Arc en ciel

After the torrential rain and flooding last weekend we were left with a double rainbow just hanging over the sea. Trying to take a picture with my phone wasn’t a great success but it was quite a sight to behold. It reminded me of one of my favourite phrases when teaching nutrition to young people – “Eat a rainbow”. It perfectly encompasses the value of all those vitamins supplied by foods of different colours. There was a summer holiday when I decided to make a (big) poster with each band of colour made up of tiny fruit and vegetable pictures. It was quite a labour of love but I was pleased with the result, even if the children took little notice of it as they passed by! More effective was the creation of a rainbow by arranging real foods on a bed sheet spread over the floor. We had such fun rolling lemons, oranges, limes, apples and sprouts across the floor. The blueberries, grapes and strawberries didn’t fare too well but the result was stunning. A much easier project than trying to cook with a whole year group in the school hall….but that’s another story!