Eating a rainbow

Ages 3 to 5 Read and do together · about 15 minutes

Read together

Fruits and vegetables come in many colours.

Red, orange, yellow, green. Let us eat a rainbow.

Do it

1. Draw a rainbow with seven stripes. Write or draw one fruit or vegetable for each colour.
2. Visit a market or look in the kitchen. Find one thing for each colour.
3. Make a rainbow plate with soft, easy-to-eat pieces: tomato, carrot, banana, cucumber, grapes cut in half, blueberries.
4. Taste one new colour this week. Say thank you for the food.

Talk about it

• What colour do you like to eat?
• Which new food will you try?

For the grown-up

A healthy diet includes a variety of vegetables and fruits. Children may need to see a new food many times before they accept it, so stay relaxed and offer it again.

Mark as done

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Where this comes from

• World Health Organization, fact sheet “Healthy diet”
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, MyPlate resources for young children

Written with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed. Please read it before sharing it with a child.