Assignment: Boxed Mac and Cheese: What are you eating?!?!

Boxed mac and cheese is often a favorite among kids, but what is in it?
Take a look at the ingredients list from a box of Kraft Mac And Cheese.

Look at just the ingredients for the CHEESE SAUCE MIX.  

There are 13 ingredients, many of which don't even sound like food.

Click HERE to watch a video about the artificial coloring in the CHEESE SAUCE MIX.

In your notebook, make a  Venn diagram to compare and contrast boxed mac and cheese and our recipe for Stove Top Mac and Cheese.

Think &Write: Using the information you now know about boxed mac and cheese, write a paragraph to convince someone to make our Stove Top Mac and Cheese instead of boxed mac and cheese.

Child Development: Food and Safety : 8 Eating Milestones Assignment

When Baby starts eating solid foods, it is important to keep both safety and nutrition in mind. Click HERE to read "8 Eating Milestones", an article filled with advice about feeding older infants.
Focus on "Milestone 4".
HERE is another list of foods to include for older infants as well as foods to watch out for.
HERE is a list of excellent beginning finger foods for older infants.
Make a "T Chart" like the one below showing what older infants should and shouldn't be given to eat.