EAT FOR COLOR

  Eating a wide variety of fruits and veggies is a great way to improve you overall health. Ideally, locally grown organic will offer the most nutritional value. If you are eating the skin of a particular fruit or vegetable, try and buy organic if you can. Here is a list of the dirty dozen and clean fifteen fruits and veggies. http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/  Eating a wide variety of colors will provide a range of vitamins, minerals, fiber, phytochemicals, and other micronutrients. Eating also involves sight, smell, and texture, a variety of fruits and veggies can enhance your eating pleasure. One way to add variety is to buy the sale items each week, this will save you money and force you to try new fruits and veggies.

Here is a quick breakdown on the colors.

Blue - lowers risk of certain cancers, promotes health aging including memory.
  blueberries, blackberries, cocoa, eggplant, etc.

White - lowers risk of certain cancers, healthy heart, healthy immune system.
  garlic, onions, green tea, white tea, coconut, etc.

Green - lowers risk of certain cancers, good vision, healthy bones and teeth.
  salad greens, kale, spinach, broccoli, chard, etc. etc.

Red -  lowers risk of certain cancers, heart and brain health
  tomatoes, strawberries, cherries, pomegranates, etc.

Yellow - lowers risk of certain cancers, heart and eye health, healthy immune system.
  yams, peaches, ginger, squash, etc.

best of health

emmett