Eat a Rainbow for Good Nutrition
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Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables from all colors of the rainbow provides important nutrients. Consuming white foods like onions and garlic boosts immunity and fights cancer. Red foods such as tomatoes and peppers lower blood pressure and reduce tumor growth. Orange fruits and vegetables lower cholesterol and support skin and joint health. Yellow foods protect against cancer and improve vision. Green vegetables are high in fiber and nutrients that reduce cancer risk, lower blood pressure, and support immunity and digestion. Blue and purple foods improve memory and heart health while fighting cancer. A diet with colorful fruits and vegetables provides many health benefits.
Eat a Rainbow for Good Nutrition
- 2. What do colors say about nutritional value? A LOT! Kids love rainbows - and so do our bodies! Strong evidence suggests that the more colors you eat - from red apples t0 black berries - the more nutritious your diet. Plus, "eating a rainbow" is an easy way to remember to eat lots of different kinds of fruits and veggies! www.healthychild.com
- 3. White foods, like onion, garlic and cauliflower have important immune boosting and cancer fighting nutrients. Potassium Vitamin C Folate Niacin Riboflavin
- 4. Red foods like beets, radishes, red peppers and tomatoes can lower your blood pressure, protect against free radicals and reduce tumor growth. Lycopene Ellagic Acid Antioxidents
- 5. Orange fruits and veggies like pumpkins, oranges, mangos, and carrots can lower cholesterol, help in collagen formation for improved skin tone and keep joints healthy. Beta-Carotine (Vitamin A) Flavonoids Bromine Vitamin C
- 6. Yellow foods like bananas, squash, sweet corn, peaches and lemons protect against cancer, shield the skin from free-radicals and improve vision. Carotenoids Folate Potassium Flavonoids Vitamin C www.healthychild.com
- 7. Green artichokes, leafy lettuce, kale, peas, limes, leeks, cabbage and celery (just to name a few) are filled with fibers that aid in digestion. They can also reduce cancer risks, lower blood pressure and support a healthy immune system. Chlorophyll Lutein Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin K Folate Calcium
- 8. Fruits and veggies like blueberries, blackberries and plums improve memory, remove free-radicals and fight cancer. Lutein Resveratrol Flavonoids lycopene
- 9. Purple eggplants, grapes, cabbage, figs, and raisins protect against heart disease, reduce risk of high blood pressure, improve calcium and other mineral absorption and are powerful antioxidents. Lycopene Lutein Vitamin C Fiber, Flavonoids Ellagic acid,
- 10. Remember, eating well is easy! Just follow the Rainbow www.healthychild.com
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