Blender Bike Helps Students Learn Healthy Eating

Grant Ragan Elementary students used their brains and brawn during a special nutrition lesson this week. Each day, the Waukee CSD Nutrition Team held three, 25-minute classes on healthy eating. During the class, the students were quizzed on the difference between fruits and vegetables. They also learned about the USDA MyPlate food guide for nutritional eating.

Then, several volunteers peddled the blender bike to make a healthy banana, berry fruit smoothie. After it was all mixed up, the kids got to taste-test the product. They even scored the smoothie by giving it a thumbs up, thumbs down, or a sideways thumb. Grant Ragan Elementary set a school goal this school year to schedule a few special wellness events to prioritize health and wellbeing.