October Harvest of the Month: Apples

 

This weekend, the garden embraced the first rain of fall.  The baby lettuce, broccoli, and kohlrabi awakened with the first glimpse of winter.   While the rain has come, it hasn’t stopped the classes from coming to the garden. 

Last week each class received their Harvest of the Month boxes of apples.  Many classes have cooked with and compared the locally grown, Mutsu, Gala, and Pipin apples from Gizdich Ranch.  In life lab, we have been working with Honey Crisp, Jana Gold, and Braeburn apples. Students have compared the apples and used each variety in making a scrumptious apple treat.  Below is the recipe used for 2^nd-4^th grades.

Apple Craisin Grahams

Ingredients:

*1 1/3 cups of low fat plain yogurt

*1/2 cup juice sweetened craisins

*1 large apple finely chopped

*2 plain whole wheat graham crackers

*Pinch of cinnamon.

*1 Tablespoon honey

Preparation:

*Cut apples into bite size chunks.

*Mix apples together yogurt, honey, and craisins in a bowl. 

*Sprinkle cinnamon on top and serve over a whole wheat graham cracker.

The 5^th grade continued their discussion on the My Pyramid’s food groups and measured the amount of fruits, vegetables, proteins, and grains needed in a day.  Students also made a healthy apple treat by coring and stuffing the apples with sunflower seed butter, craisins, and coconut. 

Ingredients:

*1 small apple

*1Tablespoons of juice sweetened craisins

*1 Tablespoon of coconut

*2 Tablespoon of sunflower seed butter or peanut butter

Preparation:

*Cut the top of the apple off.

*Cut around the core and core the apple with a spoon,

*Stuffed desired ingredients in the apple.

*Place the top on the apple and enjoy!