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Encouraging children to “eat the rainbow” is a great way to focus on healthy eating. Eating the rainbow refers to incorporating colorful fruits and veggies into our daily diets. Elementary students will get excited about healthy foods with the help of our fun and motivating activities. Whether you are looking to spice up your health curriculum or incorporate positive eating habits with your students, these resources will be very beneficial to all students and their families. 

1. Fruit and Veggie Building

If your little ones enjoy building new things, this activity is for you! It is so much fun to build with fruits and veggies. Children can express creativity while they become familiar with new, healthy foods. If they associate fruits and vegetables with fun, they may just enjoy eating them!

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2. Smoothie Challenge

Who is up for a smoothie challenge? Invite your family and friends over to put their minds together and come up with the tastiest smoothie. You can include several different fruit varieties to incorporate all the colors of the rainbow. 

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3. Dip Day 

Invite your little ones to explore their taste buds with a dip day! You can make delicious dips and encourage children to try them all with their favorite fruits and vegetables. They may even discover a new range of foods to enjoy. 

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4. My Healthy Plate

Children will learn healthy eating habits by using the provided graphic organizer to identify foods for each color of the rainbow. This worksheet, explains the benefits of each color of food to guide students in making healthy choices. 

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5. Food Color Matching Game

For this activity, lay out empty cupcake liners or cups that are the colors of the rainbow. You will also put out a bowl of assorted colorful fruit. Children will then match the fruit with the color of the containers. 

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6. “Today I Tried” Food Chart

It is important to encourage children to try a variety of fruits and vegetables. They may not enjoy them all, but trying them is the key to healthy eating habits. This chart will encourage children to keep track of the fruits and veggies they tried.  

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7. Healthy Food Rainbow Craft

Start by cutting out pictures of healthy fruits and vegetables. Then, have the children paste the pictures where they belong on the rainbow. Children will see a variety of fruits they may be familiar with and will be amazed by all the colors of fruits that they didn’t know existed. 

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8. Rainbow Smoothies

This gorgeous smoothie features nutritional foods and a variety of fruits. There are seven layers of common fruits used in this smoothie recipe. This would be a great activity to incorporate into a lesson about the benefits of the fruit. 

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9. Colorful Rainbow Fruit Pizza

The color of fruit can really make a rainbow! To make, start by baking the crust made of crescent roll dough. Then, you will spread on a layer of yogurt and add beautiful colored fruits. This is sure to be a healthier food choice than prepared foods and traditional pizza.

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10. Rainbow Veggie Kababs

Children will love making their very own rainbow veggie kababs. While children may be more willing to eat a rainbow of fruits, it is also fun to teach them about the benefits of eating a rainbow of vegetables. Making a rainbow with foods in general is fun and motivating for children.

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11. Fruit Skewers

Fruit skewers are a fun way to eat the rainbow! Children may be familiar with common fruits like grapes and blueberries but may not have tried cantaloupe or mango before. Building fruit skewers while having discussions about fruits will help build fine motor skills and prepare students for healthy eating.

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