LifeSPAN Gazette
March 2022
Give Grapes a Try!
Our LifeSPAN featured fruit this month is Grapes. Did you know that there are more than 10,000 varieties of grapes around the world?! During our lesson this month, our LifeSPAN students will get to try 4 of those varieties. Some students may not get the grape lesson until after Spring Break. In the meantime, click on the pictures below to check out some great grape recipes from Michigan Harvest of the Month™.
Essential Nutrients Found in Grapes
Vitamin K
is essential to blood clotting
Riboflavin
helps convert food into energy
Copper
plays an important role in your immune system
Move in Your Amazing Healthy State!
Take a tour of Michigan with LifeSPAN's elementary nutrition facilitator Mrs. Hills, and act out some of the great activities our state has to offer! Show the video below and move with your child at home, or use it as inspiration to create your own imaginary tour as a family. Where would you go and what would you do? The possibilities are endless!
Your Amazing Healthy State FitBits™
OUT House Consortium Lantern-Lit Treks
- Ashmun Creek Trail (behind Buffalo Wild Wings), Sault, MI: Friday, March 11, 7-9pm
- William B. Derby Nature Preserve, Cedarville, MI: Saturday, March 12, 7-9pm
For details and event updates, follow the OUT House Consortium on Facebook.
Upcoming Feeding America Mobile Food Pantries
- 10am, Little Bear Arena, 275 Marquette Street, St. Ignace, MI 49781
- 2pm, Luce County LINK, 103 West Helen Street, Newberry, MI, 49868
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Wakelet
Check out our Wakelet video library for virtual recipe demonstrations, physical activities, guided storybook readings, and more:
This project was funded in whole or in part by the USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan Fitness Foundation.
*This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
*This institution is an equal opportunity provider.