Dietary Education

◆ Cooking （Sweet potato） We made a sweet potato cakes using the sweet potatoes we dug at Tanba! Children put on aprons and handkerchiefs and were more than ready! They used a knife and cut the sweet potatoes, and steamed, and mashed it with the help of the kitchen staff…. After they were done, we could enjoy them!
Cutting potatoes with a knife. Carefully, carefully… (A 5-year-old)	Mashing! I wonder if it will taste good〜♪ (A 4-year-old)
Shaping them and asking kitchen staff to take care of the rest, “Thank you in advance!” (2-3 years old)	It tastes good when we make them ourselves☆ (2-3 years old)

◆ Cutting up fish We went to watch the kitchen staff cut up freshly delivered fish. These children had mostly only ever seen cooked fish. They could see it at close range and peeked at it with their eyes wide open. One after another, the children questioned the kitchen staff, “What is inside the fish’s mouth?”, “What’s this?”, etc. The kitchen staff showed the fish well and answered each question politely. The children learned a lot from setting it up close and experiencing it. We would like to continue teaching children about appreciation for life and food.
“What is going on inside the fish’s mouth?”	Children could watch the kitchen staff cutting up fish at close range!
Showing children how to cut three fillets over the counter…	And this is how we eat fish for lunch.

◆ Helping (Washing rice) In the young children’s class (3-5 years old), they take turns washing rice for lunch. When we cook rice in our classroom, we can smell the cooking rice and naturally it makes us hungry. We are looking forward to cooking rice every day.
It’s our turn to wash rice today♪	Working together in washing the rice!

◆ Helping ( Curry Rice) The older children prepared curry rice. They helped fully by peeling and cutting vegetables, etc. At first, the children were nervous cutting with a knife, but took pride in the finished outcome.
Children are using peelers skillfully.	Using a knife with the staff’s help.

◆ Helping (Fava bean) We invited 5-year-old children who were interested in helping to shell fava beans for lunch. Some children had a lot of experience with shelling, so they put their strength into their thumbs and shelled, saying “Oh, it’s fava bean!” and “That’s how to do it!” even though the staff hadn’t taught them. They imagined their favorite picture book, “The bed of the Fava bean” and enjoyed the touch of the pod, saying “It’s a fluffy bed.”
“Now, let’s start shelling!” Interested children gathered together.	At first, with the help of a staff member…
Grasping the technique!	Children and staff member are shelling in earnest.
“It’s a fluffy bed!” (From the picture book, “The bed of the Fava bean”)	This is the much-loved picture book, “The bed of the Fava bean”.

◆ Helping (Peas) “Who wants to help to prepare for lunch〜?” Children who said “Yes.” gathered and shelled the peas. Children were divided into two teams, the Helping team and the Playing in the garden team. Interested children tried shelling with staff. Children challenged it seriously while asking, “How is it done?” After grasping the technique, they picked it up one after another and shelled efficiently. The next day, we enjoyed rice cooked with peas for lunch.
We all volunteered to help!	Shelling silently.
Three-year-old children are also giving it a go!	That’s how we open them.
Helping altogether is fun!

◆ Kiriboshi-daikon (dried radish strips) 4 and 5-year-old children made Kiriboshi-daikon. We sliced and quartered daikon radish and dried them under cover on the terrace for a month. Many children have used a knife at home, so they were willing to take part: “I can do it!” One of the classes made Kiriboshi-daikon at the end of the year. Some children got addicted to them because of the interesting texture. If the Kiriboshi-daikon turns out well, let’s bring them to the kitchen to be made into a delicious lunch!
Cutting daikon radish into bite-size pieces (5-year-old children)	Careful, careful… (4-year-old children)
Staff watching over the children using a knife.	Hanging up daikon radish with thread.
Drying them out on the terrace… “I hope you’ll turn out well♪”

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