Rainbow Blog

Are kids raised vegan and/or vegetarian less picky?

posted by: Kia

When I was asked to write a series of guest posts for Dr. Greene’s website one of the topics that I wanted to explore was setting up a culture of eating fruits and vegetables in the home.  Serving fruits and vegetables at every meal and for snacks creates a culture in the home that makes eating these things a normal part of the day.  When you start this at a young age…ideally when you little ones are babies…then you are training their taste buds to appreciate and enjoy fruits... ....

Picky eaters:Parents are talking but not with their kids – Part 1

posted by: Dara

Once upon a time I was a new wife and pregnant mom determined to make sure my family ate healthy.

At five months pregnant I was digging a vegetable garden ‘” at eight months, I was harvesting … on my due date, I picked blueberries. We bought a food processor, and even before my child was born, I was mindfully preparing his first foods. …

Cute Valentines Idea using Strawberries and Grapes!

posted by: Kia

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!!!!

Winter Cold? Eat A Rainbow!

posted by: Kia

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. …

Eating A Rainbow

posted by: Kia

Eating a Rainbow everyday may be a bit much for some children who rarely eat any fruits and vegetables. For those who have children that are not used to eating a lot of produce, you can easily adjust the goal to Eating a Rainbow every week! The whole focus of this chart is to get kids to willingly eat fruits and vegetables, if this means doing it slowly, then go for it! You can focus on one color per day, then after 5 days, they will have eaten a rainbow! Once they get used to eating... ....

Add Fruits and Vegetables!

posted by: Angela Wright

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. …

Be a Food Explorer!

posted by: Angela Wright

As a Nutritional Consultant, the first thing I get clients to do is to track their fruit and vegetable intake. Simply the best thing you can do to prevent disease in you and your family is to increase the fruit and vegetable intake daily. Each colour of produce contains a different set of phytonutrients – the defense system of the plant – that protects a different system in your body. That’s why eating a rainbow is so key!

Involving your kids in making food choices... ....