I first heard about the concept of eating a rainbow a number of years ago, the concept stuck in my mind and was something I planned to include in our second book.

A few weeks ago I happened upon a site that took the idea of eating a rainbow and turned it into an absolutely wonderful product for children!!

I immediately was smitten, I contacted the owner, Kia, and asked her if we could do a swap…a couple of our Picture Me Cooking Books for a couple of her
Today I ate a Rainbow Kits. That way we could each try out the others product and report back!

I have 2 kids – A son, 8 (who was born a man, a serious man) and a daughter who recently turned 6 (who is as free spirited as the wind).
I introduced Today I Ate a Rainbow to them, they immediately “got it” and have been aggressively pursuing eating a rainbow every day since.

My daughter has taken full control, she reports out every few hours how many colors she has eaten, runs to the fridge to move her magnets every time she qualifies to she also tries to move her brothers as well…he then bolts over, moves it back, the again places it on the corresponding color. My daughter often reports out for my son as well who then attempts to regain control….it’s wonderful fun…and guess what…they are eating more fruit, they are eating more vegetables and they are thinking about these choices all day – even while at school, doing what they can to accumulate needed colors….and I feel like a sneaky genius!! Thanks to Today I ate a Rainbow!

The simplicity is brilliant!
My daughter did in fact on more than one occasion try to include colors of Fruity Cheerios as earning her magnets…but I quickly squashed that lol!

Here is the deal
For $25.00 you get the kit

The package contains the following:
• Complete “Today I Ate A Rainbow!™” Chart
• 1 chart
• 2 sets of square magnets
• 2 sets of circle magnets
• 4 achievement magnets
• 4 fridge magnets
• 1 grocery list
• The Rainbow Bunch Book

The kit accommodates up to 4 children (or family members, hey a bunch of adults could benefit from this concept too!!) Once you eat every color in the rainbow…you earn the coveted rainbow magnet to signify that YOU ATE A RAINBOW!!

In closing I would just like to say that anyone who struggles with picky eaters, anyone who is trying to get your kids eating more healthy this is one sure fire way to accomplish one or both…this as well as cooking with your child/children!
You need to pop by their website…which is a nice site in and of itself…and hear Kia’s daughter sing the sweet rainbow song!

If you would like to enter to win your own set of Today I ate a Rainbow, do so by leaving a comment telling me what your biggest food challenge is with your child/children. You can gain a second entry by following us on Twitter and a third by becoming a follower.

You have until Thursday September 30th to enter.

Posted September 21st, 2010 by Colleen in Giveaway, Product Reviews | 29 Comments »

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