Rainbow Rice

Healthy Rainbow Fried Rice

When we lived in Thailand we discovered that the kids really loved fried rice. Something that I noticed early on was that kids do a lot better at getting their veggies in if they are chopped into small, uniformly sized pieces. You might be shocked at what you can get your kids to eat when it’s diced small and similar size to all the other veggies or foods in a dish. Recipes like the one below are great quick and easy methods to get the whole family full of phytonutrients.

So, what are phytonutrients? Phytonutrients are the chemical compounds in plants that protect the plant. The beauty of it is that studies have shown they also can protect us and improve our health dramatically. The reason we “eat the rainbow” is because the colors represent the types of phytonutrients and each has unique benefits! Watch this video to learn more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKbdhILDD2I

Here’s how (and why) I soak my brown rice before cooking. To make things easier I always cook a big batch of brown rice or other grain at the beginning of the week for those nights when you just need something quick to make for dinner!