Why Variety in Food Is So Important to Our Health and How to "Eat The Rainbow", How to Live Healthier Life Through Color!

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VARIETY- EAT THE RAINBOW!
 

 
WHY?
Aim for 30 Different Plants Per Week!

Different plants= Different Colors= Different nutrients

  • Vitamins and minerals work synergistically in the body and need specific catalysts, enzymes, coenzymes, and other vitamins/minerals to be processed, absorbed, and utilized fully in our body.

Nature has made every vegetable, fruit, grain, legume, etc into a perfect complete package of nutrients that we need to process and utilize each vitamin and mineral properly. You cannot use one without another!

Every color and every food type has different vital vitamins and minerals present that we NEED to live healthy lives.

  • Fats= omegas
  • Vegetables/fruits: vitamins A, K, E, C, Etc
  • Grains: fiber, magnesium, minerals, etc
  • Beans: protein, folate, selenium, etc
  • Cruciferous veggies: sulforaphane
  • Berries: polyphenols, antioxidants

Foods and Their Effects on the Body: (Easy guide to target specific systems)

Red = inflammation and injury, adrenals, immunity
Orange = Reproductive, hormones, fat tissue, beta carotene
Yellow = Digestive tract
Citrus fruit-lutein: metabolic effect, anti-diabetic effect like metformin
Green = heart, healing, blood pressure
Blue = brain, sleep, cognition, high antioxidants

Seasonal Foods:

~Nature’s way of forcing us to eat VARIETY! 😊

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