Kids in the Market Booklet

This booklet is eligible for bulk discount pricing when ordering more than 250 booklets. Combine English and Spanish versions for a quantity discount! Pricing is listed under "Buy in Bulk and Save". Book is 5.5" x 7" with 13 pages. Available in English and Spanish.

Children will say, "Take me to the market with you!" Children love the excitement in the farmers’ market! 

Encourage families to visit their local farmers’ market this summer with their child! The booklet is full of colorful fresh fruits and vegetables, plus activities! These activities promote learning new colors, words, shapes, sizes and more, as well as helping children to become familiar with fruits and vegetables and ways to help in the kitchen. Find simple cooking ideas and lots of helpful tips that promote MyPlate concepts.    

When a child sees others getting excited about fresh fruits and vegetables, they will want to eat some too! Plus, children like to eat foods they are familiar with. 

Families will enjoy the many activities for children featured in the book!

Some of the featured activity dialogue:

• "What color is the carrot?"
• "How many cucumbers are in the basket?"
• "Radishes are little. Tomatoes are round."
• "Ask me how to find a certain fruit or vegetable."
• "Let's play I spy with little eyes."
• "Tell me how we will cook and eat the vegetables."

In the second half of the booklet, families will find activity ideas for small children to help in the kitchen like rinsing berries, putting toppings on pizza and more. In addition, simple cooking ideas!

Simple cooking ideas include:

• Baked apple slices
• Frozen berry cups
• Roasted veggies
• Veggie quesadilla
• Summer fruit bowls with yogurt
• Four different Farmers' Market pizzas
• Raw Veggies
• Avocado yogurt dip

Booklet also includes lots of helpful tips that promote the MyPlate concepts and the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Copyright 2019. 

NO PHOTOCOPYING

Author: Cheryl Yarrington, RDN, MS, CD, CLE

© Nutrition Matters Inc.  

Reading Level: Flesch Kincaid - 3.32 ; SMOG - 6.82