Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Having Fun With a Vegetable Orchestra
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Posted by
Kaplan Center for Health and Wellness
By: Emily Boldrin PhD, RD
I freely admit, what I am about to write about is a little
strange…perhaps a better word is “quirky”. But, ever since I saw the news clip
(5 years ago) I have thought about it a few times a year. This time, I thought about the vegetable
orchestra while I was cooking with my 2 year old son. He loves to help me cook
and his specialty is throwing spices all over the counter and floor. And I love
it. J
Over the holidays, we will be doing a lot of cooking, my son
and I. And inevitably we will have some left overs because, you never want to
run out of food during the holidays (am I right?)! It particularly seems that
produce is something I buy too much of – it all looks so good I just can’t
resist! So, I was trying to think of
creative ways I could use the extra produce instead of just tossing it out when
it goes bad.
This is where the vegetable orchestra comes in…to give you
the back story, the vegetable orchestra is a real group of artists that tour
(mostly in Europe) playing only produce for instruments. They have been doing
it for 17 years now! They make instruments out of produce, using things like
drills to make holes. But their creativity doesn’t stop there and it is
inspiring! You can watch the clip on CBS Sunday Morning here: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/viennas-vegetable-orchestra/.
In particular I like the “carrot clarinet” that they make. J How fun that would be
for children and what a great way to get children familiar with vegetables in a
non-threatening environment and in a fun way! I dare say, it may even result in your child eating more vegetables! I for one will be making "carrot
clarinets" and "squash symbols" this holiday season. I hope you, your family and your kids do
too!
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