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Week 07 · Hot and Cold

Family Cook Day

Family Cook Day: Frozen Fruit Pops
// Chill it, freeze it, keep it out of the Danger Zone
⏱ about 15 min

Family Cook Day: Frozen Fruit Pops

It is a warm day on the trail. The crew dreams of something cold.

"Let's make fruit pops," says Ferris. "What do you notice about our fruit colors?"

Lucy the Ladybug lines up six paper cups. "One for each friend," she says.

Riley hands out craft sticks. "Here is a hint," he says. "Cold makes them hard."

  1. Germs grow fast between 40 and 140 degrees F, the Danger Zone.
  2. A fridge is 40 degrees F or colder. A freezer is 0 degrees F or colder.
  3. Thaw frozen food in the fridge, not on the counter.
  4. A kitchen scale measures in grams.
  5. Heat and cold both change food.
Recipe: Frozen Fruit Pops
Makes: 6 small pops.
Ingredients:
2 ripe bananas
1 cup of blueberries
1/2 cup of water
6 small paper cups and 6 craft sticks
Allergy swap: Fruit allergy? Leave out any fruit your family avoids, and use more of another fruit.
  1. You: Wash your hands with all five steps.
  2. You: Rinse the blueberries under running water.
  3. You: Peel the bananas. Mash them with the blueberries in a bowl.
  4. You: Measure 1/2 cup of water at eye level. Stir it in.
  5. Everyone: Taste a spoonful of the fruit mix now.
  6. You: Spoon the mix into the 6 cups. Put a craft stick in each.
  7. Grown-up: Put the cups in the freezer.
  8. Everyone: Wait until the pops are frozen hard. Overnight is easiest.
  9. Everyone: Peel off the paper cups and enjoy your pops!
  10. You: Wash the bowl and wipe the counter.
For a grown-up
This recipe needs nothing hot and nothing sharp.
Help your child fill the cups, then place them in the freezer.
Serve the pops once they are frozen hard.

Eat lots of different, colorful vegetables and fruits. What colors are in your pop?

◇ FREEZER CHECK
Set a timer for 1 hour. Check one pop together.
Is it liquid, slushy or hard? Write it down.
Check again every hour until bedtime.
Take turns being the checker.
COOK DAY CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where did the pops go to freeze?
You put the pops in at 1:00. You check at 4:00. How many hours?
6 pops are shared by 3 friends. How many each?
What color was your fruit pop? Type one word.
WHY THIS EXERCISEMany colors of fruit make a cheerful treat.
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