PLAYING WITH THEIR FOOD TROUPE OFFERS STUDENTS STEADY DIET OF FUN, NUTRITION TIPS.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer NEWHALL - Telling kids to eat right is nothing new, but pulling them out of class for an hour to watch juggling jokesters who cleverly incorporate nutritional do's and don'ts got the attention Monday of pupils at Peachland Avenue School. Foodplay, an East Coast group that stages hundreds of nutritional shows at schools annually, arrived with various colorful props to illustrate the importance of breakfast and the perils of sugary sug·ar·y adj. sug·ar·i·er, sug·ar·i·est 1. Characterized by or containing sugar: sugary foods. 2. Tasting or looking like sugar. 3. drinks. But the star attraction star attraction n → atracción f principal star attraction n → grande attraction star attraction star n → was the silly antics antics Noun, pl absurd acts or postures [Italian antico something grotesque (from fantastic carvings found in ruins of ancient Rome)] antics plural noun of ``Johnny and Coach.'' ``The show is obviously fun and it caters to the multiple ways that kids learn,'' said performer Daniel Forlano, 25. ``Visual, audio, repetition - being performers, we're able to present the material through our bodies.'' Forlano and Paul Miller The name Paul Miller is shared by a number of people.
``I didn't know that soda (nondiet colas) had 10 teaspoons of sugar in a can,'' said Cara Lederman, 10, after the show. ``And I didn't know that models can be unhealthy when they're so skinny (Skinny Station Protocol) Cisco's proprietary implementation of the H.323 IP telephony model. Skinny phones can also be configured for the SIP protocol. See IP telephony. .'' Miller, 28, said joining the Foodplay team has taught him a few things about nutrition as he's traveled to various cities promoting healthy habits healthy habit Good habit, see there and exercise. ``I'm a reformed pig. This is a good guide,'' Miller said after his second show of the day. ``We try to communicate healthy eating habits in a fun way. This way, the kids remember it a lot more.'' With the actors sporting everything from slinky-like eye wear to propeller propeller, device consisting of a hub with one or more blades that propels a craft to which it is attached by rotating its blades in a fluid such as air or water. beanies and mad scientist lab coats, the show drew laughs and applause from the children, but it also taught them how to read the nutritional section of food labels. Fifth-grader Daniel Susdorn said he had a ball watching the show but managed to learn a few tips along the way. ``You shouldn't believe only what you see on the cover (of the box), and you need to eat a lot of grain. I didn't know that,'' Susdorn said. Teacher Jessica Theiss said she knew the students learned some important information as she escorted her class back to their room. ``The way the information was presented, they learn a lot more. And I heard a few kids talking about drinking less soda as we walked back to class,'' Theiss said. CAPTION(S): Photo: (1) Foodplay performers Daniel Forlano, on left, and Paul Mil ler perform a skit about sugar in soda. (2) Third-grader Lauren Kasey and other Peachland Avenue School students take part in Foodplay's performance. (3) Paul Miller juggles apples as part of Monday's performance designed to teach students about nutrition. (4) Foodplay performer Daniel Forlano delivers a nutrition lesson along with laughs Monday at Peachland Avenue School. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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