Remember how momma always said to put colors on your plate? She was right!
Different colored fruits and vegetables have different nutrients. You should eat at least 2 or 3 different colors at all meals. Here are some suggestions, some are ordinary, others arent, and maybe some of them will remind you that they exist!
Red:
apples
strawberries
lingnonberries
red bell peppers
raspberries
radishes
red leaf lettuce
cherries
tomatoes
guava
watermelon
Orange:
oranges (who would've guessed?)
Citrus fruits (tangerines, nectarines, clementines, etc)
orange bell peppers
carrots
peaches
cloudberries (Finnish specialty, the season is almost over!!!!)
squash
cantaloupe
papaya
Yellow:
bananas
yellow bell peppers
lemons
dandylions (quite good!)
squash
golden delicious apples
pinapple
corn
Green:
green bell peppers
broccoli
lettuce
avacados
chilis
zuchini
green apples
scallions
chives
celery
honeydew melon
grapes
peas
pears
asparagus
cucumber
stringbeans
Blues/Purples:
blueberries
burberries
rowenberries
eggplant
black cherries
"red" onions
pomegranates
acai
grapes
Browns/Tans/Whites:
potatoes
brown rice
cereal grains
mushrooms
cauliflour
2 comments:
vegans are colorful people
what a nice rainbow
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