Rainbow Blog

November is National Diabetes Month so we thought this would be the perfect time to share an excellent guest article by our friends at Precise Portions. Be sure to visit their site to learn about their fantastic line of portion control dishes!  They are even offering our Rainbow Readers a coupon code! Use this coupon code: Rainbow20 until Dec 5th to get $20 off when you purchase 2 sets of complete lifestyle starter kit! (cannot be used with other coupon codes)  Enjoy… Drugs, physical

The food we eat plays such an important role in our general health and fitness, our ability to combat illness and disease, as well as our ability to think, reflect, comprehend complex information and make well-informed decisions. The old adage, “You are what you eat,” has been passed down for so many centuries because it rings true. We’re also well aware of the vast array of health benefits offered by consuming fruits and vegetables. They boast so many essential vitamins, miner

I’m not sure who decided that every holiday needs to revolve around candy and chocolates…but regardless that’s the way it is and I think one of the best ways to cope is to find ways to incorporate fruits or veggies into holiday occasions to help balance out all that extra sugar! At Easter Hannah and I like to make this cauliflower bunny as part of our centerpiece…add a little dip and it’s gone by the end of the evening! We just cut up a head of cauliflower (we buy

Getting kids to eat their fruits and veggies takes a combination of a lot of things! If you create a culture in your home where fruits and vegetables are fun and enjoyable it helps to reinforce the idea that produce is our friend! Play time is a great time to include fruits and veggies! I think play is practice for life! Through play, kids can learn to appreciate fruits and vegetables and connect the fact that they are part of making healthy choices for themselves! We had a great time making ou

When my daughter comes home from school she’s usually ready for a snack, and in our house, that means either fruits or veggies!  We like to make it a little fun buy using mini cookie cutters, toothpicks, cute dishes and most importantly we make it colorful!  We like to think of fruits and vegetables as being part of an edible rainbow so everyday we aim to eat a variety of fruits and veggies that are Red, Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue!  The phytonutrients in fruits and vegetables give t

March is a favorite month around here because it’s Nutrition Month and because there are so many creative Rainbow ideas around St. Patrick’s Day! Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest are all buzzing with great food ideas. We’ll be blogging at least once a day for this month in order to share ideas, recipes, picky eater tips and so much more! So here’s our challenge to you…at least once a week try a new fruit or vegetable or try preparing them in a new way! Let’s ta

We are lucky to have another fantastic guest blog post from our featured guest contributor Rachel See Smith! Sorry I didn’t get this up in time for Thanksgiving!!! Enjoy…and go check out the fantastic fruit and veggie shakers Rachel talks about…she has links at the end of her post! Hello, again, Rainbow Readers! This month’s song is just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday! Sung to the tune of “Frere Jacque” Parent: I eat turkey – Child: I eat turkey Oh so good ̵

Every once in a while you meet someone (in real life or online) that you instantly click with…it’s as though you’ve been friends for years!  I just had that happen when I connected with Rachel See Smith, she is a board certified Music Therapist and quite possibly the sweetest most positive person I’ve “met” (we met via Twitter so technically we haven’t met….yet!) and I am so excited to spend this week sharing her great work and fun songs…you

I wrote this post as a participant in the Eat Better, Eat Together Balancing Act blog carnival hosted by MealsMatter and Dairy Council of California to share ways families everywhere can make time for family meals that include foods from all the food groups. A list of other registered dietitians and moms who are participating in the Balancing Act blog carnival will be listed at the bottom of this post or can be found at MealsMatter. Putting together healthy well balanced meals and eating as a

We are so excited and proud to announce that we are officially Trusted Partners of Healthy Child Healthy World!!!!!  http://healthychild.org/about/partners/ Healthy Child Healthy World is a national nonprofit organization that  aims to educate parents, support protective policies and engage communities to make responsible decisions, simple everyday choices and well-informed lifestyle improvements to create healthy environments where children and families can flourish. Please visit http://www