Kids, don't waste all of your carrots on your snowmen. Make a healthy snack for school tomorrow. Here's what you need and what you have to do.

INGREDIENTS
1 carrot
1/2 teaspoon white or brown sugar

DIRECTIONS
Have Mom or Dad slice a carrot into quarters, the long way.
Then cut each quarter in half.
You should have 8 pieces of carrot.

Put the pieces of carrot on a microwave safe plate.
Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon white or brown sugar on top.
Cover loosely with some plastic wrap and then microwave on high for 2 minutes or until a little soft.
Let cool.
Refrigerate over night.
Pack with 'cool pack' for school snack so they will stay frosty cool.

1. Keeps your skin healthy.

2. Keeps your hair strong.

3. Protects your gums.

4. Protects you from night blindness.

Carrots are a low calorie, low fat food, so you can eat lots of them and stay healthy and lean.

Activity helps you burn calories and keep your heart rate up. If you eat good healthy food and run for fun, you will stay fit as can be.

We are Mr. and Mrs. Snowman.

We don't have skin.

We don't have hair.

We don't have gums.

But we have eyes made of coal.

We can see for miles and miles.

Carrots and Vitamin A help our eyes see at night.

And what are we looking at?

A thermometer, of course.

It's across the street on Mr. Smith's house.

We watch it day and night.

We hope the mercury will stay below 32 degrees Fahrenheit so we won't melt.

We think it's 20 degrees now.

We would like to say, "Thank you," to Jaylen for giving us our carrots.

Birthday Girl in her New Tee Bought with Birthday Money

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