Add Some Color To Your Diet
03
August
If you’ve ever felt you were eating the same old dull food everyday then here’s an interesting way to spice it up: add some color! COLOURlovers, a site more devoted to color trends than with fitness or nutrition, gives us a Color Guide to Staying Healthy and Eating Right.
Foods rich in color have long been suspected of being rich in disease-fighting phytochemicals rich in anti-oxidants. Now, the debate is still hot about the true efficacy of such so-called super-foods but one thing remains clear: you cannot go wrong by consuming fresh fruits and vegetables and if they can add a splash of color to your plate (and most of these are colorful!) then allthe better!
The article presents the four primary color groups in a visually appealing article. You will read about greens (broccoli, spinach, and romaine…), reds (strawberries, cherries, tomatoes …), yellows/oranges (grapefruit, cantaloupe, squash…) and even blues and purples (blueberries, black berries, grapes, eggplant …).
Once you read the article, do plan to include these in your next shopping trip. Here are some additional tips for fresh produce shopping:
- Buy the stuff that is in season: it’s cheaper, fresher, and you’ll get a year-round variety.
- Choose bright colors as mentioned in the article.
- How about color-days? Maybe Monday could be your red day for vegetables and fruits (red-bell-pepper, tomatoes in your meals; strawberries as fruit of the day) - or maybe you could mix them up and have combination days too.
- Remember, although the “official” U.S. recommendation is about 5 servings of fruits and vegetable a day, Canada recommends 5-10 servings a day (literally, the more of these you can get the better - although you should always your total calorie intake especially with fruits like banana which can be high in sugar)
Go on. Add some color to your plate!
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