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Welcome to the Rainbow Food - Eating by Colour
Program®
In 2003 the Rainbow Food - Eating by Colour®
program improved children's interest in and consumption
of healthy food by up to 318% in the Federally funded
pilot of the program in NSW. Over 1000 children
participated. The program is now available to schools as
a classroom resource with a take home component. The
classroom teacher introduces the concepts and activities
and the take home booklets invite families to
participate.
Psychologist Denise
Greenaway reads Rainbow Food to primary school
children
Participating schools will
receive an information pack to help with the running of
the program, including recipes and lunchbox suggestions
for families.
A whole school program supported by the Parents and
Friends Association, as well as the school canteen, is
the most effective way of maintaining the individual
gains made by the children, over time.
Rainbow Mobiles
made by primary school graduates
from the Rainbow Food program
Teachers will appreciate using the Rainbow Food -Eating by Colou® activity work-book across several KLA within the curriculum: science, design, creative and practical arts, PDHPE. The legend alone will inspire discussion as well dramatization and narrative analysis.
For more details please contact me through www.rainbowfood.com.au
or phone/fax 02 6680 1681
Denise Greenaway
Member of the Australian Psychological Society
Rainbow Food -Eating by Colour® trademarked
14/2/03
Byron youth
working through "Rainbow Food" guidebook
Youth Activities Centre, Byron Bay 2002
Background
Research shows that
childhood obesity is increasing and is now one of the
most prevalent childhood health problems in
Australia.
Federal Minister
for Children and Youth Affairs
Recommended key prevention
strategies include the promotion of healthy eating and
physical activity behaviours
NSW Childhood Obesity Summit
2002
Consistent with the NH&MRC* Draft Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents and Nutrition Australia's* Variety Index, Rainbow Food-Eating by Colour® promotes a broad range of various healthy food types.
Rainbow Food-Eating by Colour® also promotes non threatening, non competitive physical activities.
The school setting is a direct way to access and disseminate nutritional information to children and their families.
The Rainbow Food-Eating by Colour® Project aims to raise awareness of the benefits of good nutrition at the earliest possible stage of children's development.. Its success can be measured by improvements in the variety scores of participating children.
TEACHERS! Teacher's packages are now available - includes the book to be used as a text, teacher's notes and a training video as well as take home family packs for each student. The Federal government has made $1500 available to each school to get healthy eating information out to families. Your P&C is entitled to that grant NOW! See how to order on the order page.
The Rainbow Food - Eating by Colour® program uses successful learning tools to impart information, with an emphasis on first-hand practical experience