Some west Baltimore kids have the tools they need to stay healthy after a crash course in healthy eating and nutrition Tuesday at an area farmer’s market. The students took the trip to the Market at University Park Plaza. It is part of the the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Kids to Farmer’s Market program. It is the first time it’s being held since the coronavirus pandemic.”We bring kids to our campus to teach them about healthy eating, healthy nutrition and we have a healthy cooking demo so they can go home with recipes for their family to help them prepare it,” UMB student Brian Sturdivant said.”I learned today about vegetables and greens and berries and fruits and vegetables,” said Dayvon Goodman, a west Baltimore student. Each child got $10 in farmer’s market money to buy their own produce. The program encourages students to purchase fruits and vegetables they’ve never seen or tasted before.”The Asian pears — lot of the students never had that before. The cauliflower, that’s purple. They’ve seen cauliflower but not purple,” Sturdivant said.”I got cabbage and I got some jalapeno peppers and I got fruit I never tried before. I forgot what it’s called, but it starts with a ‘Q’ and it’s yellow and it’s sour,” said Zya Hooker, a west Baltimore student.”I have a whole bunch of apples — green and red apples — and I have some sour fruit,” said Zaryaha Jones, a west Baltimore student.”A lot of Baltimore is a food desert, so we like educate students about farmer’s markets because they are local. Local produce is healthy, nutritious and you don’t have to travel,” Sturdivant said.
Some west Baltimore kids have the tools they need to stay healthy after a crash course in healthy eating and nutrition Tuesday at an area farmer’s market.
The students took the trip to the Market at University Park Plaza. It is part of the the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s Kids to Farmer’s Market program. It is the first time it’s being held since the coronavirus pandemic.
“We bring kids to our campus to teach them about healthy eating, healthy nutrition and we have a healthy cooking demo so they can go home with recipes for their family to help them prepare it,” UMB student Brian Sturdivant said.
“I learned today about vegetables and greens and berries and fruits and vegetables,” said Dayvon Goodman, a west Baltimore student.
Each child got $10 in farmer’s market money to buy their own produce. The program encourages students to purchase fruits and vegetables they’ve never seen or tasted before.
“The Asian pears — lot of the students never had that before. The cauliflower, that’s purple. They’ve seen cauliflower but not purple,” Sturdivant said.
“I got cabbage and I got some jalapeno peppers and I got fruit I never tried before. I forgot what it’s called, but it starts with a ‘Q’ and it’s yellow and it’s sour,” said Zya Hooker, a west Baltimore student.
“I have a whole bunch of apples — green and red apples — and I have some sour fruit,” said Zaryaha Jones, a west Baltimore student.
“A lot of Baltimore is a food desert, so we like educate students about farmer’s markets because they are local. Local produce is healthy, nutritious and you don’t have to travel,” Sturdivant said.
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