Rainbow food

Naturally colourful food tends to also contain plentiful nutrients and antioxidant phytochemicals (see our article). Denise Greenaway, a psychologist who has had extensive experience in working with young people who have eating disorders,has taken advantage of this fact to create The Rainbow Food - Eating by Colour® program which aims to increase the variety of healthy food consumed by children. This program has already been implemented in 9 preschool centres in Australia targetting 929 families as well as some primary schools. The results were very positive - the variety of foods consumed, primarily of plant origin, improved by up to 300%.
Her program is a fun, culture free program, suitable for ages 2-12 and delivered by means of an inspiring activity workbook of the same name. The workbook is designed to invite family participation in the program. A video for teachers inspires developmentally appropriate activities, relevant to various educational settings.
For more information see: http://www.rainbowfood.com.au

 

Last Updated: June 2004