Annie Pitts ARTICHOKE decide between the floral or the pine scented room spray The supermarket can be very interesting interesting Miss G said Our new science unit is about nutrition We're going to do a play about it but first we'll learn about making healthy choices in our diet And all the different foods we'll be discussing can be found right in our local supermarket Miss G wrote NUTRITION on the board I didn't copy it on the paper in front of me when she asked us to Instead I wrote M I C K E Y M O U S E Now who can name some good foods Miss G asked chalk in hand Marsha said Ooh ooh and waved her arm Obviously Marsha Miss Pick Me Pick Me wasn't very upset about not going to Disney World Chocolate she said Chocolate is good Chocolate is very good Miss G said
Miss G AND ME And so are doughnuts and cookies But they're not good for us We need to eat foods that have things like protein She wrote the word on the board Meat fish chicken and eggs are all sources of protein Beans and nuts have it too I looked over at Matthew looking over at me making nutty faces If nuts had protein then Matthew must have more protein than anyone else in the class Miss G drew a huge circle on the board She drew a fork on one side and a knife and spoon on the other Then for some reason she drew a guitar right in the middle of the circle Now we need some vegetables a dairy product and maybe a cereal or pasta That will give us a balanced meal She looked at me and said Annie what vegetable shall we put on our plate I was still staring at the guitar Plate I asked
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Miss G AND ME Here next to the chicken she said I guess I'm not a very good artist She wrote the word CHICKEN on the guitar I mean on the chicken Well Annie she continued What vegetables would you like I don't like vegetables I said very matter of factly And that was true I always left them on my plate But I could probably learn to like them in Disney World Miss G was not giving up so easily Annie she said we can all learn to eat right even if there are certain foods we don't like Before I could stop myself I said Do YOU eat right Miss G I mean how come you're so so Some kids giggled Marsha Miss I'm So Polite gave me a look that said How could you But Miss G wasn't mad She said
