AtlantiCare chef teaches our 8th graders about healthy, intuitive eating!

Today, Chef Shara from AtlantiCare came to visit our eighth graders to teach them about the importance of eating healthy foods. She taught scholars about a concept called “intuitive eating,” which is eating based on your body’s hunger cues and feelings. “No one eats perfectly all of the time,” she said, “but if you eat foods that make your body feel nourished a majority of the time, you’re on the right track.” She and the scholars talked about the foods that make them feel good, and which ones to avoid or eat in moderation.

After her discussion with the class, Chef Shara demonstrated how to make a quinoa apple salad. Ingredients included spinach, cooked quinoa, diced green apples, feta cheese, dried cranberries, and a homemade vinaigrette dressing. A few students volunteered to help make the dressing, which consisted of olive oil, raspberry wine vinegar, jam, dijon mustard, and some additional ingredients. (You can find the full recipe card in the photos below.) Scholars were able to try the salad once it was prepared, and most of them really liked it and said they would make it at home!

Thank you, AtlantiCare and Chef Shara, for giving such a wonderful and impactful presentation!