Trader Joe's Field Trip

Once again I find myself playing catch up with the blogging!  It has been a busy couple of days!  Last Thursday Faith and I had the opportunity to go on a field trip to Trader Joes.  Since this is one of the grocery stores we frequent, it was especially exciting to get a behind the scenes tour!

We began outside the store, hearing the rules, and were already being entertained by our humorous tour guide!

One of our first stops inside the store was the produce area.  The kids learned about fruits and vegetables and what the difference is between the two food groups.  I think we all learned that peppers are a fruit!  They have seeds inside, making them a fruit!  I had no clue!!

Faith knew that celery was a vegetable!

Throughout the store tour, the kids carried shopping bags.  At each of the different stopping points they received something to put inside their bags.  Here the talk was on the breads and cereals, so they were all given a cereal bar.  Other things the received included an apple, string cheese, juice box, and Jo-Jo!

This is the ice cream section - they all had the chance to scream for some ice cream!!

The tour became especially interesting when the kids were able to go in the back part of the store!  Walking into the giant refrigerators and freezer were among the highlights of the entire tour!  In addition, we saw a demonstration of the box flattening machine - as seen in the picture.  It was pretty cool!

As with any trip to Trader Joes, one cannot visit the store without stopping by the samples area!!

The final step in the tour was to pay for the items in the kids' shopping bags!  Of course they didn't have to actually pay, but they all went through the line!  And I think that Faith actually thought she paid!  It was a fun, interesting, and actually educational trip!