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FEEDING BODIES

FUELING SUCCESS

PARTNERS FOR A HEALTHY SUMMER Fare Start This summer we are excited to be continuing our partnership with FareStart, who will be cooking and delivering meals to our Shoreline sites. FareStart is a wonderful job training institution that provides skills for homeless and disadvantaged individuals. They have served over 6 million

meals to people in need in our neighborhoods! They offer a unique but kid friendly menu by combining vegetables into fun and familiar dishes. One meal to note is the delightfully tasty Macaroni and Cheese with Butternut Squash Puree. Kids don’t seem to mind the veggies in FareStart meals!

King County Libraries It’s a wonderful day when the local librarian comes to visit a summer meal

site. We are fortunate to announce that King County Librarians are back with us at Ronald this summer! They will be providing fun activities, educational opportunities as well as bringing back Techlab. We are also lucky recipients of a guest performer from the King County Library System Foundation!

YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLE SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM NEWS

JULY AT RONALD

We have an exciting month

planned for our summer lunch

site!

King County Librarians

We will have a special visit with

the Children’s Librarian from

Shoreline Public Library on

Wednesday, 7/8/2015.

Shoreline Historical Museum

Enjoy a Native People’s talk and

basket weaving activity on

Wednesday 7/15/2015.

King County Librarians

TechLab will be visiting again this

summer! Learn something new on

Wednesday, 7/22/2015.

Louie Foxx, Magician

In partnership with the King

County Library Foundation,

Magician Louie Foxx will be

conjuring up summer fun on

Tuesday, 7/28/2015.

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find it useful.

QUESTIONS,

COMMENTS, IDEAS?

Contact Nicole Lowe at

nlowe@seattleymca.org

The YMCA of Greater Seattle and the USDA are equal opportunity providers

and employers.

YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLE

17839 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133

July 2015

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NEWSPAPER LEARNING ACTIVITY

Got a newspaper? Then you have a great learning tool! Why don’t you take

a section of the newspaper and try out these fun activities?

Name a letter and then have your child find five unfamiliar words that

start with that letter in the paper. Look up their definitions and try using

them in sentences!

Try turning a recent family event into a newspaper story. Write a

headline and story and include a picture and caption!

Look at a picture in the paper. Without reading the story, make up your

own! What happened before the photo was taken? What will happen

directly after?

GO FOOD, SLOW FOOD!

At our summer meal sites we make sure to keep kids active and engaged all

summer long. Combining physical activities with food and nutrition

knowledge is one way to keep kids moving as well as combat summer

learning loss.

This game will be played at Ronald

United Methodist Church this

summer! Try it at home with your

kids and any neighborhood

friends. Created by New York Road

Runners.

“Go Food, Slow Food”

Have all kids stand in a line facing the adult in charge of running the game. Review with everyone what makes a “go” food and what makes a “slow” food. A “go” food helps

their bodies play and grow while “slow” foods are full of sugar and fat and will slow their bodies down. While an initial sugar rush can make kids feel excited at first,

it will make them feel tired after a

while. Call out some popular foods switching between “go” and “slow” foods and ask the kids to identify each. Once everyone understands the difference, start calling out more foods in no particular order. When you say a “go” food, the kids run (or skip, hop or

jump) toward you. When you yell out a “slow” food the kids should automatically freeze. If a child moves after a “slow” food is called out or freezes on a “go” food, they must start over at the beginning. The first one to reach you wins!

RECIPE CORNER

Looking for a healthy and kid-

friendly recipe that will utilize

summer vegetables? Look no fur-

ther than these fun Zucchini

Bites, packed with nutrients and

flavor! Recipe from The Best

Homemade Kids’ Snacks on the

Planet by Laura Fuentes.

2 cups zucchini, grated

2 eggs, whisked

1/2 cup onion, diced

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 cup cheddar cheese,

shredded

1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 cup marinara / spaghetti

sauce or other sauce for dip-

ping.

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and

grease a mini muffin tin.

Season the zucchini with a pinch

of salt and place in the middle of

a piece of cheesecloth or a thin

kitchen towel. Pat dry to absorb

all liquid, wring it out and transfer

to a large bowl.

To the shredded zucchini, add the

onion, garlic, cheese, panko

breadcrumbs, salt, and pepper.

Stir till evenly combined.

Scoop the mixture into the mini

muffin tin, filling each well to the

top. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or

until golden. Allow the zucchini

bites to cool slightly before trans-

ferring to a wire rack to cool.

Serve with marinara or your fa-

vorite dipping sauce.

Yield: 24 mini bites