Recommended for families with pre-K to elementary-age children
ROCKWALL, TX (May 7, 2026) Join us for the Health Talk Express Well Families Workshop at the Rockwall County Library on May 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. This program offers practical tools and recipes to help busy parents manage meal planning and preparation. Families will prepare the Fruit-a-licious Snack Cup recipe, participate in hands-on activities, and learn more about MyPlate and its 5 Food Group Friends: Farrah Fruit, Reggie Veggie, Dean Protein, Jane Grain, and Mary Dairy! Kids will take home Food Group Friends reading booklets. Families will receive take-home recipes, an SOS (Soup Or Sauce) Mix, and a complementary recipe booklet filled with lots of quick and easy main dishes. Hope to see you there!
Food Group Friends
This lesson utilizes emergent reader booklets, food cards, handouts, recipe cards, worksheets and activities in an interactive setting to teach children about being food smart as they participate in this workshop. Fun characters and developmentally appropriate activities engage children in exploring healthy choices from each of the MyPlate food groups. Discovering the colorful variety of fruits and vegetables and how they grow. Selecting balanced meals and healthy snacks. Experiencing the fun and importance of being physically active. Lessons are designed to help change eating and physical activity behaviors through role-playing, observational learning, positive tasting experiences, and skill-building. Participants will review the importance of proper handwashing through the glow germ activity.
The United States Department of Agriculture MyPlate program provides nutrition education for children and their families, to help them making healthy eating and physical activity choices.
The goal of Team Nutrition is to improve children’s lifelong eating and physical activity habits by using the principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate.
Submitted press release: Dr. Aimee Sandifeer, Rockwall County Agent – Family & Community Health
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