Sept. 29, 2010: ¡Comidas Para Todos!

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Activities:

1. On a paper plate, paste newspaper words or pictures for meats, vegetables and seasonings you would find in Hispanic dishes.

2. Circle newspaper ads for restaurants that serve Hispanic food. Put a star on two restaurants you would like to visit.

3. Ask family members and friends to name their favorite Hispanic foods. Ask them to name foods from other cultures. Which foods were the favorites?

4. Which Hispanic dishes use (a) black beans, (b) jalapeño peppers, (c) caramel, and (d) cookies?

5. Use the Internet to learn about Hispanic foods that are served for special holidays. Write a paragraph about what you learn.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them. This week's standard:

• Students understand factors that influence food choices, for example, culture, religion and personal experience. (Health: Nutrition)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)