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Regie's Rainbow Adventure® Week 1- the Island Of Regie’s Rainbow Adventure® Week 1- The Island of Red Dear Parents or Caregivers, This week, your child started Regie’s Rainbow Adventure™, a program that follows a superhero broccoli named Regie. Each week, Regie travels to a different island where he will meet different fruit and vegetable friends who teach Regie about the importance of eating healthy. At each island, Regie and your child learn a color of the rainbow, practice counting, perform a physical activity, and use manners. Each week, we will send you the story to read with your child along with information for that week’s color of food. Red fruits and vegetables are high in vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber which keep our body healthy. Find these and many other red fruits and vegetables in the grocery store: Red Fruits & Vegetables Tomatoes Strawberries Red Peppers Watermelon Radishes Cherries Rocking Red Fruit Pizzas Ingredients Whole grain English muffins Strawberries (fresh or frozen) Raspberries (fresh or frozen) Red apples or cranberries Low-fat cream cheese Directions On one whole-grain English muffin spread low-fat cream cheese. Add any kind of fruit desired. Serve as a great breakfast, snack, or dessert and enjoy! Find Regie Rainbow on Facebook! www.facebook.com/regie.rainbow This institution is an equal opportunity provider. The Island of Red To the Island of Red Regie Rainbow did leap. What fruits and vegetables do you think he will eat? Apples or strawberries? Tomatoes or beets? Mr. Beet told Regie, “we red foods are good eats! We keep your bones strong and make healthy teeth.” Regie Rainbow thought, “yes, this is true. Cherry pie is red and it looks tasty too.” Mr. Beet smiled and looked Regie’s way, “cherry pie is a sometimes food; we don’t eat it every day.” You must earn your red stripe to gain more energy and power. Eating red fruits and vegetables makes you stronger by the hour. Regie Rainbow listened and knew what to do. He ate 6 slices of tomato and 10 bites of strawberries too! Regie had so much power he could almost explode. He used some of his energy to jump like a toad. Can you jump with Regie and touch your hands to the floor? Jump 1… Jump 2… Jump 3… Jump 4 The power Regie felt he just couldn’t believe. “Please give me my red stripe before I must leave. I have other islands to explore and more good food to meet. Goodbye and thank you for my yummy, healthy eats!” Eat A Rainbow Song For healthy tips, recipes, and (Sing to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) physical activity ideas, check out Red, orange, yellow, green, and blue www.nkfm.org/regierainbow and Shiny Purple too. www.facebook.com/regie.rainbow All the colors that we know. Living inside the rainbow. Red, orange, yellow, green, and blue Shiny Purple too. Regie’s Rainbow Adventure® Week 2- The Island of Orange Dear Parents or Caregivers, Today, Regie traveled to the Island of Orange, where he learned why orange fruits and vegetables are good for you. Orange fruits and vegetables will help make a strong immune system, healthy heart, and healthy skin. Fruits and vegetables are so important for your health that half of your plate should be full of fruits and vegetables. For resources and ideas on how to eat healthy, go to www.choosemyplate.gov or check out Regie’s Facebook Page: Find Regie Rainbow on Facebook! www.facebook.com/regie.rainbow Sweetie Pie Fries Ingredients 1 -2 Medium sweet potatoes 1 tablespoon olive oil Your favorite sodium-free spice (i.e. chili powder, rosemary, garlic powder) Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice sweet potatoes into spears. (You can peel the sweet potato before slicing if you like, but the skin has lots of nutrients in it.) Toss spears in olive oil and spread on a baking sheet. Photo credit: http://www.everymantri.com Bake for 30 minutes. Serve and Enjoy! Try this recipe with baked or grilled chicken! This institution is an equal opportunity provider. The Island of Orange To the Island of Orange Regie Rainbow did go. He was sure this was the place yummy oranges did grow. He saw pumpkins and carrots all over the place. Melons, apricots, and mangoes took up lots of space. Regie wasn’t sure if he should try these new foods. Then Casey Carrot appeared in his very happy mood. Casey told Regie orange foods are just great. “Just give me a minute and I’ll tell you how they rate. Orange fruits and vegetables are filled with vitamins and minerals. They give your body energy and help you stay healthy.” “Eat orange fruits both day and night. Eating orange vegetables will help your sight.” You must earn your orange stripe to gain more energy and power. Eating orange fruits and vegetables makes you stronger by the hour. Regie Rainbow listened and knew what to do. He ate 6 orange wedges and 9 baby carrots too! Regie had so much energy he could almost pop. He used some of his energy to do a kangaroo hop. Can you hop like Regie or a kangaroo? Try hopping 10 times; it’s a fun thing to do. The power Regie felt he just couldn’t believe. “Please give me my orange stripe before I must leave. I have other islands to explore and more good food to meet. Goodbye and thank you for my yummy, healthy eats!” Orange Fruits & Vegetables Carrots Oranges Sweet Potato Mango Butternut Squash Cantaloupe Regie’s Rainbow Adventure® Week 3 - The Island of Yellow Dear Parents or Caregivers, Today Regie traveled to The Island of Yellow. Kids are great at identifying these brightly colored foods! You can turn your next trip to the grocery store into kindergarten readiness practice by looking for matching items, identifying shapes and colors of foods, and counting with your child. Yellow Fruits & Vegetables Banana Yellow Pepper Yellow Pear Yellow Tomato Pineapple Yellow Squash Yummy Yellow Squash and Yellow Peppers Ingredients Directions 1 medium yellow squash Preheat oven to 375⁰F and spray baking sheet 1 medium yellow pepper lightly with baking spray. 1 medium yellow onion Cut end off squash and slice in half. Cut 1 teaspoon olive oil peppers and onion into slices. Place all on a 1 teaspoon oregano baking sheet. A dash of salt Sprinkle olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper over A dash of pepper the sliced vegetables. Photo credit: Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. www.deepsouthdish.com Serve with grilled chicken breasts, turkey burgers, or another lean meat your child likes! Find Regie Rainbow on Facebook! www.facebook.com/regie.rainbow This institution is an equal opportunity provider. The Island of Yellow Regie’s next adventure was to the Island of Yellow. Yellow squash and corn grew mile after mile. As Regie looked around, Billy Banana arrived. “Bananas are good for you. They make you feel alive.” Regie knew eating buttery popcorn can be such a delight. But eating yellow fruits like pineapple feels healthy and right. You must earn your yellow stripe to gain more energy and power. Eating yellow fruits and vegetables makes you stronger by the hour. Regie Rainbow listened and knew what to do. He ate 7 yellow pepper slices and 4 pineapples bites too! Regie had so much power his strength could not be bound. He used some strength to climb up and down. Can you climb the ladder? Climb 1… 2… 3… 4 Climb to the top and then back to the floor. The power Regie felt he just couldn’t believe. “Please give me my yellow stripe before I must leave. I have other islands to explore and more good food to meet. Goodbye and thank you for my yummy, healthy eats!” Eat A Rainbow (Sing to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) For healthy tips, recipes, and physical activity ideas, check out Red, orange, yellow, green, and blue www.nkfm.org/regierainbow and Shiny purple too. www.facebook.com/regie.rainbow All the colors that we know. Living inside the rainbow. Red, orange, yellow, green, and blue Shiny purple too. Regie’s Rainbow Adventure® Week 4- The Island of Green Dear Parents or Caregivers, Today, Regie traveled to the Island of Green. Look for fruits that are normally green, like asparagus and grapes, and find them in other colors for a fun nutritious challenge at the grocery store. Dark, leafy greens, like broccoli, kale, spinach and collard, mustard and turnip greens in particular are packed with vitamins and nutrients to keep you and your family healthy. Try using one of these vegetables in a salad or adding it to a smoothie! Find Regie Rainbow on Facebook! www.facebook.com/regie.rainbow Quick Stir-Fry Directions Cook brown rice according to the instructions on the box. Remove pan from heat. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add ground turkey. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Reduce heat to low. Ingredients Stir in soy sauce. ¾ cup brown rice Add cooked rice, vegetables, and black pepper. Increase heat to 1 tablespoon olive oil medium high. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender and mixture is hot. 8 ounces lean ground turkey 4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce Spoon even amounts onto 4 plates. Serve for dinner with a fruit 3 cups frozen vegetables (such as like mandarin oranges or pineapple. broccoli, peppers, pea pods) Recipe and photo taken from Kids… Get Cooking!, from Network for a Healthy California—Children’s ½ teaspoon ground black pepper Power Play Campaign This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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