Rainbow foods

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AIM

Create your own rainbow snack. Children use tongs to choose fruit and/or vegetables to create their own snack.

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BENEFIT

Exposure to whole foods without pressure encourages positive experiences and food acceptance which builds confidence, curiosity and lifelong healthy habits.

WHAT YOU NEED:
  • Different coloured food and vegetables
  • Rainbow food chart
  • Colouring pencils
  • Bowls or trays for fruit and vegetables
WHAT TO DO:
  • After hands are washed, adults and children can prepare the fruit and vegetables on trays or in bowls (check child allergies and do not include food that any children are allergic to).
  • Children can help sorting the food of different colours into different bowls/trays using tongs.
  • When ready for snack time, children can select their own fruit/vegetables and adults name the colours they have selected.
  • Adults can suggest different colours but do not insist.
  • A rainbow food chart can be used to tick off the colours of the fruit and vegetables they have tried.
  • When eating, adults talk to children about the colour, taste and texture of the fruits and vegetables (e.g. crunchy, soft).
  • Children can take their chart home and add to it. Children can also colour in the rainbow food chart.
DIFFERENT FOOD EXAMPLES:
  • Red- strawberries, cherry tomatoes
  • Orange- mandarin slices, carrot sticks, orange segments
  • Yellow- banana slices, corn kernels
  • Green- cucumber rounds, peas
  • Blue- blueberries
  • Purple- grapes or purple cabbage

Use this part of the video as a SPARK for the activity.

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FUN FACT

Eating a variety of bright fruit and vegetables protects your body from getting sick. Each colour like red, green, or purple each has its own ‘protective power’ for helping different parts of your body.

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