--- title: It's STILL Crunch Time! description: It's STILL Crunch Time! image: https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hubfs/Its%20Not%20Too%20Late!%20Join%20the%20Missouri%20Crunch%20Off!.jpg --- [![Child Care Aware of Missouri Logo](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Child%20Care%20Aware%20Logo%20(1).png?width=666&height=414&name=Child%20Care%20Aware%20Logo%20(1).png "Child Care Aware of Missouri Logo")](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication) Open main menu Close main menu [Child Care Health and Wellness](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/child-care-health-and-wellness) # It's STILL Crunch Time! [Child Care Aware® of Missouri](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/author/child-care-aware-of-missouri) [Share this blog post via Email](mailto:?subject=%3Cspan+id%3D%22hs_cos_wrapper_name%22+class%3D%22hs_cos_wrapper+hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field+hs_cos_wrapper_type_text%22+style%3D%22%22+data-hs-cos-general-type%3D%22meta_field%22+data-hs-cos-type%3D%22text%22+%3EIt%27s+STILL+Crunch+Time%21%3C%2Fspan%3E&body=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post%3A+https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/cchaw-its-still-crunch-time) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/cchaw-its-still-crunch-time) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/cchaw-its-still-crunch-time) ![](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hubfs/Its%20Not%20Too%20Late!%20Join%20the%20Missouri%20Crunch%20Off!.jpg) There’s still time to have your own Missouri Crunch Off! --- The Goddard School in Oakville held their Missouri Crunch Off by providing a variety of fresh, crunchy vegetables for the children and families to try. They loved it! Kelley Nelson, Director, worked with a local farmer’s market to purchase the vegetables. They had sugar snap peas, radishes, green beans, cauliflower, peppers, among other delicious items. The children voted on what they liked and didn’t like as much. They made crowns to be King and Queen Crunch. Kelley said, “It was a great opportunity to have deeper conversations about nutritious foods and involve our families in those conversations.” The Missouri Crunch Off is organized by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to celebrate National Farm to School month. You can make your event a full day of events or serving apples or other crunchy fruits and vegetables at lunch or snack This is not something you would be working on alone. Your program will have an assigned Technical Assistance Specialist that will provide technical assistance through FaceTime, Zoom, or a similar platform. Your TA Specialist will give your program one-on-one support to help you achieve your goals. Once you have reached two goals, you will receive a $75 Discount School Supply gift card. Don’t miss out! Curious to know more and get ideas for your Crunch event? For more information or to register: [![Click Here!](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/20470294/961b02e1-8c14-4f09-ab55-17ed0fa9dfba.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/20470294/961b02e1-8c14-4f09-ab55-17ed0fa9dfba) Have a specific question? Contact Lisa Lauer at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. She can be reached at [Lisa.Lauer@health.mo.gov](mailto:Lisa.Lauer@health.mo.gov).  Child Care Aware® of Missouri will be participating in the fun. Join the CRUNCH! 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