Eat Like A Rainbow
by Jay Mankita
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Digital Album
This award-winning 10 song children's album about healthy fruits and vegetables is a great teaching tool for kids and families, and is COMPLETELY FREE FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD. We hope you'll share this link with your friends, and spread the music around.
Jay Mankita is a touring musician who offers live concerts and workshops throughout the Northeast, and beyond. Please contact him for more info at http://jaymankita.com
The songs were originally commissioned by a grant for a joint project of the NY Coalition for Healthy School Food, and the NYC Board of Education (Dept of School Foods)
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Eat Like A Rainbow
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New Food Attitude
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Strong Bones
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Plants Dance
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Try New Foods
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Chopsticks
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Junk Food Man
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about
This album is a Parents' Choice Approved Award Winner. The title song is featured as the first track of Putumayo's Picnic Playground - heard in over 100 countries. The song 'Junk Food Man' appears on the compilation Healthy Food For Thought, nominated for a 2011 Grammy. And the Kiba Kiba book illustrated by children will be coming out by 2012!
Jay Mankita's touring van runs on recycled vegetable oil. His music promotes a healthy, sustainable future. For more information, or to book a show, check out Jay’s website at jaymankita.com
Jay Mankita's touring van runs on recycled vegetable oil. His music promotes a healthy, sustainable future. For more information, or to book a show, check out Jay’s website at jaymankita.com
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released 03 March 2007
All songs written, arranged, produced and recorded by Jay Mankita with the exception of 'Chopsticks', music by Euphemia Allen (as Arthur de Lulli) c 1877 *Pre-production work by Doug Wood at Omni Studios *Drums & Bass recorded by Robby Baier at Substation Studios *Mixed and mastered by Will Russell at Electric Wilburland Studios *Cover Art by Amy “BannerQueen” Johnquest *Cover design and layout - Pat Burke
All songs written, arranged, produced and recorded by Jay Mankita with the exception of 'Chopsticks', music by Euphemia Allen (as Arthur de Lulli) c 1877 *Pre-production work by Doug Wood at Omni Studios *Drums & Bass recorded by Robby Baier at Substation Studios *Mixed and mastered by Will Russell at Electric Wilburland Studios *Cover Art by Amy “BannerQueen” Johnquest *Cover design and layout - Pat Burke
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Jay Mankita is an American songwriter, guitarist, recording artist, and dad. His touring van runs on recycled vegetable oil.
He's based in the Northeast, but travels all over.
Jay writes and performs songs for kids about animals, ecology, and healthy food, in schools, libraries, fairs, and festivals. He also writes and performs for adults.
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- Track Name: Eat Like A Rainbow
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Eat Like A Rainbow
Written by: Jay Mankita
I like to eat like a rainbow
Builds my body and it makes my brain grow
Helps my heart beat and my blood flow
I like to eat like a rainbow
Red, orange, yellow, green
The tastiest colors I've ever seen
I like to eat food that's purple and blue
Colorful foods are healthier too
Colorful food makes a colorful meal
And that really colors the way that I feel
I'm livin' in a colorful way
I eat like a rainbow every day
Colorful sunsets, and colorful jokes
Colorful flowers and colorful folks
Colorful shirts and colorful pants
I eat from the rainbow of colorful plants - Track Name: My Food Is Made From Sunshine
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My Food Is Made From Sunshine
Written by: Jay Mankita
The sun shines down without a sound
Feeds the plants growing on the ground
Helps them grow in every way
My food is made from sunshine
I got energy to work and play
Helps me feel good every day
Sleep better at night when I hit the hay
My food is made from sunshine
The sun shines down upon my fruits and veggies, grains and beans, fills my life with sunshine through my berries, seeds, and green, the colors in my food seem brighter every time I dine, when I remember that my food is made from sunshine
Vitamin's, minerals, every day
A little bit goes a long, long way
Phyto-nutrients on my tray
food is made from sunshine
Healthy, flexible, skin and bone
Strong, athletic, muscle tone
A happy heart and an open mind
My food is made from sunshine - Track Name: New Food Attitude
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When I was just a tiny little pup
Back in the day when I was growing up
I learned how to do a whole lot of stuff
Learning new things, I just couldn’t get enough
How to tie my shoes, how to button my shirt
How to cross the street so I wouldn't get hurt
I didn't know nothin' about healthy food
But now healthy food is my new attitude
I’m singing this song ‘cause I want to be strong
I want healthy energy all day long
I’m happy – yay! when I work and play
I eat healthy, natural, foods all day
I always pigged out on TV dinners,
Then I went on a diet trying to get thinner
I ate 10 portions, like there were 10 of me
Now I wouldn’t do that to my worst enemy
Greasy junk food, sugary stuff
Stuffing my face like I couldn’t get enough
I didn't know nothin' about healthy food
But now healthy food is my new attitude
I ate cake for breakfast, and ice cream for soup
Chocolate by itself was it’s own food group.
Brushed my teeth with soda, and flossed with candy.
I ate whatever junk food was handy
No oats or brown rice or whole grain bread
No fruits or veggies, I ate sugar instead.
I didn't know nothin' about healthy food
But now healthy food is my new attitude
So now, here I am, a grown-up man
I eat healthy food whenever I can
Tastes better than eating all of that junk
And I’m fast as a chipmunk, strong as a tree trunk
So I’m all grown up and now I’m takin’ my turn
I’m going to sing about everything I learn
I didn't know nothin' about healthy food
But now healthy food is my new attitude - Track Name: Everybody Likes Fruits & Veggies
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Everybody likes fruits and vegetables
Fruits and vegetables fresh and true
Everybody likes fruits and vegetables
Fruits and vegetables are good for you
Somebody likes carrots
Somebody likes broccoli
Somebody likes brussel sprouts
Somebody likes watermelon
Somebody likes oranges
Somebody likes apples
Somebody likes guava
Somebody likes blueberries
Somebody likes tomatoes
Somebody likes sweet potatoes
Somebody likes avocados
Somebody likes bananas
Somebody likes black beans
Somebody likes collard greens
Somebody likes celery
Somebody likes plantains
Somebody likes grapefruit
Somebody likes spinach
Somebody likes tangerines
Somebody likes artichokes - Track Name: Strong Bones
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STRONG BONES
Jay Mankita c 2005
I got bones in my fingers, bones in my toes
Bones in my head, well, everybody knows
Bones in my hands, bones in my feet
Keeping' 'em healthy with the food I eat
Give me strong bones, give me healthy bones
Not sticks and stones, but healthy bones….
Give me strong bones, give me healthy bones
Not sticks and stones, but healthy, flexible skeleton bones
Skeleton bones like to run and play
They don't much like sittin’ around all day
Exercisin' in the light of the sun
Skeleton bones gonna have some fun
They can’t help themselves; its not their fault
But skeletons don’t like too much salt
Too much soda or junky food,
Puts your skeleton bones in a frightening mood
Exercise when I work and play
The bones in my skeleton like it that way
They like to run and jump and stretch and move
My skeleton bones like to dance to the groove
Calcium helps your skeleton grow
Milk’s not the only place to get it though
Calcium that your skeleton needs
Is in rutabaga, raisins, and sesame seeds
In Broccoli, Bok Choy, Black turtle beans
Butternut Squash and Mustard greens
Fruits and veggies, seeds, beans, and grains
Have Calcium for bones and brains - Track Name: Plants Dance
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Plants Dance
Jay Mankita c 2005
I eat tofu, tomatoes, and tangerines
Pasta, potatoes, and pinto beans
Apples and oranges, onions and oats
Garlic and grapefruit, and green beans and groats
I’m takin’ a chance, and doing a little dance
About healthy foods that come from plants
I drink peppermint tea for passing the time
Lettuce and lentils and lemon and lime
Parsley and pineapples, peppers, and peas
Roots from the ground, and fruits from the trees
I’m takin’ a chance, and doing a little dance
About healthy foods that come from plants
I eat basil and beets, and broccoli is nice
Watermelon, wasabi, and wild rice
Cabbage and cauliflower, carrots and kale
Blueberries and strawberries filling my pail
I’m takin’ a chance, and doing a little dance
About healthy foods that come from plants
I eat spinach and salad and soup and seaweed
My whole grain cereals help me succeed
Sauerkraut, snow peas and sunflower seeds
Healthy foods are all that I need
I’m takin’ a chance, and doing a little dance
About healthy foods that come from plants - Track Name: Try New Foods
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Try New Foods
Jay Mankita c 2005
Try new foods you haven’t tried before
They’ll wake up your tastebuds, open up the door
To a whole lot of flavor, so do yourself a favor
And try new foods
So many things I just don’t know
I try new foods wherever I go
(make new friends, think new thoughts, sing new songs)
I’m livin’ my life in a different way
So I try new foods every day
Make new friends that you haven’t made before
They’ll wake up your heart, and open up the door
To a whole lot of fun, once you’ve begun
To make new friends
Think new thoughts that you haven’t thought before
They’ll wake up your mind and open up the door
To a whole lot of wonder, over and under
When you think new thoughts
Sing new songs that you haven’t sung before
They’ll wake up your voice and open up the door
To a whole lot of music, once you choose it and
Sing new songs - Track Name: Chopsticks
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Chopsticks
Jay Mankita c 1990
I never thought chopsticks were easy to use
When I used ‘em my noodles fell onto my shoes
And the floor was soon covered with noodles and pineapples
Mushrooms and tofu and rice
I learned to play this song on piano
I must have been about five or six
It’s pretty short and very famous
This composition is called chopsticks
This song on the piano requires two hands
But you only use one when you write with a pen
This utensil’s like having two pencils in one hand
Like writing this song and then writing it again
Now maybe I’m just making excuses
Or maybe I need a better brand
And yes, it’s true; there are some people
Who play the piano with just one hand
Now noodles and pineapples, mushrooms and rice,
And tofu are some foods that I think are nice
But there’s food in my hair and without silverware
I feel like my meal has been eaten up twice
It would be good to learn the secret
and eat with chopsticks by and by
So fill my plate and pass the chopsticks
And maybe I’ll give ‘em one more try - Track Name: Junk Food Man
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Junk Food Man
Jay Mankita 2006
Who's makin' money tellin' children lies?
About happy clowns eatin' burgers and fries
Puts the fast food in the children's hand
"Its good for you", says the junk food man. Don't believe the junk food man
They put 10 or 12 teaspoons of sugar in a can
That's the junk food company plan
He puts the can of soda in the childrens' hand
"Its good for you", says the junk food man. Don't believe the junk food man
The junk food man is gonna hook you in - He'll play you kid, just like a violin
And just like drugs or cigarettes, he makes more money the more kids he gets
The junk food man he gets his pay
To tell you lies - lead you astray
Puts the candy in the children's hand
"Its good for you", says the junk food man. Don't believe the junk food man
Junk food man, junk food man, he’ll try to get you if he can…
Junk food man, junk food man, don't believe the junk food man
You spend your money to pay his due
But he's got no respect for you
Puts the fake food in the childrens' hand
"Its good for you", says the junk food man. Don't believe the junk food man
The junk food man is gonna hook you in - He'll play you kid, just like a violin
And just like drugs or cigarettes - He makes more money - the more kids he gets
Who's makin' money tellin' children lies?
About happy clowns eatin' burgers and fries
Puts the children in the company's hand
(Its good for you) says the junk food man - don't believe the junk food man
Hey, you want this toy? It's the real McCoy
You'll just have to eat more junk food, boy
Got your playground here – and your action gear
Watch your money disappear
More shakes and pies, more burgers and fries
Eat that junk food, swallow those lies - Track Name: Sun, Wind, Soil, And Rain
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Sun, Wind, Soil, And Rain
Jay Mankita c 1997
Sun and wind and soil and rain
make fruits and veggies, seeds and grains
Fruits and veggies, seeds and grains
Come around, and around again
Fruits and veggies, seeds and grains
Make happy people who are links in the chain
Happy people who are links in the chain
Come around, and around again
The circle of life, is a beautiful one
Around the earth, as we circle the sun
It circles around and then
Comes around again
Happy people who are links in the chain
Work together help the Earth sustain
Work together help the Earth sustain
Come around, and around again
Work together help the Earth sustain
bring sun and wind and soil and rain
Sun and wind and soil and rain
Come around, and around again
The circle of life, is a beautiful one
Around the earth, as we circle the sun
It circles around and then
Comes around again
Sun and wind and soil and rain
make fruits and veggies, seeds and grains
Fruits and veggies, seeds and grains
Come around, and around again
Come around, and around again
