What Color Is Your Diet?
Have you ever wonder if the different colors meant different nutritional values? Well, they do! The compounds that give fruits and vegetables their color also have unique nutritional properties, so by eating a wide array of colors, you can maximize these benefits and helps your body to become and stay healthy.
The Color Guide! Let's have a look at the major colors in food and what these colors mean besides being pretty.
RED... Dark red fruits, such as tomatoes, guava, and papaya, contain lycopene and anthocyanins, which help prevent cancer, neurological and aging diseases, improve diabetes and maintain a healthy heart. More excellent examples are beets, cranberries, pomegranates, raspberries, red apples, red bell peppers, red onions and red grapes.
ORANGE and YELLOW... Carrots, mangoes, apricots, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes, are loaded with cryptoxanthin and beta-carotene-two substances that reduce the risk for a variety of mental and physical diseases. Cryptoxanthin helps in protecting you against arthritis and cancer. Beta-carotene can help keep the mind sharp. Some more excellent examples of Orange and Yellow are apricots, carrots, corn, mandarins, mangoes, nectarines, orange bell peppers, oranges, papayas, peaches, and sweet potatoes.
GREEN... Lutein and Zeaxanthin found in green fruits and vegetables, are two nutrients that help protect the eyes and heart. They also make bones and teeth stronger while boosting the immune system. They are typically very high in vitamin A and vitamin C, as well as low in calories and fat, but high in dietary fiber, iron and calcium. Some excellent examples are avocados, broccoli, celery, cucumbers, endive, green beans, kiwifruit, lettuce, spinach, and zucchini.
BLUE and PURPLE... The dark red-purple hues of berries, and purple cabbages are derived from anthocyanins. These prevent tumor growth and protect against heart disease. Anthocyanins and flavanoids phytochemicals, also helps in preventing memory loss, promote urinary health and boost immunity. Some excellent examples are black currants, blackberries, blueberries,eggplants, figs, purple grapes, purple potatoes, prunes, and raisins.
BROWN... grains, seeds and nuts contain fiber, vitamins and phytochemicals that lower blood cholesterol, reduce the risk of some cancers, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Although not technically fruits or vegetables, beans can also play an important role in maintaining a healthy diet. Some excellent examples, Almonds, black beans, black-eyed peas, brown rice, chestnuts, couscous, flaxseed, garbanzo beans, hazelnuts, oats, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, and quinoa.
WHITE and TAN... fruits and vegetables that are white and tan contribute in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, because of the phytochemicals they contain.They also can help reduce the risks of stomach cancer and heart disease. Some excellent examples are bananas, bok choy, cauliflower, celery root, fennel, leeks, mushrooms, turnips, water chestnuts, white asparagus, white peaches, and potatoes.
Ready to create your own diet color palette. As you read the above you understand that being able to create your ultimate diet color palette, you need more than the above information. Besides the colors, also the amount and the combination of the different colors are very important. To have a balanced diet, it is recommended to eat a minimum of 2-3 servings of fruit and 4-5 servings of vegetables each day.
At Strip That Fat they are specialized in helping and finding the right color palette for you. Choosing for this well proven diet system takes a lot of the guess work and math out, so that you can concentrate on what you would like to eat. The nutritionists at Strip That Fat, have created more than 40,000 meal combinations for you to choose from and yes with all your favorite colors. - 17268
The Color Guide! Let's have a look at the major colors in food and what these colors mean besides being pretty.
RED... Dark red fruits, such as tomatoes, guava, and papaya, contain lycopene and anthocyanins, which help prevent cancer, neurological and aging diseases, improve diabetes and maintain a healthy heart. More excellent examples are beets, cranberries, pomegranates, raspberries, red apples, red bell peppers, red onions and red grapes.
ORANGE and YELLOW... Carrots, mangoes, apricots, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes, are loaded with cryptoxanthin and beta-carotene-two substances that reduce the risk for a variety of mental and physical diseases. Cryptoxanthin helps in protecting you against arthritis and cancer. Beta-carotene can help keep the mind sharp. Some more excellent examples of Orange and Yellow are apricots, carrots, corn, mandarins, mangoes, nectarines, orange bell peppers, oranges, papayas, peaches, and sweet potatoes.
GREEN... Lutein and Zeaxanthin found in green fruits and vegetables, are two nutrients that help protect the eyes and heart. They also make bones and teeth stronger while boosting the immune system. They are typically very high in vitamin A and vitamin C, as well as low in calories and fat, but high in dietary fiber, iron and calcium. Some excellent examples are avocados, broccoli, celery, cucumbers, endive, green beans, kiwifruit, lettuce, spinach, and zucchini.
BLUE and PURPLE... The dark red-purple hues of berries, and purple cabbages are derived from anthocyanins. These prevent tumor growth and protect against heart disease. Anthocyanins and flavanoids phytochemicals, also helps in preventing memory loss, promote urinary health and boost immunity. Some excellent examples are black currants, blackberries, blueberries,eggplants, figs, purple grapes, purple potatoes, prunes, and raisins.
BROWN... grains, seeds and nuts contain fiber, vitamins and phytochemicals that lower blood cholesterol, reduce the risk of some cancers, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Although not technically fruits or vegetables, beans can also play an important role in maintaining a healthy diet. Some excellent examples, Almonds, black beans, black-eyed peas, brown rice, chestnuts, couscous, flaxseed, garbanzo beans, hazelnuts, oats, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, and quinoa.
WHITE and TAN... fruits and vegetables that are white and tan contribute in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, because of the phytochemicals they contain.They also can help reduce the risks of stomach cancer and heart disease. Some excellent examples are bananas, bok choy, cauliflower, celery root, fennel, leeks, mushrooms, turnips, water chestnuts, white asparagus, white peaches, and potatoes.
Ready to create your own diet color palette. As you read the above you understand that being able to create your ultimate diet color palette, you need more than the above information. Besides the colors, also the amount and the combination of the different colors are very important. To have a balanced diet, it is recommended to eat a minimum of 2-3 servings of fruit and 4-5 servings of vegetables each day.
At Strip That Fat they are specialized in helping and finding the right color palette for you. Choosing for this well proven diet system takes a lot of the guess work and math out, so that you can concentrate on what you would like to eat. The nutritionists at Strip That Fat, have created more than 40,000 meal combinations for you to choose from and yes with all your favorite colors. - 17268
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