Rainbow Oatmeal Bar Recipe
Put a little fun into your kids breakfast by giving them choices of their breakfast fruits! The amazing thing about fruits and vegetables is the color! The amazing Kia from Today I ate a Rainbow said about her own daughter:
We knew that if she ate produce from all the main color groups every day, she would be getting a good variety of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients
Different colors in our fruits and veggies provide different nutrients. So, why not give kids the opportunity to eat a variety of colors of fruits and veggies, all for breakfast!
This week, we used our Rainbow Oatmeal Bar Recipe. The idea was easy. I used a BIG bowl, and cooked 2 1/2 cups of quick oats in the microwave. It took altogether about 6 minutes (in intervals of stirring in between). Then I prepared bowls of fruit using fresh, frozen, or canned (peaches). The kids can scoop out some oatmeal, and then add whichever fruit they are interested in. I thought it would be fun to use the muffin tin idea, to put it altogether. Here are some fruit ideas that go well with oatmeal:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Red {Phytonutrient: lycopene & Anthocyanin}
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
Blue/Purple {Phytonutrient Anthocyanin & phenolics}
- Blackberries
- Blueberries
- Grapes
- Plums
- Raisins
White/Brown {Phytonutrient Allicin}
- Bananas
- Apples
- Nuts
Green {Phytonutrient Lutein and Indole}
- Kiwi
- Lime
- Honeydew
Orange/Yellow {Phytonutrient Beta-carotene}
- Peaches
- Cantaloupe
- Oranges
- Carrots
- Mango
- Pumpkins
- Lemon
- Grapefruit
- Papaya
- Apricots
I love letting the kids have healthy options, and an opportunity to eat and taste a variety of foods! Making this oatmeal bar for breakfast is a great way to do it! Serving the fruits in a muffin tin makes it more fun and enjoyable!
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This is a great idea! Now I’m going to be thinking “muffin tins” throughout the day. That could work for lots of foods/meals.
This is the most adorable thing! I would’ve loved this as a kid. Who am I kidding… I would love this now:) I can’t wait until my 10 month old son is old enough for me to be able to do fun things like this with him. Thanks for the idea!
I love this idea and all the colors. They could use this for yogurt sundaes in the morning too. I Jenny’s idea about it being for meals thru the day too. We have tons of muffin pans too, can’t wait to try it.
LOVE this!
What a fun idea!! My son ate plain oatmeal every day for almost a year…poor guy. He’s now a bit tired of it (to say the least!) so perhaps if I make it fun and colorful like this, he’ll try it again.
Such a cute and nutrition idea! Kids (and adults) like to eat things they choose to eat. So this is awesome!
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Hi , just a quick question. Is that actual oatmeal in the muffin tin? What is in the oatmeal to make it pin? My daughter would love this! Thanks:)
Yes it’s all oatmeal in the muffin tin. It turned pink when I added raspberries (you meant pink when you said “pin”, right?)
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What a brilliant idea to use muffin tin! I’m sure the kid will love this mini buffet spread. 😉
what exactly are the tins for? do you bake them or……im confused
That was just to show the different options. A picture with 12 different bowls is hard to do.
Hello, a newbie here! I did this, this morning with my daughter. I think she liked the idea of all the different fruits available even if she didn’t try all of them. I told her she had a rainbow in her bowl and she was happy with that. Thank you.
Hi, question if I may. Where can I find those adorably beautiful patterned bowls? I love them!
HI Angela- Our photographer Tiffany took these pictures, and said they are from Target!
I made this and my whole family loved it, even my husband ate some! We used sprouted oatmeal and apples, oranges, kiwi, raisins, unsweetened coconut, blueberries, bananas, sliced almonds, cacao nibs and had 2 spots left so used some frozen cherries and blackberries. Frozen fruit like a triple berry mix works great by the way because the warm oatmeal defrosts them! Also you can use leftover toppings to make fruit parfaits and we used the apples up with peanut butter! It was fantastic, thank you for the great idea! My 5 year old had a blast helping me making it too! It’s a great way to get little ones to try new things and to use up small amounts of fruits too!