Rainbow Blog

This post was written by Wendy Wright of  Okanagan Greens We are truly fortunate to live in the Okanagan Valley and enjoy the bountiful, healthy summer harvest that every year brings.  Berries and cherries, crisp greens, peaches and plums, garlic galore, popping little tomatoes and radishes et cetera, et cetera! This the BEST time of year to apply what I am calling the Rainbow Regime: Read the full post

I have to start off this post by saying if you haven’t been to the site What’s For Lunch At Our House  you are in for a treat!!! This site is full of great bento box lunch ideas and the photos are truly eye candy!!!! We were fortunate enough to come across the extrememly talented Mama behind the bento box creations via twitter and I was so thrilled to have her review our Today I Ate A Rainbow Kit! A very big “Thank You” to Shannon and her adorable kids! We’re so h

I needed another way to use up the oodles and oodles of “these here” tomatoes: So, I twisted and tweaked an old Paula Deen recipe to make it a bit healthier. Here is what I came up with. It met with approval on all fronts, except I was told I didn’t cut the tomatoes small enough. Note to self: cut the tomatoes in itty bitty bits the next time. 4 cups chopped fresh tomatoes (red, yellow, and purple)** 1 1/2 cup shredded cheese (we used a mix of cheddar and mozzarella) 8 oz froz

One of the keys to healthy eating is portion control, especially with meats and carbs. Honestly, we can’t give up either around here, so we have figured out a way to help ourselves eat less. The tip for today: Simply offer more side dishes! I mean it. If you serve steak, that is fine. But, each person does not need and entire NY strip to themselves. Cut each one in half. Then, offer more than just russet potatoes as the side. Try steamed green beans, corn, and sweet potatoes as well as ste