For good health and vitality, we need to eat the RAINBOW … no, not Skittles.
[Skittles is not food and is, in my opinion, poison.] We need to eat a wide spectrum of foods – that is, a wide variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, along with a diverse array of nuts, seeds, legumes, and whole grains to get proper and adequate nutrition. The various colors in plants are created by particular phytochemicals. Phytochemicals are chemicals produced by the plant to provide protection from the elements, insects, fungus, molds, parasites, etc. In short, phytochemicals generally help the plant thwart competitors, predators, and/or pathogens, thus, being able to survive and thrive to pass on its seeds. These phytochemicals often confer benefits to us, although some serve as anti-nutrients, especially in excess, and can cause us harm. That is why it is prudent to eat a diverse variety of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, and whole grains, as well as to prepare foods in a manner that reduces anti-nutrients and enzyme inhibitors. In conclusion, we need to consume foods and herbs from the whole color spectrum for good health. Let’s look at some of the delicious and nutritious colorful foods by color. :) RED / PINK Apples: Red Delicious, Empire, McIntosh, etc. Beans: Adzuki, Kidney, Red, Pinto, etc. Berries: Cranberry, Goji, Loganberry, Raspberry, Strawberry, Wineberry, etc. Blood Oranges Cherries Grapefruit (Pink, Red) Grapes Guava Papaya Pomegranate Radicchio Radishes (Red) Red Beets Red Bell Peppers Red Cabbage Red Currants Red Pears Red Potatoes Rhubarb Rooibos Tea Rose hips Tomatoes Watermelon Seeds & Grains: Red Rice, Bhutan Rice, Red Quinoa, etc. ORANGE Apricots Cantaloupe Carrots Citrus: Oranges, Tangerines, etc. Orange Bell Peppers Persimmons Squashes: Pumpkin, Buttercup, Butternut, etc. Sweet Potatoes Tomatoes Turmeric Root Yams YELLOW Apples: Golden Delicious, Jonagold, etc. Asian Pears Bananas Carrots Ginger Root Golden Kiwi Lemons Mango Pineapple Winter Squashes: Acorn, Delicata, Kabocha, Spaghetti, etc. Starfruit Sweet Corn Tomatoes Watermelon Yellow Beets Yellow Bell Peppers Yellow Summer Squash GREEN Artichokes Asparagus Avocados Bitter Melon Bok Choy Broccoli Broccolini Brussels sprouts Cabbage Celery Cucumbers Green Beans Green Onions / Scallions Green Tea Jalapeno Peppers Kiwi Leafy Greens (arugula, spinach, lamb’s quarters, collard, beet greens, Swiss chard, dandelion, lettuce, kale, turnip, mustard, etc.) Limes Okra Olives Pears Peas (Snow, Sugar Snap, Garden, etc.) Seeds: Pumpkin Watercress Zucchini Summer Squash BLUE Blue Corn Blueberries Boysenberries PURPLE Carrots Grapes Japanese Sweet Potatoes Plums Prunes Purple Bell Peppers Purple Cauliflower Purple Corn Purple Kale Purple Potatoes BLACK – PURPLE Acai Berry Black Mission Figs Eggplant Raisins BLACK Beans: Black, Black Soybeans Black Currants Black Garlic Black Lentils Blackberries Grapes Olives Rice: Black Seeds: Black Sesame, Black Seeds (Nigella sativa), Chia Wild Rice WHITE Artichoke Hearts Beans: Cannellini, Navy, Great Northern, etc. Carrots Cauliflower Coconut Daikon Radish Garlic Hearts of Palm (get sustainably sourced or avoid) Jicama Mushrooms: White Button, Oyster, etc. Parsnips Potatoes (eat the skin & NEVER eat fried unless you want to increase your risk of cancer dramatically…. Slow boiled is best) White Onions TAN/BROWN Beans: Garbanzo (Chick Peas) Cacao Dates Ginger Mushrooms Nuts: Almonds, Macadamia, Pecans, Walnuts, etc. Seeds: Flax (Golden, Brown), Hemp, Sunflower, Sesame, etc. Rice Brown MIXED: Rainbow Chard Definitions: Spectrum – a band of colors, as seen in a rainbow, produced by separation of the components of light by their different degrees of refraction according to wavelength.
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