It's a parent's dream come true. Second-graders like Dixon's students study the basic food groups and their nutritional value.
Older children learn more in-depth material.
The program is cumulative, so by fifth grade, students have a working knowledge of meal planning and food preparation. She said FNP emphasizes use of low-cost foods, a necessity for many Hastings families. We depend on farming, and things have been rough the past few years. Hastings is known for potato and cabbage production. Market changes have caused some farmers to grow less labor-intensive crops such as sod, Dixon said.