Add a Little Color to Your Life

Looking for some easy ways to eat more healthy? Make it your goal to eat every color at each meal, or at least one meal of the day. Here's what I had for lunch today: Red, orange, and yellow peppers on a green lettuce salad with blueberries, red strawberries, and red raspberries for dessert!

I also had a grilled chicken breast (no icky unhealthy breading or dressing or sauce added!) but failed to take a picture of it.

So why is eating so many colors important for your health?


First, phytochemicals are found in a lot of natural foods such as fruits and veggies, they are basically super heroes in your food that can help fight sickness, keep eyesight, help memory, just to name a few. These phytochemicals are really only found in natural foods.

Second reason to eat lots of color, FRESH foods are good for you. I applaud any of you who have a vegetable garden you frequently  eat from, or those of you who are lucky enough to be able to grow fruit trees. Foods with unnatural dyes, artificial colors, etc. don't eat them, they have no benefits.

Here are some example of foods you can eat & a few benefits of them:

Orange & Yellow: Apricots, cantaloupe, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, and corn are packed with antioxidants that boost the immune system and help ward off age-related eye disease. They also provide an extra dose of Vitamin C, which is important for overall health.

Red: Red fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, cherries, strawberries, watermelon, and radicchio contain lycopene and flavonoids like anthocyanins. These key antioxidants help protect against diseases and different types of cancer.

Purple & Blue: Move better and remember more with a diet rich in blueberries, eggplant, raisins, and purple-fleshed potatoes. Antioxidants in blue foods are proving beneficial for motor function and memory.

Green: Green foods like avocados, asparagus, broccoli, cucumbers, leafy greens, green peppers, and spinach help relieve the effects of serious eye ailments, such as macular degeneration and cataracts. They also help clear the arteries that keep blood flowing to your brain.

White and Tan: What do cauliflower, onions, mushrooms, bananas, and garlic all have in common? They pack an antioxidant punch with phytonutrients that help fight cancer and protect the heart.

Have a beautiful Independence Day Weekend
Happy Birthday America!

-HPK