The Kentucky Gateway Museum Center presents Brain Food open through January 9, 2011.
This two part exhibit, Brain Teasers 2 and Every Body Eats, is based on the growing need for good nutrition, not only our body, but for our mind and soul as well. The road to a healthy body—in shape, energized, and youthful—is a healthy brain. In the early years of life, nutrition has a decisive influence on physical and mental growth and development, short-term and long term. Poor nutrition is a danger to our health.
Visitors must use creative thinking and problem-solving strategies in Brain Teasers 2, such as looking for patterns, thinking ahead, setting aside preconceived ideas, and looking at problems from different perspectives. Hands-on problem solving is the theme of these fun, yet elusive, puzzles. A collection of puzzles and mind benders to challenge even the most experienced problem solver! Appropriate for all ages, the exhibit presents a wide array of challenges – from mathematical conundrums to mind-boggling block puzzles.
Visitors will see in Every Body Eats what ingredients are in various foods; learn how to read nutrition labels, scan items at a mini-supermarket, and find out what an appropriate serving size looks like. They will review clinical research and realize that healthy choices are within their reach. This is a highly interactive exhibition that explores nutrition and teaches all of us the science of making healthy food choices.
215 Sutton Street Maysville, KY 41056 Phone: 606.564.5865 Fax: 606.564.4372 [email protected]
www.kentuckygatewaymuseumcenter.org