Rainbow Blog

When you take the time to make your own food you can easily turn a not so healthy meal into something that’s delicious and much healthier than it’s fast food version. We all love pizza at our house so we decided to find ways to enjoy it without filling our bodies with unnecessary preservatives and cheap ingredients. We found a great whole wheat pizza dough recipe online, there are plenty to choose from, here is one that we have tried. Hannah had fun helping us make the dough! Then w

The biggest reward of eating a rainbow is a healthy body! Of course for kids, having a weekly or monthly celebration or a healthy reward is something more tangible that they can work towards. The way it works in our house is, if our daughter eats a rainbow for 6 days in a row, she then gets to choose a fun activity for the family to do together on the 7th day. Here are some celebration ideas we’d like to share with you: 1. picnic at a park 2. family bike ride 3. going for a hike 4. making

If one of your New Year’s Resolutions is to eat healthier then Cookin’ Greens might be your new best friend! It’s a line of flash frozen green veggies by The Toby Brand™ that make adding green to your diet easy and tasty. It’s a great way to earn a green magnet on your Today I Ate A Rainbow chart! I’ll be the first person to say that eating fresh, local veggies is the best option BUT the frozen veggies in the Cookin’ Greens line are a close second! I love th

You are in for a treat with this guest blog post by Dana from Green Apple Baby!  Just looking at her gorgeous pictures is making me hungry!  Enjoy… Quinoa is a staple in our household.  It is a super grain, containing all 9 essential amino acids, making it a “complete” protein.  Quinoa is also high in fiber, iron and calcium!  It is inexpensive and extremely easy to make.  I couldn’t think of a better way to showcase it on Today I Ate A Rainbow, than by naming it after them!

I love the title of this song…what a fun way to think about food and eating!  This is the last music video from our guest blogger this week, Rachel See Smith, if you haven’t seen the videos from early on in the week you will definitley want to go back and watch them!  I love Rachel’s mission and I think music therapy is absolutely fascinating!  I am so grateful that she shared her songs with us this week!  Thankfully it won’t be the last you hear from her because she

I love this fun rap song by Rachel See Smith and amazing Music Therapist!  I can see how kids in her sessions would love hearing and singing along to this one!  Our two dogs start barking when they hear Rachel starting to rap  Come back tomorrow for another song filled video!!!  Enjoy It’s the vegetable (w)rap from Rachel Smith on Vimeo.

Welcome to day four of our fun music videos by our friend Rachel See Smith, Music Therapist!  We love the video and song today because it was inspired by Today I Ate A Rainbow   We hope you enjoy the song with your kids!   At the End of the Rainbow (Inspired by: Today I Ate a Rainbow) from Rachel Smith on Vimeo.

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

I am SO excited about our guest blogger…I met her on twitter and was a silent fan for a while…then I started tweeting to her…leaving comments on her blog…okay I’ll admit it…I’m a Sharon Groupie…actually I think I’m the president of her fan club. We’re working on some sparkly sashes   But in all seriousness, this woman is so inspiring! Go read her blog http://speedskatingmom.com/ and I promise you’ll be inspired!  She is also