Role-play a day of living healthy in our market environment.
Visit the market and select fresh produce. Get behind the wheel of the big blue food truck, or take orders at the counter using the cash register and play pizza oven.
You’ll have the chance to prepare a healthy imaginary meal and practice good stewardship.
You and your family can vote for your favorite non-sugary drinks at the penny vote station and bring home new meal ideas from our community recipe-sharing kiosk.
Eat a Rainbow Every Day
Children and families learn to keep healthy by eating a “rainbow” of five or more different-colored fruits and vegetables every day, and remembering to drink more water, and less soda and sugary drinks.
Children have fun as they practice selecting, preparing, and eating fresh, healthy foods in a farmer’s market environment. Family members join in the preparations and enjoy creatively prepared pretend meals around café tables or at benches in a simulated park environment. Or the faux fresh produce can be taken home to be prepared and served in a mini-kitchen.
Remember to keep physically active, too. Run, walk, jump, swim or play for one hour or more per day. Cut back on television and video. Check out exhibits that keep you active during your visit at the Museum.
Rainbow Market supports the Museum’s strategic commitment to Childhood Obesity Prevention
