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Make a chart like
the one on the right.
Then fill in which
fruits and vegetables
you eat, by color,
each day. Can you
eat at least one in
each of the five
colors every day?
Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables that are brightly colored is an easy way to get
the mix of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that you need from your food. Pick
foods that are brightly colored inside and out. Here are some examples of foods that
make up the food rainbow!
Tomatoes
Watermelon
Cherries
Red grapes
Cranberries
Strawberries
Red cabbage
Raspberries
Oranges
Apricots
Cantaloupe
Carrots
Lemons
Pineapples
Sweet corn
Mangos
Lettuce
Kiwi
Green grapes
Avocados
Artichokes
Spinach
Celery
Cucumbers
Blueberries
Blackberries
Plums
Raisins
Eggplant
Purple grapes
Prunes
Elderberries
Garlic
Onions
Bananas
Turnips
Pears
Potatoes
Jicama
Cauliower
Total the number of fruits and vegetables
you will eat, by color, today. Can you eat at
least one in each of the five color groups?
Standards Link: Health: Make
healthy food choices; group food
choices in many different ways.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension:
Follow simple written directions.
Cut out these fruits and
vegetables. Then paste them on
the plate to create a clown face
using the different foods as eyes,
mouth, nose, hair, etc.
Official Kids Mag www.kidscoop.comVicki Whiting January 2021
