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Do you eat in color? Are your meals pretty much 2 colors? Maybe you eat a rainbow, but you are looking for new ideas to add color to your diet?

 

Colors can invoke emotions and feelings, and in nature, colors are there to attract or send a message, so it makes sense that when it comes to foods born of this earth, each color is a representation of its existence. Vitamins, minerals, and powerful antioxidants are there to power our cells, all wrapped up in unique colors, like a gift from nature. These essential nutrients are required for the normal growth and development of our bodies and a good way to indicate that you are taking in a variety of these nutrients is to eat a rainbow of whole foods every day. Wow, color is not only beautiful, but it is nutritious too!

When we eat in terms color, its nature’s way of reminding you that there is nutritional value inside.

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Raspberries, Strawberries, Cranberries, Watermelon, Pomegranates, Cherries, Tomatoes, Red Bell Peppers, Radishes, Rhubarb, Red Apples

Red for Vitamin C, A, and Lycopene

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 Carrots, Oranges, Papaya, Apricots, Pumpkin, Mango, Sweet Potato, Cantaloupe, Nectarines, Peaches,

Orange Bell Pepper

Orange for Vitamin C, A, and Beta-carotene

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    Butternut Squash, Bananas,

Lemons, Pineapple, Corn,

Golden Beets, Grapefruit, Berries, 

Spaghetti Squash, Yellow Pears,

Yellow Tomatoes

Yellow for Flavonoids, Carotenoids, Potassium

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  Green Beans, Avocados, Spinach, Broccoli, Peas, Limes, Kiwi, Zucchini, Cucumber, Chives, Kale, Celery, Green Olives, Mint

Green for Calcium, Vitamin K, B Vitamins, Fiber, Lutein, Iron

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Blueberries, Blue Corn, Blue Potatoes, Blue Tomatoes

Blue for Vitamin E, C, D, and Lycopene

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Purple Cabbage, Plums, Purple Grapes, Blackberries, Açai, Red Onions, Figs, Purple Potatoes

Purple for Vitamin K, B, Anthocyanin, Flavonoids

Do not forget white foods like cauliflower, parsnips, garlic, and jicama, and brown foods like whole grains and brown rice, and aim for each color every day!

Download my free Eat A Rainbow Chart, great for kids.

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