Rainbow Blog

Selling our charts! We had a blast taking part in a Christmas Craft show! It’s the second largest show in BC and there were lots of busy shoppers! It was really exciting to see so many people buy our charts for Christmas gifts. Parents, Aunts, Uncles and lots of Grandma’s stopped by to purchase our healthy gift option!! We met a lot of great people, like author and illustrator Bonita Forsyth, her gorgeous books also made for a great gift you can visit her at www.huckleberry

We’ve been getting some fantastic feedback on how our charts are helping to change eating habits! I think some of my favorite comments are from parents who have “picky eaters” in their house. One parent wrote saying that before they used our Today I Ate A Rainbow chart, their 4 year old son refused, absolutely refused to eat any vegetables. When they put the chart up on their fridge and explained it to their son he was eager to “play”! Since he was so picky they

As a Food Explorer, one thing to focus on (with all those other things you’re to do!) is finding a way to incorporate fruits and/or vegetables into everything you make or prepare. Then you know every time you or your family eats, they are always getting that bit of produce goodness in every bite. Read the full post

That is the same phrase I heard from a couple of people who stopped to chat with us at our Today I Ate A Rainbow booth at a Christmas Craft fair last weekend. We had a very positive response to our charts but there were the occasional remarks from parents who seem to believe that no matter what, their child would never eat vegetables. While I don’t have a child that refuses vegetables (and I am very thankful for that!) I was that kid who “refused” to eat vegetables. You know

Do you have a picky eater? Are you a picky eater? As I’ve said before I am still clawing my way out of picky eater-dome…I’m pretty sure that isn’t a word but let’s just go with it Here is the best thing I’ve done to “get over” my pickiness. It works. Read the full post

For those of you just joining us in a quest to eat rainbows every day we thought we’d put together some ideas on how to eat all those colours! Breakfast: Always provide a fruit! Bananas, Apple Slices, Seedless Grapes, Pears Slices. If you eat dairy and your kids like to dip their fruit, yogurt works well! Sometimes I’ll incorporate the fruit into the meal, such as a bowl of yogurt, granola and apple chunks. Or I’ll add a handful of Raisins to a bowl of oatmeal. Read the full po