Day 147: Enlisting the children again

I always struggle to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. I very easily can get into a food rut.

Breakfast is either oatmeal or cheerios with peaches or pears.
Snack is either yogurt & raisin bran or string cheese & an apple.

Lunch & dinner varies, but lunch is usually leftovers of dinner, which isn't a big deal except I usually pick carrots, peas or corn for the vegetable.

I do try to eat a salad, but I am not always consistent with that either.

I know the "experts" say to eat a rainbow - pick a different fruit or vegetable from every color, every day. I decided that the children and I should start a little smaller - we would attempt to eat a rainbow in a week.

The children were very excited about this idea. My son even made a chart so we can keep track which colors we have eaten. We have also decided that juice does not count toward our rainbow count.

I think it will be fun to see how I eat a rainbow each week...and hopefully the happy side benefit will be everyone in the family will start eating more fruits & veggies!

Happy Walking!