LANA- Learning About Nutrition through Activities
(Early Preschool, Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness)
Stepping Stones Early Learning Center is a proud partner with the Minnesota Department of Health in implementing LANA. The goal of LANA and Stepping Stones is to promote the consumption of a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. This is accomplished by providing:
- Hands-on classroom activities
- Math, Science, Literacy, Dramatic play, Art, and Sensory projects based on selected fruits and vegetables each week throughout the year.
- Nutrition based books
- Parent-child take home and/or online activities
- Creating a healthy and diverse menu
- Classroom taste testing
Stepping Stones has received specialized training from the Minnesota Department of Health on 8 LANA food lessons. In 2013, Stepping Stones expanded the LANA concept by developing exclusive nutrition lessons designed to provide year-round lessons about nutrition and increasing the number of fruits and vegetables to 32.
LANA Fruits & Vegetables
- Tomato
- Broccoli
- Apricot
- Sweet Red Pepper
- Strawberry
- Kiwi
- Sweet potato
- Sugar Snap Peas
Stepping Stones additional fruits & vegetables lessons
- Zucchini
- Cranberries
- Chickpeas
- Black beans
- Pineapple
- Cherries
- Spinach & Kale
- Winter Squash
- Rhubarb
- Apples
- Carrots
- Peaches
- Cucumber
- Raspberries
- Celery
- Avocado
- Cantaloupe
- Sweet Corn
- Cauliflower
- Mangos
- Watermelon
- Blueberries
- Green Beans
- Pomegranate