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Color your 4th of July with red-white-blue fruits and vegetables

Posted on Jul 02, 2010 by Maggie LaBarbera
 

As the holiday weekend begins, many of you will be either preparing for your barbecue or bringing a platter to a 4th of July barbecue.

We are always talking about the colors of the rainbow and the colors of fruits and vegetables.  How about having the kids create a red, white and blue platter made of fruits and vegetables.  I thought this would be a really fun way to get kids interested and interacting with these healthy foods!

With a little bit of creativity in layout, kids can create a very fun platter for this special event!  Almost like arts and crafts, healthy style!

Here is your quick list of foods you can choose from to create a festive and healthy 4th of July platter:

Red

  • Beets
  • Blood oranges
  • Cherries
  • Cranberries
  • Guava
  • Papaya
  • Pink grapefruit
  • Pink/Red grapefruit
  • Pomegranates
  • Radicchio
  • Radishes
  • Raspberries
  • Red apples
  • Red bell peppers
  • Red chili peppers
  • Red grapes
  • Red onions
  • Red pears
  • Red peppers
  • Red potatoes
  • Rhubarb
  • Strawberries
  • Tomatoes
  • Watermelon
White
  • Bananas
  • Brown pears
  • Cauliflower
  • Dates
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Jerusalem artickoke
  • Jicama
  • Kohlrabi
  • Mushrooms
  • Onions
  • Parsnips
  • Potatoes
  • Shallots
  • Turnips
  • White Corn
  • White nectarines
  • White peaches
Blue
  • Black currants
  • Black salsify
  • Blackberries
  • Blueberries
  • Dried plums
  • Eggplant
  • Elderberries
  • Grapes
  • Plums
  • Pomegranates
  • Prunes
  • Purple Belgian endive
  • Purple Potatoes
  • Purple asparagus
  • Purple cabbage
  • Purple carrots
  • Purple figs
  • Purple grapes
  • Purple peppers
  • Raisins
Happy 4th of July everyone.
 

 

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