Healthy Lifestyles

Rachel Enos, our OSU Nutrition Educator moves through the school every Friday, providing nutrition education through games, story readings with food tastings and food preparation, all designed to equip students with knowledge and skills to practice food and fitness choices for lifelong good health. This program is made possible through a federal grant through the United States Department of Agriculture and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Want to know more? Check out the websites www.mypyramid.gov or www.oregonstate.edu/nep.

This is Rachel working in one of the Kindergarten classes. She is making one of our students' favorite Healthy Recipes, "Super Smoothie".

Popeye Power Smoothie

• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup plain or vanilla yogurt
• 1 banana, peeled and sliced
• 2 cups fresh spinach leaves
• crushed ice

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Puree until completely smooth. Serve immediately. Refrigerate leftovers within 2-3 hours.

Peanut Power Drink

• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 3 1/2 cups bananas (or any other fresh or canned and drained fruit)
• 1 1/4 cups nonfat dry milk
• 2 cups cold water

Same directions as above.

Blueberry Tofu Smoothie

• 3/4 cup frozen blueberries
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 cup vanilla soy milk
• 3 ounces silken tofu
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon lime juice

Same directions as above.

Nutrition Facts:
Serving size: 1 cup. Calories: 100. Calories from Fat: 5. Total Fat 0g. Saturated Fat 0g. Trans fat 0g. Cholesterol 0mg. sodium 40mg. Total Carbohydrate 23g. Dietary fiber 1g. Sugars 17g. Protein 2g. Vitamin A 10%. Vitamin C 50%. Calcium 6%. Iron 4%.