Red foods give you: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Antioxidants and Potassium!
Breakfast Berry Bread (this is recipe is great for vegans or people with diabetes)
This is the bread but with only blueberries.
Ingredients
1 Tbs Apple Sauce
1 1/2 C Whole Wheat Flour
1 C Flour
1 C Berries (use raspberries and strawberries for the red color)
1/2 C chopped nuts (I use walnuts)
1 1/2 Tbs Honey
1/2 C Warm Water
1/2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Yeast
Directions
Pre-heat the oven to 350 F. Mix yeast and warm water together till it dissolves, then pour in the rest of the ingredients. Spray bread tin, fill, and then bake 20-30 minutes.
Lunch Baked Red Potato
Ingredients
Red Potato
Toppings
Shredded Cheese
Cooked chopped Broccoli
Sour Cream
Directions
Wash the potatoes then place enough potatoes on the oven for everyone to have two. Bake at 350 F until the inside is soft and can be easily poked with a fork. Take the potatoes out cut in half and cover in desired toppings.
Snack food: Red apple with peanut butter, Red Peppers and Hummus, Red Pear, Watermelon, Pomegranate, Blood Orange, Cherries, or Dried Cherries and nut trail mix
Orange foods give you: Vitamin A, Antioxidants and Fiber!
Breakfast Sweet Potato hash
Ingredients
6 Sweet potatoes (the sweet potatoes I get are on the small side if they seem big do less)
1/2 Onion
2 cloves Garlic
Olive oil
1 C Fresh Spinach
1 tsp Salt
Directions
Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into 2 inch cubes. Heat olive oil in a large fry pan. Dice one medium sized onion and crush the garlic. Once the pan is hot put the potatoes onion and garlic in. Chop the spinach. Once the potatoes start to brown add the spinach and sprinkle the salt on. Keep flipping the potatoes till all is browned.
Side dish Acorn Squash Fries
Ingredients
1 Acorn Squash
Salt
Olive Oil
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Peal the acorn squash and slice into fry shapes. Coat in olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake till the squash is browned on all sides
If you are looking for an orange entree food, try Trader Joes Butternut Squash Soup or Pumpkin Soup I have not yet tried to make it so I can share a recipe but my whole family loves it.
Snacks: Orange, Sweet potato potato chips, Carrots and Ranch, Mango (dried or fresh) , Papaya (dried or fresh), Apricot (dried or fresh)
Yellow foods give you: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium, and Potassium!
Breakfast Sunny Side Eggs
ingredients
Eggs
Directions
To make a sunny side egg you have to be careful when you crack the egg to not damage the yolk. Then all you do is cook it on one side. People often serve it with toast because it is very runny and you need something to soak up the yolk.
Lunch Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich
Ingredients
Whole Wheat Bread
Banana
Peanut butter
Directions
Instead of traditional jelly try using a nutrient filled yellow food!
Snacks: Golden Raisin, Lemonade, Yellow Zucchini chips, Popcorn, Pineapples (dried or fresh), yellow peppers and hummus.
Green foods give you: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Fiber, Calcium, Omega 3 Fatty Acids, and Iron
Breakfast Spinach Omelet
Ingredients for 1 serving
1 Egg
1/4 cup Fresh Spinach
Feta (or really any cheese you enjoy)
1/4 tsp Garlic
Olive oil
Dash of Salt
Directions
Heat oil in frying pan. Add Spinach, garlic, and salt. Let this cook down. Crack egg into a mixing bowl and mix with a whisk. Next crumble in a little bit of cheese and pour over your spinach mixture in the pan.
A fun green lunch is dinosaur chicken nuggets (from Perdue) and steamed or raw broccoli. (if your ok with a little food play, sometimes the fun can help your child learn to love vegetables). The broccoli are trees and the dinosaurs are herbivores!
Snacks: Guacamole and chips, Kiwi, Green Peppers and Hummus, Celery with peanut butter or cream cheese, Green Apple with cheddar cheese, Pear, Honey Dew Melon, and Green Grapes.
Blue/ Purple foods give you: Antioxidants, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Fiber.
Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes
Ingredients
1 1/2 C Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Egg
2 Tbs Butter
1 1/2 C Buttermilk
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
2 C Blueberries
Directions
Mix together flour, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add egg buttermilk and melted butter. Stir in Blueberries.
Blue tortilla Chicken Nachos
Here it is going into the oven.
Ingredients
1 Chicken Breast (this could also be done with chop meat but cook the chop meat with taco seasoning and cook in a fry pan)
1 bag Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 15oz can Black Beans washed and drained
Sour Cream
1 clove Garlic
1/2 an Onion
Poultry seasons and salt
(I always do garlic salt, celery salt, onion powder, thyme, parsley, rosemary and a little cayenne pepper)
Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Boil your chicken in water and
spices with garlic and onion. Once the chicken is cooked fully all the way through, drain the water. With a fork shred the chicken and then mix with the beans. On a cookie sheet spread the bag of chips. Layer first with chicken and beans then cheese, and place in oven. Once the cheese is all melted take out, dollop with sour cream, and enjoy.
Blue/ Purple Snacks: Blackberries, Blueberries, Grapes, Plums, Eggplant fries, Raisins, Blue Potato Potato Chips, Blue Corn Chips with salsa or other dips.
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