Food challenge!

Challenge yourself – and your family – this weekend. Try a new food as a family activity. Part of the activity is the conversation. Teachers report that students are quick to have opinions, but not always able to support them with reasons. You can practice discussion skills as well as manners while you try something new.

Stop at your local Farmer's Market. Find something you haven't tried before – a new fruit, vegetable, grain, legume, herb or spice. Some kind of food (but not prepared...