Eating Rainbows

In a further effort to get my daughter to eat more fruits and veggies, I purchased the Today I Ate a Rainbow chart and book and it charms my little one to eat her veggies like a cobra being called up out of a basket. The second she starts being difficult about eating her peas or blueberries, I pull out the book and read it. She opens her mouth the second I start reading about Yoshi and all the other characters who don't eat right. The book talks about how kids' growing bodies need the phytonutrients (a new word in her vocabulary now) that you can only get from naturally-occurring red, orange, yellow, green and blue/purple foods.

Order at todayiatearainbow.com and also check out their free downloads and video of the Rainbow song. Also check out Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day. Even though 2012's event has passed, I plan to host an event at my daughter's school as soon as the new school year starts.

Non-stink, indoor-composter...toddler food scraps turned to fertilizer

Nature Mill has just released their third-generation indoor-composter, and it doesn't stink, literally. It has a carbon filter to weed out the stink of decomposing organic waste, fits under a kitchen cabinet and uses about $.50 of electricity a month. I've always been a bit weary of having rotting food sitting in my kitchen, but at the same time, I'd love to teach my daughter that she can make a difference in making our Earth a healthier planet, and composting is a great way to do that.
Using the compost to fertilize the yard is another fun, earthy, thing to do with your kids and lets everyone reap what they sewed, or at least what the composter sewed.
Watch this video (scroll down mid-page) to hear the details.
Available through Eartheasy.com