Eat the Rainbow! | Nutrition Lesson for Kids
Summary
TLDRIn this educational video, registered dietician Maggie explains the importance of a colorful diet for children. She uses the analogy of a rainbow to illustrate how different colored fruits and vegetables provide unique nutrients essential for various body functions. Red foods are highlighted for heart health, orange for eye health, yellow for immune support, green for strong bones, blue for brainpower, and purple for digestion. The video encourages children to eat a variety of colorful foods for overall health and provides a fun coloring sheet for interactive learning.
Takeaways
- 🍎 Food is essential for our bodies, providing energy for movement and growth.
- 🚗 Our bodies are like cars, needing good 'fuel' to function properly.
- 🌈 Fruits and vegetables come in a variety of colors, each offering different nutrients.
- 🍓 Red foods like strawberries and tomatoes contain lycopene, which is good for the heart.
- 🥕 Orange foods such as carrots and sweet potatoes are rich in beta carotene and vitamin A, beneficial for eye health.
- 🍋 Yellow foods, including lemons and corn, contain vitamin C which supports the immune system.
- 🥦 Green vegetables like broccoli and peas are sources of calcium, important for strong bones.
- 🧠 Blue foods, including blueberries, contain anthocyanins that help keep our brains strong and sharp.
- 🍇 Purple foods like eggplant are high in fiber, aiding in digestion.
- 🎨 Encourages children to color a nutrition rainbow and to eat a variety of colorful foods for a balanced diet.
- 📸 Invites children to share their colored nutrition rainbow sheets on social media with the hashtag #PCRM.
Q & A
What is Maggie's profession and what does she teach?
-Maggie is a registered dietician who teaches others about how food impacts our bodies.
What does Maggie compare our bodies to in terms of needing fuel?
-Maggie compares our bodies to a car, emphasizing that just like a car needs good fuel to run, our bodies need the right food to function properly.
What is the significance of the colors in fruits and vegetables according to the script?
-The colors in fruits and vegetables come from nutrients like vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, which are essential for various functions in our bodies.
How can one obtain a free coloring sheet to color the nutrition rainbow?
-One can go to PCRM.org/kids to print a free copy of the nutrition rainbow coloring sheet.
What pigment gives red fruits and vegetables their color, and what is its health benefit?
-Red fruits and vegetables get their color from a pigment called lycopene, which is especially good for the heart.
Which nutrient found in orange foods is beneficial for eye health?
-Beta carotene and vitamin A, found in orange foods like sweet potatoes and carrots, can help our eyes stay strong.
What is the role of vitamin C in our body, and which yellow foods contain it?
-Vitamin C supports our immune system and helps us fight against colds or the flu. It can be found in yellow foods like lemons, corn, bananas, and yellow grapefruit.
Which nutrient in green vegetables is known for making bones strong?
-Calcium is the nutrient in green vegetables that gives us strong bones. It can be found in foods like broccoli, peas, and cucumbers.
What nutrients in blue foods are known to help with brain health?
-Anthocyanins are nutrients in blue foods that can help our brains be strong and sharp.
How do purple foods like eggplant contribute to digestion?
-Purple foods, including eggplant, are high in fiber, an important nutrient that helps our bodies digest food.
What is the final challenge Maggie gives to encourage the consumption of colorful foods?
-Maggie challenges individuals to try as many different colored fruits and vegetables every day and to incorporate them into breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Outlines
🍎 Understanding the Impact of Food on Health
Maggie, a registered dietician, introduces the concept of how food impacts our bodies. She explains that food provides energy for our bodies to perform activities like growing, running, and playing. Maggie uses the analogy of a car needing good fuel to function well, emphasizing that the right food fuels our bodies for health and strength. She then introduces the idea of a 'nutrition rainbow,' suggesting that the colorful nutrients in fruits and vegetables, like vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, are essential for our bodies. Maggie encourages viewers to color a nutrition rainbow and provides a link to a free coloring sheet on the PCRM website. She discusses the significance of red foods rich in lycopene for heart health, orange foods with beta carotene and vitamin A for eye health, and yellow foods with vitamin C for immune support.
🥦 Exploring the Benefits of Colorful Foods
Continuing the discussion on the 'nutrition rainbow,' Maggie highlights the importance of green vegetables rich in calcium for strong bones, blue foods with anthocyanins for brain health, and purple foods high in fiber for digestion. She invites viewers to guess which body part blue foods help, revealing it's the brain. Maggie suggests trying different colored fruits and vegetables daily and encourages sharing these healthy choices. She also mentions the availability of yummy recipes for incorporating colorful foods into daily meals, promoting a balanced and colorful diet for overall health.
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Keywords
💡Registered Dietician
💡Energy
💡Nutrients
💡Antioxidants
💡Lycopene
💡Beta Carotene
💡Vitamin C
💡Calcium
💡Anthocyanins
💡Fiber
💡Colorful Foods
Highlights
Food provides energy for our bodies to move and work.
The body needs the right fuel to function properly, similar to a car.
Fruits and vegetables come in a variety of colors, like a rainbow.
Nutrients in colorful foods include vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Red fruits and vegetables contain lycopene, which is good for the heart.
Orange foods like carrots and sweet potatoes have beta carotene and vitamin A for eye health.
Vitamin C in yellow foods like lemons supports the immune system.
Green vegetables are a source of calcium for strong bones.
Blue foods contain anthocyanins, which help keep the brain sharp.
Purple foods like eggplant are high in fiber, aiding digestion.
Each color of the rainbow corresponds to a different health benefit.
Red is for the heart, orange for eyes, yellow for the immune system, green for bones, blue for the brain, and purple for digestion.
Encourages children to color a nutrition rainbow and print a free coloring sheet from PCRM.org/kids.
Challenge to try different colored fruits and vegetables every day for a healthy diet.
Provides recipes and ideas for incorporating colorful foods into daily meals.
The importance of a varied diet rich in different colored fruits and vegetables for overall health.
The presentation is interactive, engaging children to participate and learn about nutrition.
The session concludes with a summary of the key points and a call to action to eat colorful foods.
Transcripts
hi my name is Maggie and I'm a
registered dietician that means I teach
others about how food impacts our bodies
so today we're going to talk about just
that why it's very important well it
tastes good and it's fun to eat but it
also gives us energy that means it helps
our bodies move and work so we can grow
run play dance
daddy won think our bodies were kind of
like a car if you don't put good fuel in
the car it won't be able to drive but
when you put the right fuel in room off
it goes foods are the fuel our bodies
need to be healthy and strong another
way to think about it is by taking a
look at what makes up a rainbow can you
see all the different colors that work
together to make up a rainbow yeah
well have you ever noticed that fruits
and vegetables come in all the colors
are the rainbows to these foods get
their bright colors from nutrients like
vitamins minerals and antioxidants
that's a big word why don't you try and
say it with me antioxidant very good so
today let's learn about how these
nutrients which make our foods so
colorful help our bodies and different
ways to follow along you can color the
nutrition rainbow using our fun coloring
sheet go to PCRM dot org slash kids to
print a free copy let's start with the
first color of the rainbow
red do you have any favorite fruits and
vegetables that are red
maybe like strawberries or tomatoes what
else think of others hmm yes watermelon
is a great answer all of these red
fruits and vegetables have something in
common they get their color from a
pigment called lycopene now luckily
helps throughout all the body but it's
especially good for your heart so put
some red fruits and vegetables on your
plate today what do you have any
favorite orange foods
what about carrots how about orange
skittles
well they help your body stay healthy no
only foods that are naturally colorful
have these special nutrients why some
orange foods like sweet potatoes and
carrots have beta carotene and vitamin A
they can help our eyes stay strong so
you can see well now let's move on to
yellow you may have heard that lemons
have a nutrient called
vitamin C you want vitamin C you can
help with it can support our immune
system which helps us fight against
colds or the flu we think of other dogs
how about corn or maybe you like bananas
even yellow grapefruit has vitamin C you
like nutrient gives us strong bones
calcium you can find calcium in green
vegetables most people don't know that
but now you do can you think of any
green vegetables broccoli yeah how about
peas and cucumbers too these are all
great choices
can you guess what part of our body is
blue foods help what
the brain exactly blue foods have
nutrients called anthocyanins which can
help our brains be strong and sharp
blueberries are an excellent source did
I hear someone say grapes oh well those
aren't blue but they are the last color
of the rainbow and now we have purple
you have any favorite purple seeds one
eggplant bakes great these foods help
our digestion like all fruits and
vegetables they're high in fiber which
is an important nutrient that helps our
bodies digest food so let's sum it up
you remember how each color helps our
bodies go with me they're red for our
heart orange for our eyes yellow for the
immune system green for strong bones
blue for the brain and purple for
digestion great job you've been coloring
a mom your coloring sheet might look
like this be sure to snap a photo of
your coloring sheet and tag us PCRM so
we can see it too I'm sure yours looks
amazing be sure to put into place where
you'll see it often
so you remember to eat these colorful
foods for breakfast lunch and dinner
challenge yourself to try as many
different colored fruits and vegetables
every day from the new church sharing of
them and check out our yummy recipes if
you need some ideas for how to eat all
of these colorful foods every day Bon
Apetit
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