WHAT COLOR DO YOU EAT?

getitmartinez13

Have you ever wondered what makes fruit and vegetables different colors? The answer is phytochemicals! Phytochemicals (pronounced fi-to-ke-mi-k-ls) are found in all plants. When you eat fruits and veggies, your body uses these phytochemicals in different ways to keep you healthy and disease free. When you eat your 5 servings of fruits and veggies everyday , Do you try to eat 5 different colors? Here are a list of fruits and veggies that can help your body be the healthiest it can be.!

Color: RED AND PINKS
Cherries, red apples, strawberries, raspberries, watermelon , and tomatoes
Phytochemical benefits: Eating these types of fruit and veggies is a great way to prevent different types of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes

Color: ORANGES AND YELLOWS
Sweet potatoes, carrots, cantaloupe, mangoes, apricots, peaches, oranges, and grapefruits
Phytochemical Benefits: These fruits and veggies contain a phytochemical that your body turns into Vitamin A. Vitamin A is important because it helps your bones, teeth and eyes stay healthy. Citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruit have alot of vitamin C and also contain a phytochemical that works with Vitamin C. Together, these strengthen your bones and teeth, keep your skin healthy, help heal wounds, help your body fight off cold and flu viruses and lower the risk of cancer and heart attacks.

Color:GREENS
Spinach, Romaine letuce, collard greens, green peas, honeydew melon, kiwifruit, avocados, broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage
Phytochemical Benefits: Eating these foods can help reduce the risk of cataracts, which is an eye disease. Vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage hlep to protect against breast cancer in women and porstate cancer in men. Studies have shown the men who ate a serving of one of these vegetables 3 times a week reduced their risk of prostate cancer by 42%!

Color: BLUES AND PURPLES
Blueberries, blackberries,grapes, plums, raisins, and eggplant
Phytochemical Benefits: These foods not only taste great, they are great for you! They help to reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and Alzheimer's Disease.

Color: WHITES
Garlic , onions, and leeks
Phytochemical Benefits: These vegetables may not be very colorful, but they are full of powerful protection! Eating these foods helps to keep your cholesterol and blood pressure at healthy levels. Research has shown that these foods may help you recover from a cold faster, reduce the risk of heart attacks, and even stop the spread of certain cancers, like stomach and colon cancer.

So what are you waiting for...eat up!

RabbiBeth

Thank you - great post!

I agree - eat the rainbow!!

determined_erin

I like this post. Thanks for the info!

WendyTerry420

I eat all the colors!

nomeejerome

I do not go by color when choosing my foods, I prefer nutritional value and if it fits into my day. I also do not choose foods as a way to prevent certain diseases.

lovelyx091

bump!

TheGymGypsy

Seems pretty redundant. Blue prevents cancer! Red prevents cancer! Did I mention yellows and oranges prevent cancer?

highervibes

I eat them all. I don't eat them all every day, but I rotate a pretty colourful diet.

imblondewhatsyourexcuse

Seems pretty redundant. Blue prevents cancer! Red prevents cancer! Did I mention yellows and oranges prevent cancer?

My thoughts exactly.

jonnythan

A Doritos Locos Taco Supreme has red, green, brown, yellow, and white. Looks like I've got my bases covered.

redladywitch

I prefer skittles.

SJVZEE

Thanks for the info This has come up in some of the books I've been reading and I now try and get some of the different colors in-started buying orange and yellow bell peppers, instead of green ones all the time etc. The different colors make things prettier too :bigsmile:

sabified

bump for later :0

Trechechus

Phyto = plant.

Phyto chemical = plant chemical. (which means essentially nothing)

The colours are caused by pigments, which, when struck by photons, feed the electron transport chain of the plant to enter into the Calvin Cycle to start the process of turning H20 and CO2 into C6H12O6 (glucose). Pigments do not prevent cancer. What you might be thinking of are antioxidants which can help to reduce risk of cancer by providing oxygen to react with free radicals (lose H+) hanging around in your body, which will just as soon react with the chemicals that make up your muscles.

Fruits are brightly coloured to attract heterotrophs in order to spread/germinate seeds.

This is similar to saying, "My hair is brown, so it promotes muscle growth."

SirBonerFart

I lost weight and gained muscle at the same time only eating monochromatic foods

PikaKnight

This is an example of complicating things that are best kept simple.

Lyadeia

What if I puree everything with food coloring? :drinker:

skullshank

the pink

chelseascounter

I eat every one except white

InForBacon

the pink

How YOU doin'?

taunto

What category is LSD in?

K_Serz

A Doritos Locos Taco Supreme has red, green, brown, yellow, and white. Looks like I've got my bases covered.

:laugh:

K_Serz

I dont see kelp or other seaweed listed here what color is that?

Mother_Superior

michael1976_ca

great post op

Trechechus

I dont see kelp or other seaweed listed here what color is that?

Kelp is brown algae.

Curleycue0314

What category is LSD in?

White, no Pink, no all the colors swirling together....Bonus!

BeachIron

I do not go by color when choosing my foods, I prefer nutritional value and if it fits into my day. I also do not choose foods as a way to prevent certain diseases.

^ This. But I always enjoy copy and paste posts that include a pronunciation explanation for common words.

cmcollins001

PikaKnight

I dont see kelp or other seaweed listed here what color is that?

Kelp is brown algae.

There is red, green and black too.

pinkledoodledoo

Great post OP!