Today I Ate A Rainbow!

Cute Valentines Idea using Strawberries and Grapes!

Kia — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:31:00 +0000

Here is a fun, yummy and very easy recipe you can do with your kids for Valentines. Rather than giving them lots of chocolate and candy…you can make these eatible ladybugs that have a touch of chocolate! They are delicious!!!!

Loveable Ladybugs
Adapted from Batter Up Kids: Delicious Desserts Makes 12 ladybugs

What you need:
12 seedless Green or Red Grapes
12 (6- to 8-inch) wooden skewers or toothpicks
12 whole strawberries
24 mini chocolate chips or dried black currents

Directions:
Step 1. Wash your grapes and strawberries

Step 2. Cut the ends off of the strawberries and cut the grapes in half

Step 3. Slice off the bottom of the strawberries (this will help them to sit flat on the plate)

Step 4. Place a grape on a toothpick or wooden skewer, sliding it all the way to the end

Step 5. Next place the strawberry on the skewer, cut end first, and slide it down to touch the grape

Step 6. Gently score the top of the strawberry to create the appearance of wings

Step 7. Finally, carefully push the pointed ends of the chocolate chips (or dried currants) into the strawberry to make the ladybug’s spots.

Another school joins our Healthy Fundraiser program!

Kia — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:55:54 +0000

We are very excited to join forces with Anne McClymont Elementary in providing a healthy school fundraiser! It’s so great to see schools coming on board and doing their part to encourage healthy choices for their students. Their fundraiser will run from February 1st – March 1st. A dollar for the sale of each chart will be donated to Vitamin Angels, an organization improving the lives of young children around the world.

Congratulations to the PAC at Anne McClymont Elementary for your commitment to improving the health of your students and making a difference in the lives of children in need around the world!

Happy Healthy Fundraising!
Kia

Today I Ate A Rainbow…with Lisa Redl!

Kia — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:55:53 +0000

We had a blast making this video with the hilarious Miss Lisa Redl…see eating a rainbow of fruits and veggies can be FUN!

Today I Ate A Rainbow is now a School Fundraiser Item!!!

Kia — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:55:38 +0000

We are so excited to team up with the PAC group at Chute Lake Elementary School to put together a Healthy School Fundraiser using our Today I Ate A Rainbow charts! It is so great to see a school that is interested in promoting healthy options for their students. This new school goes above and beyond! Here are some of the reasons why they chose our charts as a fundraiser item:
* This product promotes healthy eating
* This product sends the right message to the students…that healthy options can be fun!
* This product has a built in $1 donation to Vitamin Angels…so when parents and other family members purchase the chart for their children they are helping other children around the world at the same time!
* This product is offers something new to the yearly fundraising options

This Chute Lake Elementary School fundraiser will run from January 11th until February 12th. If you are interested in purchasing a chart through their fundraiser feel free to contact us and we’ll put you in touch with the co-ordinator! We’d like to take a moment to thank the PAC of Chute Lake Elementary for their forward thinking and their desire to make their school a healthy one! We are very proud to be running this fundraiser with such a fantastic school!

Happy Healthy Eating!
Kia

Winter Cold? Eat A Rainbow!

Kia — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:38:37 +0000

Getting sick during or right after Christmas seems to be a fairly common thing! I’m sure it’s due to a number of reasons but the one I want to chat about is food. During the Holidays we tend to relax on the eating rules. We eat less of the healthy options and more of the not so healthy options…like chocolates, candies, baking and heavy foods like mashed potatoes and gravy! The downside of all that tasty food is that our bodies become tired and taxed. Our immune systems rely on us to support it with healthy things like fruits and vegetables!

So if you have a cold going around your house one of the best things you can do is ensure that everyone is back to eating rainbows every day. Lots of orange and dark green vegetables especially! Eating a Rainbow isn’t just for kids it’s for the health of your whole family!!

Happy New Year may it be full of Health and Happiness!