Regie Rainbow

January 18th began our seven week adventure with the Regie Rainbow program.
Regie Rainbow is a nutrition and physical activity program that introduces children to many different fruits and vegetables. Each week we will focus on one color of the rainbow and sample a fruit and vegetable of that color.
Our first week we visited the Island of Red and the children were able to sample red grapefruit and beets. Some children were curious and tasted both of the new foods. Others weren't so eager yet. Maybe next week.                                             Our second week took us to the Island of Orange and the children sampled papaya and sweet potato. These two foods brought more willing taste-testers.



To keep track of our Regie Rainbow adventure, and see which foods your child tried, we have created a chart that can be found on the back of our main classroom door. Regie Rainbow taste testing occurs on Wednesday mornings each week. Each child that attends on that day has their own column to document whether they tried the two foods. A smiley face indicates that the child tried the food and liked it. A sad face indicates that the child didn't try the food or tried it and didn't like it.
Feel free to peek at the chart anytime to see if your child has enjoyed a new food that you can possibly add to your menu at home.

For the children that don't attend on Wednesday, DON'T WORRY! We are planning simple and fun recipes that get the children involved in the preparation and incorporate either of the two foods or a food from the color for that week.

Our recipe from the Island of Orange: Papaya, Orange, Honey popsicles
This week's recipe from the Island of Yellow: Banana Bread

Stay tuned for more on our Regie Rainbow adventure.