Preschool Science Experiment – Dried Fruit Taste Test

With fresh apricots, peaches, mangos and plums during the summer, it’s easy to get your preschooler to eat enough fruits. But what about during the winter? During the winter you can try giving your preschooler dried fruit (with no sugar added).  But does dried fruit taste different than fresh fruit? You and your preschooler can answer that question with this fun and easy preschool science experiment. 

 

This experiment ties in great with Week 8 of the Healthy Eating Challenge.

 

That the drying process changes the taste of fruit

That dried fruit contains less water than fresh fruit

They may learn that dried fruits are just as tasty (though different) than fresh fruit

 

Dried fruit such as apricots, raisins, apples, mangos etc. Make sure the dried fruit contains no added sugar. You may want to try organic dried fruit—the flavor will be the closest to fresh fruit. If you’d like to try to dry your own fruit, try the Preschool Science Experiment – How to Dry Fruit

Fresh fruit the same as the dried fruit

Bowls for your different fruit

 

Step one: Cut up the fresh fruit and put in a bowl.

 

Step two: Put the dried fruit in another bowl.

 

Step three: Have your preschooler taste the different fruit. Ask them which one they like better. Emphasize the difference in look of fresh fruit and dried fruit. For example, raisins are actually dried grapes.

 

Step four: Show your preschooler that fresh fruit contains water by squeezing out the juice, while dried fruit contains none.