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

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

• Bananas
• Brown pears
• Cauliflower
• Dates
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Jerusalem artickoke
• Jicama
• Kohlrabi
• Mushrooms
• Onions
• Parsnips
• Potatoes
• Shallots
• Turnips
• White Corn
• White nectarines
• White peaches

• 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