"I love that squash stuff- it's my new favorite snack!"

This is one of my favorite student quotes from our recent school-wide snack and taste test. Parents Susan Dyer and Michele Rhines, alongside volunteer Karen Kleinkopf, chopped up almost 70 pounds of butternut squash and 35 pounds of parsnips. (see them chopping below) Then, they handed them off to classroom representatives to distribute to the classrooms throughout the school.

Though their wrists and hands were a little sore, all pain was forgotten when the student comments began to pour in. One student said, "I never thought I would like vegetables as much as I do!" Others said the snack was "awesome," and many middle schoolers delighted when the leftovers were put on the salad bar.

Here's to many more taste tests! Don't forget- the recipe is posted in the previous post if you would like to make the vegetables at home.