Hosting a Real Food Rainbow Event

Based on Jamie Oliver’s Real Food Day we put together a fun and easy way you can get your kids thinking about Real Food! We have put together ideas, information and fun activity sheets that you can download for free!

Small Family Event

Making a difference when it comes to food starts at home.  By educating ourselves and our children we become part of the solution!

Concept:
Eat A Real Food Rainbow and fill out the Real Food Rainbow Passport as you eat all the colorful fruits and veggies.

Items needed:
1. Fruits and vegetables of five different colors (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green & Blue/Purple)
2. Five plates or bowls
3. Print out the Real Food Rainbow Passport (color or black and white)
4. Achievement stickers, stamps or a marker to use with passport

Extras:
Where Do I Grow activity sheet – helps kids make connections with where their food comes from!
Fruit and Vegetable coloring sheets
Learn the Today I Ate A Rainbow song
Visit www.foodrevolutionday.com

Action:
Cut up the produce and place into the five main color groups. If possible leave one of each produce in its whole form so that your kids can see exactly what each item looks like.
Have family members try produce from  each color group.  As they do they will earn a (sticker, stamp or check mark) on their Real Food Rainbow Passport! At the end you can sing the Today I Ate A Rainbow song and hand out Rainbow Eaters certificates!

Larger Group Event:

Gather your friends and put on a Real Food Rainbow event together!  You can share the cost of the produce or if you are putting on a community size event you could approach grocery stores or farmers to see if they would like to donate the produce.

Concept:
Encourage others to Eat A Real Food Rainbow and fill out the Real Food Rainbow Passport as they eat all the colorful fruits and veggies.

Items needed:
1. Fruits and vegetables of five different colors (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green & Blue/Purple)
2. Five stations set up or a long table with multiple plate groupings
3. Print out the Real Food Rainbow Passport (color or black and white)
4. Collect achievement stickers, stamps or a marker to use with passports

Extras:
Where Do I Grow activity sheet - helps kids make connections with where their food comes from!
Fruit and Vegetable coloring sheets
Learn the Today I Ate A Rainbow song
Visit www.foodrevolutionday.com

Action:
Cut up the produce and place into the five main color groups. If possible leave one of each produce in its whole form so that the kids can see exactly what each item looks like.
Encourage everyone to try produce from  each color group.  As they do they will earn a (sticker, stamp or check mark) on their Real Food Rainbow Passport! At the end you can sing the Today I Ate A Rainbow song and hand out Rainbow Eaters certificates!