CHALLENGE: Eat the rainbow! (not skittles)

Calantorntain
Calantorntain Posts: 172 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I was reflecting on how colorful today's food was. If I had eaten that banana that's sitting on my desk ripening up, I would have basically had a completely healthy rainbow! As it is, I'm going to count the half cup of kettlecooked, chocolate drizzled popcorn I had :tongue:

Red: Tomato
Orange: Carrot
Yellow: Popcorn
Green: Broccoli
Blue/Purple: Blackberries

So, challenge yourself this week, and see if you can eat the whole rainbow in a day!

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  • anifani4
    anifani4 Posts: 457 Member
    Thoughtful challenge. Not sure if a banana is considered yellow....you don't eat the yellow part, at least I don't. The only other yellow thing I can think of is summer squash and yellow bell peppers. Anyone else?
    My favorite red is apples, orange is winter squash, green is broccoli, blue berries (of course), purple plums.
  • Calantorntain
    Calantorntain Posts: 172 Member
    yellow-fruits-and-vegetables.jpg

    I don't eat the outside of a banana, but the inside is... yellow-ish? Just realized I ate a half cup of popcorn today. I'm going to count it :)
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Hmm, but what's ultraviolet?

    Oh, I know. Insects!
  • wholenewme03
    wholenewme03 Posts: 95 Member
    What a fun challenge! Great idea!

    Red: tomato
    Orange: clementine
    Yellow: egg yolk
    Green: spinach
    Blue/ Purple: cabbage
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    What a fun idea! My challenge will be to come up with blue/purple since I'm not all that fond of berries.
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    Red: Strawberries
    Orange: Carrot
    Yellow: Egg Yolk
    Green: Kale
    Blue: Blueberries
  • anifani4
    anifani4 Posts: 457 Member
    "What a fun idea! My challenge will be to come up with blue/purple since I'm not all that fond of berries. "


    Purple foods that are not berries:

    egg plant
    grapes ( and raisins)
    purple potatoes
    purple cabbage
    plums
    Purple cauliflower
    purple figs
    purple thai rice
    I think black beans are in this catagory too
    I've seen purple string beans at the summer farmer's market.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Red : Red velvet cupcake
    Orange: Pumpkin cheesecake
    Yellow: French toast topped with caramelized bananas
    Green: Green tea to burn all the fatz
    Blue: Pancakes with a blueberry compote
    Indigo:?
    Violet: Grape Kool aid
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    japan-rainbow-roll.jpg
  • craigineson
    craigineson Posts: 88 Member
    Let's reflect on my day...

    R: Wine.
    O: Egg (yolks)
    Y: Brazil nuts (they're a pale yellow???)
    G: Spinach, Avocado, Broccoli, Rockets... (I love green things)
    B: Nope
    I: Nope
    V: Nope

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