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President's day food fact trivia
President's day food fact trivia
Posted on Feb 18, 2013 by Maggie LaBarbera
Happy President's Day!
In honor of President's Day, I thought it would be fun to look at some food facts about some of the great presidents of the past.
President's Food Trivia:
President George Washington: favorite food from the protein food group was fish and nuts
President Jefferson: first person in northern America to grow a tomato
President Andrew Jackson: loved fresh milk from the dairy food group so much that he kept a cow at the white house
President Abraham Lincoln: enjoyed an apple from the fruit food group and had one every day at lunchtime
President Woodrow Wilson: two days a week had requested no meat on Mondays and no wheat on Wednesday
President Dwight Eisenhower; enjoyed cooking
President Jimmy Carter: owned a peanut farm
President John F. Kennedy: one his favorite foods was soup, in particular chowder
President Bush: announced publicly that he did not like broccoli
President Obama: favorite food to cook is chili
President's Day Free Printables and Worksheets for Kids
President Day fun activity page requiring young readers to find and match letters of the alphabet from healthy foods with names of the presidents of the United States.
Published: Feb 07, 2013
Grades: 1-2
Ages: 5-8
President's Day fun printables for children with nutrition writing activity. Match the presidents name to popular foods from My Plate food groups.
Published: Feb 07, 2013
Grades: 3-5
Ages: 8-13
President's Day fun printables for children with My Plate theme. Worksheet for children that promotes creativity and nutrition.
Published: Feb 07, 2013
Grades: K-5, PreK
Ages: 3-10
President's Day fun printables for children . Children love to draw and this printables ties president's day with a reminder of the importance of eating a healthy meal every day.
Published: Feb 07, 2013
Grades: K-4
Ages: 3-10
President's Day fun creative writing activity for children. Have children think up creative names for the My Plate flags. Older children can also write a paragraph or story.
Published: Feb 07, 2013
Grades: 1-5
Ages: 7-13
President's Day creative writing assignment for children with nutrition theme. This writing activity promotes the importance of a healthy breakfast.
Published: Feb 07, 2013
Grades: 2-5
Ages: 8-13
President's Day fun unscramble puzzle for elementary school children with a "Be Active theme.
Published: Feb 07, 2013
Grades: 3-5
Ages: 8-13
President's Day fun coloring sheet for children.
Published: Feb 07, 2013
Grades: PreK-5
Ages: 3-13
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