My little one is coming down with a cold, so we decided to make some OJ today. What I love about making our own juice is that we know what's in it. I've been reading recently about how most "100% Orange Juice" is really processed and is often stored in large containers for over a year. It is then flavored to make it taste like oranges again. Yuck.
The process of cutting, juicing, and pouring the juice is also a great time to teach math skills. We counted the oranges, then again when they were cut and talked about how there are twice as many pieces but the same amount of fruit. We also went over how when the juice is squeezed out of the oranges, they weigh less but if the juice and oranges were weighed together they would weight the same as they did before.
He's a happy little guy who feels proud to have made himself a yummy drink.
I love knowing that he is drinking something healthy.
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