Color Yourself Healthy And Happy

Did you know that if you eat five hues of vegetables and fruits every day, you can get all the age-fighting antioxidants you need, which means you can color yourself healthy (and happy)!

It’s true! According to Prevention Magazine – Aging Joyfully “the secret to youthful skin, healthy bones, a sharp memory, and disease prevention can be found in your refrigerator.

In fact, the more colorful your diet, the more antioxidants you get.

From green, to yellow and orange, to red, to purple and blue, and white, each color of these fruits and vegetables offers a unique benefit.

For instance:

Yellow / Orange = Yellow Bell Pepper, Dried Apricots, Carrots, Mango, Pineapple, Sweet Potatoes, Corn, Melon, Pumpkin.

Green = Boston Lettuce, Baby Spinach, Romaine, Watercress, Mixed Field Greens, Broccoli, Avocados.

Red = Tomatoes, Watermelon, Beets, Cranberries, Red Kidney Beans, Red Bell Peppers, Red Onion, Radicchio.

Blue / Purple = Blueberries, Eggplant, Purple (Red) Grapes, Dried Mission Figs, Blackberries.

White = Cauliflower, Garlic, Onions, Jicama, Firm Tofu, Mushrooms.

According to Prevention Magazine – Aging Joyfully, for a true age-defying eating plan, “it is best to mix and match these colors of fruits and vegetables to ensure variety at every meal.”

In fact, research has shown that antioxidants can work together like a team, boosting the other’s effects.

So whether at breakfast, lunch, or dinner why not try adding a minimum of two hues to each of your meals, or snack including smoothies.

To get the full benefits of these age-defying colors and disease-fighting nutrients, Prevention Magazine recommends you choose one item from each hue to color yourself healthy and happy!

According to information from the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), phytochemicals including a rainbow of colored foods in your diet plan ensures a variety of nutrients and phytochemicals.

And since the average Baby Boomer woman is eating less than five servings per day of their peas, carrots, and cantaloupe, when it should be upward of seven to 13 servings for most older adults, many Boomer women are unknowingly missing out on a gold mine of disease prevention.

So, if you’re wanting to age playfully and gracefully you need to remember to eat your fruits and veggies and you’ll be able to color yourself healthy and happy!