Sunday, April 3, 2011

Arts Explorer #7: Grocery Shopping with a Twist!



Mmmmm! Chocolate!! my all time favorite food in the world. I literally cannot function in this world without it. And it is the number one item on my list when I grocery shop. Why chocolate you ask? well why not? The smooth creamy sweet taste of chocolate has not match! When I eat chocolate I like to consider the texture of it, it is smooth and creamy or hard and crunchy, the smell of chocolate whether its white, milk or dark chocolate all contain a different smell all with its unique sweetness. And finally, the way chocolate looks is very important. The best part about chocolate is that it can be molded and shaped into anything. The creative word is Physical Texture in this case would be the texture of chocolate when being eaten and not touch. In my opinion texture (when consumed) is defined as  the feeling and sensation edible substances or foods. Chocolate can be found in many different foods the list is never ending!!

List of different types of Chocolate: include different shapes, colour and  texture


Plain milk chocolate bar : hard
- white and dark chocolate : hard with different colours
- chocolate mousse : creamy
- chocolate with almonds: crunchy
- chocolate brownie/ cake: chewy & colorful
- chocolate chip cookies: crunchy
- chocolate ice cream : cold and smooth
- chocolate truffles: crunchy
- chocolate pudding: smooth creamy
- chocolate dipped strawberries: sweet and sour


continue...


- hot chocolate: warm and sweet
- chocolate fudge: yumm
- chocolate bunnies
- chocolate caramel cups : sticky
- chocolate  and peanut butter : crunchy and smooth
- chocolate covered marshmallow: chewy
- chocolate covered pretzels: sweet and salty
And so forth ....


Not only do I love chocolate, I think children are obsessed with it too. I mean I don't blame them its really good. However I don't recommend children having chocolate during school hours. Even the chocolate spread some children have for breakfast or the chocolate pudding they have for lunch can really make them hyper. I work at a kindergarten class and every few months they have parents come in the morning and have breakfast with their children. We made pancakes and waffles with syrup and some fruit. A few hours later the children we're running up and down and were yelling and laughing. It was fun at first but then it got really crazy... In certain places and appropriate times I think children should go all out.


References
Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Delmar

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