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I was talking about date trees in religion class, and several of the kids didn’t know what they were. In situations like this, I often think of a comic about that talks about how you react when you hear someone say they haven’t heard of something that you think they should know about: you can make fun of them, or you can tell them about it and enjoy their reaction. The comic says it’s much more fun to tell them about it. HERE it is if you want to see it.

So I went to the grocery store and got some dates, and brought them to school. I was impressed – all the kids tasted them. No one liked them though, so I ate the rest of the bag over the course of a few days. Yesterday I ate the last of them.

They are sweet, but not really my favorite.

They are sweet, but not really my favorite.

4 Comments

  1. Lauren

    I am sorry to say that I have never eaten a date. That probably makes me a weeny, but they do not sound appealing. Maybe I’ll be brave like your students.

    Your quiz looks fascinating. What do the G P S stand for? Or are those just P and S. Subject / Predicate? The creaky gears in my brain are trying to turn.

  2. Kristi

    I have a friend who goes to Arizona for the winter. She brings back fresh dates for me. I put them in zucchini bread. Yummy!

  3. Carol

    Gotta love a diet including dates. According to SmartCookie, allegedly they 1) lower cholesterol 2) are full of protein, iron and vitamins 3) promote bone health 4) strengthen t he nervous system 5) promote good digestion 6) can improve skin elasticity 7) can help you lose weight, especially when eaten with cucumber (?!) and 8) can fix a handover (!!) While you might not want to share all these benefits with your students (ahem), the rest might encourage them to try the again some day. Or not. More for us then. 😉

  4. Debbie Fettig

    I don’t’ really like dates either…..but they are good in several desserts that I know of! They’re like tomatoes to me….need to be in or mixed with lots of OTHER stuff.

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