Early Eagles participate in Rainbow Taste Test at Dorchester Park

Food Service staff and Broome Tioga BOCES dietitician Julie Raway stand in a pavilion at Dorchester Park.

Staff from Rock On Cafe brought some delicious fruits and vegetables to Dorchester Park on July 22 for the Meet-Up Mondays Early Eagles gathering.

The children had a chance to taste blueberries, cherry tomatoes, and donut peaches. This event was a partnership between Broome-Tioga BOCES Rock On Cafe and the Food & Health Network. The goal was to expose young children to fruits and vegetables. Of the 20 children who participated, many tried all three. The most popular was the peaches, with 55% of the taste-testers liking them best, followed by 30% who preferred the blueberries, and 15% who loved the cherry tomatoes.

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Two sisters hold cups of blueberries, cherry tomatoes, and peaches to try. A toddler places a sticker on a chart to show that she likes cherry tomatoes best. A mother supervises as her toddler snacks on a cherry tomato. A Whitney Point child stands in front of the tray of fruit and vegetable samples. A boy putting a piece of peach in his mouth. A mother and her two children stand by a table with sample cups of fruit and vegetables. A toddler in a stroller carefully examines a cut cherry tomato he is holding. A toddler in a bright pink shirt puts a blueberry in her mouth.