The benefits of color in your food

The majority of women today tend to consistently follow the pattern "the beige diet", i.e. a diet consisting of processed foods such as cereals, cakes, potato chips, and fried foods. Hmm, it's more delicious eating something instant and in packaging. What word Susan Bowerman, author of What Color is Your Diet, "We liked the food more because it feels certainly, price, and convenience. The producers obviously successful creating foods that are easy to eat, not expensive, and laden with sugar, fat, and salt. " Do you know, one of the main content will not be found in your diet is a phytonutrient beige? That is, the natural antioxidant that supply nutrients to the body to help protect you from cancer potential. Well, if so please fill your closet are given color. Now, add some colors into your food! So, what are the benefits behind those colors? Check out!

Blue/Purple
Obviously the source so the mainstay is blueberries. And when the colour is getting darker then the higher levels of antioksidannya instead. Blue/purple fruits contain antioxidants called anthocyanins that are very good for heart health.

Green
Eat your salad, ladies. Because, "Green foods laden isothiocyanates which will produce the enzyme in the liver to help detoxify the body," says Bowerman. "Plus the green fruits and vegetables — such as spinach and broccoli, avocados — contains vitamin K, folic acid, potassium, as well as omega-3 fatty acids."

Red
This color may look good on your lips, but it'll look even better on your plate! The red-colored fruits and vegetables rich in antioxidant lycopene, which may help prevent attacks of some types of cancer and protect from a heart attack. The good news is: you can consume lycopene from tomato sauce!

Yellow/Orange.
There's nothing more refreshing than a cold orange juice on a hot day. If this is your favorite/fruit drink, well, it means the consumption of vitamin C and A are sufficient. "Food is yellow or orange is regarded as the ' eyesight vitamin ' because the foods loaded with," imbuh Bowerman. Other refreshing and superhealthy options: carrots, mangos, sweet potatoes, and apricot.