810-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Fabruary 3,1990
‘The Munchsters Talk About
Food” is a new program to help
children learn about eating nutri
tious food.
Included in the Munchsters
program are five full color poster
sized drawings of the funny
Munchsters. Teachers or parents
can help children play games, col
or pictures, answer riddles, and
cook the same food that the
Munchsters eat.
The Pennsylvania Beef Council
distributes these programs to pre
schools and day care centers to
encourage children to develop
good eating habits.
For a free copy of the program,
write to “Munchsters Talk About
Food,” Pennsylvania Beef Coun
cil, 4714 Orchard St., Harrisburg,
PA 17109 or call (717) 545-6000.
What do you think these friend
ly creatures called Munchsters are
doing? How many Munchsters are
having a picnic?
What is the big furry Munchster
eating?
How is the small Munchster
eating?
How is the Munchster eating the
spaghetti and meatballs?
How is the Munchster eating his
chili?
What is the little Munchster
with pointy ears and whiskers
eating?
How is the Munchster eating the
beef and broccoli?
e Munchsters Talk About Food
Like the Munchsters, we also
use spoons, forks, our fingers, and
sometimes chopsticks to eat our
food.
Here is a funny song about a
meatball.
ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI
Sing to the tune of “On Top of Old
Smokey
This kitty found a resting place on top of a cow. Another cow gives the kitty a curl*
ous lick.
On top of spaghetti, all covered
with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball when
somebody sneezed.
It rolled off the table and onto the
floor.
And then my poor meatball rolled
out of the door.
It rolled through the garden and
under a bush,
And then my poor meatball was
nothing but mush.
So when you eat spaghetti, all cov
ered with cheese.
Hold onto your meatball, and don't
ever sneeze!
RIDDLES
1. I am red and round. You can
slice me. I am juicy and I go in
salads or on hamburgers. What am
(tomato)
2.1 am raw when you buy me. You
can make me into meatballs, meat
loaf, or hamburger. I must be
cooked before you can eat me.
What am I?
(ground beef)
3. I am small, brown, and
wrinkled. I used to be a grape.
What am I?
(raisin)
I come in a shell. When you break
me open you will see a yellow yolk
inside. People like to scramble,
fry, and boil me. What am I?
(egg)
Readers
Write
Dear Readers,
My name is Erma Newswanger,
age 9, grade 4. My parents names’
are Allen and Lena Newswanger. I
have three sisters and five
brothers. Their names are Eugene,
24; Allen, 21, Cleason, 20; Mark,
18; Marie, 15; Lloyd, 13; me, 9;
Lena Mae, 7; Mabel, 10 months. I
also have one nephew. His name is
Leroy, age 1.
We have sheep, pigs, horses,
cows, steers, chickens, cats, dogs
and a puppy.
My chores are to help clear the
table and dry the dishes. I some
times have to wash the dishes.
I go to Center Grove School. My
teacher’s name is Emma Burkhol
der. My favorite lesson is German.
My hobbies are reading and roll
er skating.
Erma Newswanger
New Holland