News and Notes from The Johnson Center
GrapeUp! Come Together! - Sandwich Art
JCCHD | Wed, August 12, 2015 |Saturday, July 25, was full of good food and great fun. We learned all about nutrition at the Grape Up! event dedicated to making Sandwich Art.
We started off the day with a fun story called “The Giant Jam Sandwich,” by John Vernon Lord, read by our presenter for the day, Zabin. Our ASL and Spanish interpreters helped us tell the story.
Zabin, a research assistant at the Johnson Center, then told us a little bit about the nutrition in the foods we eat and how to best fuel our working bodies. We learned what was truly healthy, like fruits and veggies and whole grains, what foods we should eat in moderation, like peanut butter and avocados, and what we should try and limit, like ice cream and cookies.
We got to get up and get moving by playing a red-light, green-light game with healthy foods to signal “go” and unhealthy foods for “stop.” It was a fun way to practice what we learned about nutrition.
The coolest part of the day was when we got to make our own sandwich art out of sun butter and jam sandwiches. We got to decorate them any way we wanted. There were cookie cutters to make different shapes, lots of little snacks to decorate with, and plenty of food for everyone. Who knew sandwiches could look as yummy as they taste? We had Glutino pretzel snack bags and Oh So! Organic juice pouches to go with the amazing creations.
Everyone then got to make their own fish bowl, using glitter, stickers, and gluten-free cereal as aquarium rocks.
Amy, our photographer, took lots of pictures of all the fun and of the beautiful sandwiches we made. Our wonderful volunteers helped with the sandwich art and the crafts so that parents were able to enjoy their morning with some coffee, donuts, and a chance to relax.
It was a fun, delicious morning. If you want to learn more about sandwich art, check out one of our amazing Nutrition Department interns, Sarah, who got the chance to demonstrate sandwich art on the show Studio 512.
Photo Credit Amy Zhang
