Eat the Rainbow -

Eat the rainbow of colors is a great way to ensure that you are getting all of the essential vitamins and minerals your body needs. Eating a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables provides your body with antioxidants, fiber, and other important nutrients. Fruits and vegetables come in a wide variety of colors and flavors, so there is no shortage of delicious and nutritious options to choose from.

For example, red fruits and vegetables like tomatoes, red peppers, and strawberries are rich in lycopene, which can help to protect against certain types of cancer. Yellow and orange vegetables such as carrots, squash, and sweet potatoes are high in beta-carotene, which can reduce the risk of developing macular degeneration and cataracts. Green vegetables like spinach, kale, and broccoli are high in vitamins A, C, and K, and they also contain important minerals like iron and calcium.

Finally, blue and purple fruits and vegetables, such as blueberries, blackberries, and eggplant, are packed with antioxidants that can help protect against free radical damage, and they also contain compounds like anthocyanins that can help improve heart health. Eating all the colors of the rainbow can be a delicious and nutritious way to make sure your body is getting all the vitamins and minerals it needs to stay healthy.

It is important to have your children eat the colors of the rainbow as well. Here are a few things to help encourage them.

One effective way to help your children eat the colors of the rainbow is to involve them in the process. Invite them to help with grocery shopping and have them pick out the colorful items. Talk to them about the various colors and their benefits. Explain why it’s important to eat a variety of colors. You can also get creative with the presentation of foods. For example, cut fruit into shapes or arrange it in a rainbow design.
Another way to help your children eat the colors of the rainbow is to keep healthy snacks on hand. Make sure your pantry and refrigerator are stocked with colorful fruits and vegetables, such as berries, carrots, oranges, and bell peppers. This way your children will always have easy access to the foods they need to get their daily servings of fruits and veggies.
Lastly, make meals and snacks more fun by incorporating the colors of the rainbow. Get creative with your recipes and create dishes like a rainbow stir-fry, colorful smoothies, or fruit pizza. You can also transform regular snacks like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with rainbow toppings, or make veggie-packed sandwiches with colorful fillings. By making meals and snacks fun, you can help your children learn to enjoy eating the colors of the rainbow.

Here are some healthy, colorful snack ideas that can help kids eat the rainbow of colors:

-Green apples slices with peanut butter
-Strawberries with Greek yogurt dip
-Carrots and hummus
-Celery with cream cheese
-Orange slices
-Red bell pepper slices with guacamole
-Blueberries with coconut yogurt
-Rainbow fruit kabobs with different fruits like banana, pineapple, and watermelon
-Purple grapes
-Yellow bell pepper slices with honey mustard dip
-Trail mix with different nuts, dried fruits, and seeds.

I hope these ideas help you come up with some delicious and nutritious snacks for your kids!

Struggling to get your children to eat their fruits and vegetables:

If you are really struggling to get your children to eat their fruits and vegetables you can supplement with some great fruit and vegetable powders. There are many green powders that you can add to water to help them get more greens into their diet, there are also gummies and encapsulated powders that work well and will allow your children over time to begin to crave fruits and vegetables because it is feeding the good gut bugs the food they enjoy which in turn helps them to crave more of those foods. Our family has been using Juice Plus since 2011, if you have questions feel free to reach out to me or take a look here. Juice Plus

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