Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Blueberries for Sal...uh, Aubrey

Our school participates in a program that gives fruit and vegetables to students of low-income to encourage a healthy diet. Great idea, in theory. Every Tuesday and Thursday we get fruits or vegetables in small plastic cups. It could be tomatoes, apples or oranges. However, it could also be persimmons, unripe-rock-hard pears or green peppers. Sometimes in the attempt to get kids to eat new things, they just scare them off. The fruit often come unripe or overripe because they serve fruit out of season. Such was the case of the blueberries of yesterday. Because my students had never really had fresh blueberries, they didn't know that they they were actually quite good. The majority of them tried one (after much encouragement) only to find a mushy, dull tasting experience. *Sigh* Needless to say, I'm the owner of 4 cups of blueberries. Anyone have any low-fat, low-calorie baking ideas (they are a little ripe, so I think baking them will be the best)? While you're at it, anyone have any ideas for persimmon puree? I still have 3-4 cups of that in my freezer. Way to go government!