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Eating the colors of the rainbow WJES students try a variety of fruits, veggies during Rainbow Week BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
“Red and yellow and pink and green, Purple and orange and blue, I can eat a rainbow, eat a rainbow, eat a rainbow too.” With apologies to composer Arthur Hamilton, whose original children’s song was about singing a rainbow, his lyrics bring to mind last week’s annual Rainbow Week at West Jefferson Elementary School. Students tried colorful fruits and vegetables, some that they had never eaten before. Monday was blue and purple day, Tuesday was orange day, Wednesday was green day, Thursday was yellow and white day and Friday was red day. Students wore the color of the day,
answered riddles and created a colorful paper chain to line the school’s hallways. The colorful activities bring awareness about the superpowers of fruits and vegetables, according to health aide Chris Olsen. “It’s important for them to understand that eating the rainbow is the healthy way to live,” Olsen said. Olsen said students were given the opportunity to try more unusual foods in addition to some of the more standard fruits and vegetables. “Some love it,” Olsen said of the new experiences, “and some say thanks but no thanks. It makes me proud when they try something new.” Second grader Lindy Mandelbaum said she loved trying new foods, and this year she tried asparagus. She thought it would be “really gross,” but it was pretty good, she added. “You should try new fruits and vegetables,” Lindy said, “because you’ll never know if you like it, and it’s good for you, too. When you eat healthy foods, it can help you grow stronger.”
Chris Olsen, health aide, left, and principal Wendy Woodland don costumes to help entice West Jefferson Elementary School students to try eating fruits and vegetables. The school celebrated its annual Rainbow Week last week. COURTESY PHOTO
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