Powerful Proteins

 What’s Included

• New & Exciting Recipes: Little chefs will learn how to pack protein into every meal from breakfast to dessert using recipes designed with their tastes in mind, including Peanut Butter Berry Frozen Bananas, Cornflake Chicken Fingers, and Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookies. 

• 4-Part Activity Booklet: Explore the impact of protein on our bodies, discover popular protein sources around the world, get a taste of muscle-building snacks, and track down protein in your surroundings.

• Step-by-Step Parent’s Guide: Follow step-by-step instructions for guiding your child through the included activities to make the most of their nutrition journey and your time together.

• Protein Powered Activity Pages: Extend learning and fun with a protein sticker sorting page, a spot-the-difference activity, and a connect-the-dots challenge. 

• Egg Mold: Your child will eat eggs with a smile every day, using this adorable egg mold that makes eating protein as fun as it is powerful.

• Painted Wooden Eggs Project: Create a beautiful reminder to fill your plate with protein by painting wooden eggs to display in your kitchen.

• Bean Mosaic Craft: Boost kids’ culinary sense and creativity with an art project using plant proteins and sticky paper to create a mosaic masterpiece.

*No actual food included.

Powerful Proteins: Your Guide to Strong Bodies and A Strong Family

This is the second box in the Nutrition Explorer 12-Month Program, a stepping stone on your child’s journey to taking total control of their nutrition and health. In this kit, your child will learn the ways protein works to power their body and brain, how it impacts their energy by keeping them full, and what foods can fill them with this muscle-building, energy-boosting nutrient. Helping kids understand this important part of nutrition isn’t just a fun lesson, it’s a chance to empower them with the knowledge to make choices that help them feel good every day!

What You’ll Explore This Month:

• The big impact of tiny proteins: Discover how amino acids form protein that makes us strong and boosts healing, energy, and brain power!

• Find your new favorite protein: Make recipes that build muscle and taste delicious. Then, taste and rate protein-packed snacks in this month’s tasting station.

• Investigate a variety of protein through play: From fun facts about popular protein sources around the world to crafting with beans and a painted egg project, you and your family will get familiar with protein through play.

• Track down protein sources: Time for a scavenger hunt! Track down protein in your cabinets or supermarket so you know where to go for this important part of your nutrition.

More About the Nutrition Explorer Program          

The Nutrition Explorer 12-Month Program is an immersive nutrition guide for kids and families that mixes hands-on culinary exploration with fun STEM activities, turning abstract nutrition lessons into tangible learning for the whole family.

 Each box presents a unique nutrition topic, explored through interactive lessons, hands-on fun, and delicious recipes. Every month, a 4-part curriculum booklet provides an engaging overview, fun facts, a tasting station challenge, and a nutrition expedition investigation. An included parent’s guide makes it easy to teach every lesson, and the recipes and hands-on activities bring all the learning to life. 

 Why Parents Love It:

• Empowers kids to make healthy choices

• Provides easy-to-follow, memorable learning experiences

• Fulfills homeschool requirements and is available with ESA funds

 Why Schools Love It:

• Lesson plans and materials are all included

• Hands-on option for pod schools and micro-school co-ops

• Makes after-school enrichment easy and delicious