Throughout the month of June, Atwater’s will feature an incredibly delicious salad to support an incredibly amazing program. Days of Taste offers students “an exploration of the elements of taste from the farm to the table, and exposes them to healthy attitudes about food.”
In the classroom, 4th and 5th graders experience taste by sampling foods with varying textures and the basic flavors of sweet, salty, bitter and sour. Many students also visit local farms to see the beginning of the foods they eat. They walk through fields of growing vegetables and harvest in preparation for putting together a healthy, fresh salad.
The salad is simple, but delicious in its simplicity. The basic flavors are all present, in a pleasing balance. This month at Atwater’s, you can find the same elements of taste and fresh ingredients in the Days of Taste Salad with local lettuce, fresh summer fruit, nuts, cheese and simple dressing perfectly complemented by a hunk of Atwater’s fresh bread.
