Monster Appetite: A Game About Nutrition
Overview: This is a game that teaches kids to learn about nutritional information in an enjoyable reverse sense situation. The goal: Feed your pet monster over the course of 7 days (in game time). The Monster with the highest calories at the end of the week wins!
Created by: Dao Chantes, Maria Hwang, Ann Louie Lomboy, Grant Tedaldi
Game set includes:
•Monster Platter Card holder
•Trash Bin
•100 Food Cards
•30 Tokens
•Token Pouch
•4 Monster Boards (with calculator and decoder)
•Monster Calorie Counter Score Sheet
•Color Die
•Action Die
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