Eating the Rainbow
This morning I was thinking back on the past week and whether or not I ate veggies and fruits in all the colors of the rainbow. This was the list I came up:
Red: red peppers, tomatoes, raspberries
Orange: sweet potatoes, oranges, peaches, carrots
Yellow: bananas, yellow peppers, onions, mango
Green: spinach, lettuce, cucumber, avocado, asparagus, seaweed salad
Blue: Blueberries
Purple (Yeah I know it’s Indigo): eggplant, blackberries
Eating vegetables and fruits in a variety of colors is important to get the micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) necessary for your:
-Metabolism
-Blood and bone health
-Antioxidant function
-Fluid and electrolyte balance
What about you? Is your produce rainbow complete?