifer started of by talking to the Red Balloons about seeds!










Jennifer showed us how lettuce & pea seeds looked like. "They look so small!" said the Red Balloons amazed at what pea seeds look like.











We then traveled to where the produce section where we met David! David talked to us about organic produce and what it meant and why it was healthier for you.










He then treated the Red Balloons to strawberries, blueberries & grapes!












Yum! Looks healthy & delicious!













After visiting the fresh produce we headed over to the cheese where we met Jenn who is in charged of the cheese department. She asked the Red Balloons what animals made milk and what foods had milk in them & rewarded everyone with organic string cheese!








Did you know that Whole foods has over 300 different types of cheese?!












We then headed over to Isaiah where he showed us the different types of fish they had and even showed us how big some fishes mouths were!































Red Balloons ended the day by going through checkout where we left with a little organic treat!

Finale at Sociale!

On Friday April 8, 2011 Snack Squad went on a great adventure to Cafe Sociale for a Celebration of completing Snack Squad! When we arrived Tia (the owner & head chef) gave Snack Squad a tour of her kitchen and introduced us to her sous chefs. She then proceeded to show Snack Squad how she would prepare the meal. Snack Squad had a chance to help Tia cook the vegetables and help cook the pasta. After preparing the lovely dish Snack Squad got done to work by eating their dish! "Yum" was all we heard while Snack Squad ate their dish. Tia ended the day by bringing out some of her famous chocolate cake!

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Zarianna & Cailey excited to go inside!

Tia explains to Snack Squad what running a kitchen means.

Tia cuts some asparagus to add into the pasta!

Snack Squad tosses the asparagus in the pan for the lovely pasta.

Tia shows Snack Squad how to use multiple pans at one time.

Tia throws some cheese on the pasta to finish it up!

*Ding ding! Order up!!

Snack Squad smiling with their finished pasta!

Snack Squad even got a chance to name their past! Divertiti (Enjoy) Snack Squad Pasta!

Tia even brought out some of her famous chocolate cake! Yuiche buono! (Yum!)

Snack Squad leaves with smiles and a full belly!!

Snack Squad tries Dragon Fruit!

Amanda from Addis Light explaining that dragon fruit is among the most nutritious and wonderful exotic fruits.


Did you know that dragon fruit is native to Central America?




Cailey examining the dragon fruit



Now time to eat! Yum!

Snack Squad learns how to make homemade ranch dressing!!

Snack Squad is rewarded to a trip to Courtney's!

Snack Squad students were given a challenge to select food from Courtney's to enjoy, but in order to keep it, they had to describe why the snack they chose at Courtney's was healthy and identify what food group it belongs to.

Snack Squad students have earned these points by being on time, preparing snack, filling out snack sheets and showing it to their parents, but overall being great listeners and participants.

1 million lights visit/ Strawberry parfait

Snack squad had a special
guest named Laura Chao who is the program manager from an organization called 1 million lights. She taught snack squad the differnces between a traditional incandesceent light and a LED light.










One main differnce was how much energy one bulb used vs the other.




One main differnce was how much heat one light bulb gives out. More heat=more energy used. This photo on the right shows a traditional incandescent light which gave a bright light but also a lot of heat.





This photo on the right shows a LED bulb which also gave a bright light but no heat. Which meant it saved more energy.





Snack Squad then joined Chef Shiloh in leaning how to make strawberry parfaits. Only using 3 things strawberries, vanilla yogurt and giner snapes.