Words of Wisdom from Chef Julie for the JS: Don’t Yuck My Yum!
At the Junior School Assembly this week, CDS Operations Manager Chef Julie Axford highlighted some new offerings being served in the Niczowski, Temovsky, Arrigo Dining Hall, including a beef burrito bowl, ramen bar, dumplings, and empanadas with beef wild rice and pico de gallo.
She then shared three key points about healthy eating with the students:
She then shared three key points about healthy eating with the students:
1) The benefits of eating the colours of a rainbow by incorporating a variety of fruits and vegetables into each meal. She challenged students to try two new items this week and to let her or a teacher know what they tried, and what they thought of it. Even if they didn’t like it – what’s important is that they tried something new.
2) Chef Julie asked the students to raise their hands if they like broccoli, mushrooms or sauerkraut. She then explained that if your friend or someone eating next to you enjoys the taste of something that you don’t, restrain yourself from reacting negatively. If you were to say “Eww” – how would that make them feel? Don’t Yuck My Yum is also the name of a children’s book about just this. This phrase focuses on the positives and celebrates what makes us all unique. Chef Julie asked the students to remember this whimsical phrase and choose kindness and understanding as our tastes will change as we grow up and you likely might Yum Your Yuck one day.
3) Finally, Chef Julie talked about waste reduction and gave a shout out to our Grade 5 waste warriors for taking shorter lunches to help keep our waste streams in order. She then encouraged everyone to only take what they want and eat what they take. If something looks interesting, but you aren’t sure, just ask for a taste at first – you can always go back for more.
Keep eating the colours of the rainbow Junior School, and remember not to Yuck one another’s Yum!
Land Acknowledgment
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
