eating the rainbow

aerochic42
aerochic42 Posts: 843 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've been trying to do the eat the rainbow in fruits and vegetables (you know some red, green, white, yellow, etc). What I can't figure out is do you count the inner color of the food or the outer color? specifically is a banana a yellow fruit or a white fruit? are red apples really that different from green apples ( and wouldn't they both be white)? are cucumber and zucchini green or white?

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  • WhoButME28
    WhoButME28 Posts: 63 Member
    I think you're reading wayyyy to much into all of this. Just eat as many fruits and veggies as you can daily and document them in MFP.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Don't confuse yourself.

    Just stick with these.

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  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    I think you're reading wayyyy to much into all of this. Just eat as many fruits and veggies as you can daily and document them in MFP.

    this.
  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    My girlfriend enjoys when we eat the rainbow as well.
  • matt2442
    matt2442 Posts: 1,259 Member
    are cucumber and zucchini green or white?

    What? they are clearly black
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    Food dye. Problem solved. I dip breadsticks in it, I eat all the healthy colors.
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    My girlfriend enjoys when we eat the rainbow as well.

    :flowerforyou:
  • ilovedeadlifts
    ilovedeadlifts Posts: 2,923 Member
    I just buy a bag of skittles and call it a day
  • theCarlton
    theCarlton Posts: 1,344 Member
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  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    are cucumber and zucchini green or white?

    What? they are clearly black

    Hahahahahahaha!!!!! Omg, I almost choked while laughing!
  • rllewell
    rllewell Posts: 234
    It is talking about the outside not inside and it is designed for you to be thinking about variety instead of restricting you to just a few. Eat as many as you can RAW and not cooked so the enzymes are still active and you get the most nutritional value.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    If I have a choice of what to eat, a rainbow isn't the first thing that comes to mind.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,035 Member
    Don't confuse yourself.

    Just stick with these.

    skittles_zps742a66e8.jpg
    Lol, that's the first rainbow I thought of. And besides grapes and eggplant, what the hell else is purple?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,035 Member
    Food dye. Problem solved. I dip breadsticks in it, I eat all the healthy colors.
    Bwahahaha!

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  • AllTehBeers
    AllTehBeers Posts: 5,030 Member
    If I have a choice of what to eat, a rainbow isn't the first thing that comes to mind.

    Unless it's this:

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Don't confuse yourself.

    Just stick with these.

    skittles_zps742a66e8.jpg
    Lol, that's the first rainbow I thought of. And besides grapes and eggplant, what the hell else is purple?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
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    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Certain onions and potatoes
  • darkguardian419
    darkguardian419 Posts: 1,302 Member
    My girlfriend enjoys when we eat the rainbow as well.


    Winner!
  • bregalad5
    bregalad5 Posts: 3,965 Member
    If I have a choice of what to eat, a rainbow isn't the first thing that comes to mind.

    Unless it's this:

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    where's the blue?
  • Liatush
    Liatush Posts: 627 Member
    Don't confuse yourself.

    Just stick with these.

    skittles_zps742a66e8.jpg

    This made me snort!!!!!!!!
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    If I have a choice of what to eat, a rainbow isn't the first thing that comes to mind.

    Agreed!
  • aerochic42
    aerochic42 Posts: 843 Member
    I thougt about Skittles right after i had posted the question. but what about the goofy skittles with a different color center? what do those count as?
  • kshilliard
    kshilliard Posts: 16 Member
    There is purple cauliflower.. :)
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    You can have some of mine. I share.

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  • HollyHobbitToes
    HollyHobbitToes Posts: 131 Member
    As long as your dog's name isn't "Rainbow".
  • Rosplosion
    Rosplosion Posts: 739 Member
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    If you're eating the peel count the color of the peel. The point of eating the rainbow is to get all your micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) from your food. These micronutrients are what give your friut and veggies their characteristic colors.

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