Melanie's Corner

Thanks Ann for sending in photos of the Foodscapes sheep that you and your family made! Aren’t they darling?

Send photos of the sheep and other fruit and vegetable characters that you make to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

Eating healthy doesn’t have to be corny! The Veggie Vacation Poster in our Foodscapes series has many edible ingredients. To make your own corn people, use the following foods from your own kitchen:

Woman: corn body, orange hat with a carrot flower, corn silk hair, black eyed pea eyes, red pepper mouth, sugar snap pea arms, pea necklace, corn husk dress

Man: zucchini body, carrot hair, black eyed pea eyes, red pepper mouth, corn husk shirt, spotted carrot shorts

Dog: fingerling potato body, black eyed pea eyes, clove nose, pear stem legs and tail

Send us photos of the corn people you make and we’ll post it to our blog. E-mail images to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

What is it made of?

The Foodsapes Life Needs Balance Poster is made out of edible characters. Follow the ingredient list below to make your own fruit and veggie people on a teeter-totter.

Teeter-totter: broccoli, celery
People: red fingerling potatoes, parsley, black eyed peas, green onion

Send us pictures of the Foodscapes characters you make and we’ll post them on the blog! E-mail photos to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

The Foodscapes Fruit Oasis Poster features a tasty desert scene with characters made out of fruits and veggies. Try making the scene yourself using the list of ingredients below:

Turtle: pineapple, chilies
Armadillo: mango, parsnip
Plants and Foliage: Bosc pears, cucumber, zucchini, kiwi, orange peel

Send us photos of the foodscapes you make and we’ll post it on the blog. E-mail photos to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

As we continue to reveal the ingredients used to make our 13 Foodscapes posters, we welcome any photos of your own foodscapes creations. Just e-mail them to angela@learningzonexpress.com.

Today we are taking a look at our Foodscapes Porpoise Poster, which was a “bronze” National Health Information Award winner in 2008. Our food stylists used the following foods to create this foodscapes scene:

Ship: cantaloupe, carrot, lettuce, string
People: strawberries, green grapes, cloves, kumquats
Island: cabbage, lettuce, mint leaves, carrots, green peppers, black olives
Porpoises: bananas, cloves

Stay tuned! We will be decoding the Foodscapes Fruit Oasis Poster next!

You’re probably familiar with our Foodscapes™ Collection of products: posters, placards, greeting cards, postcards, stickers, bookmarks, temporary tattoos…

Our Foodscapes are whimsical, edible characters in landscapes, seascapes, and natural scenes designed to inspire people of all ages to eat fruits and vegetables.

One of the most popular questions asked of our sales reps at conferences is: ‘what are those scenes made out of?’

Once a week, we will decode our Foodscapes posters for you. Let’s start with the ever-popular Sheep Poster:

Sheep Bodies: broccoli and cauliflower
Sheep Legs: pear stems
Sheep Heads: purple grapes
Sheep Eyes: black-eyed peas

Now that you have the “recipe” to create your own sheep, don’t be sheepish about sending in photos of the sheep you create. Try new variations of foodscapes sheep by using other fruit and veggies.

Please send us your photos of the sheep you make to angela@learningzonexpress.com and we will post them on the blog.