The Color of Food

What Color Veggie is Best for You?

Now that we are all over the chocolate coma from Valentine ’s Day, it’s time to get back on track with our daily food routine. I’m sure you’ve all heard that it is good to ‘eat the rainbow’. Well, that’s true to a degree. Yes, eating the colorful foods are the most nutritious. But, don’t leave out the pale foods either. White fruits and vegetables can provide protection again stroke. According to researchers recently published in the journal Stroke – people who eat the most white fruits and veggies have the lowest risk of stroke.  Apples, pears, and those fruits and veggies with skins that are rick in protective flavonoid quercetin are just as good as the other colors of the rainbow.

Now cruciferous vegetables – like kale – seem to enhance the function of the immune cells in our skin and stomach. According to the journal Cell, this is particularly important because it’s the cells – especially the ones in the skin – that form the body’s first line of defense against germs that cause cold and flu symptoms.  And since Punxsutawney Phil says winter is still upon us for several more weeks, trying to fight or avoid the flu and cold symptoms typically becomes paramount this time of year.  Aside from adding anti-bacterial hand wash to our daily routine, add some more greens to your daily meal plan.

Go green to fight the flu and add a little more white fruits and veggies to lower your risk of stroke. See, colors do make a difference in our life. Your elementary art teacher was truly onto something!