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🌈🌈Do you TASTE THE RAINBOW? 🌈🌈

We’re not talking skittles, we’re talking fruits and vegetables (I can’t believe the produce industry didn’t think of that slogan first).

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You already know that eating plenty of produce is good for your health, but did you know you get BONUS POINTS for eating a variety of colors? That’s right, 5 apples a day won’t exactly cut it.

The Colors

It’s beneficial to eat the rainbow because each color contains UNIQUE antioxidants and nutrients:

🍎RED - Lycopene, Carotenoids

🍑ORANGE - Beta-Carotene, Flavonoids 

🍌YELLOW - Vitamin C, Lutein

🥦GREEN - Sulphorane, Folate, Indols

🔵BLUE - Anthocyanins

🍆PURPLE - Resveratrol, Polyphenols 

🧅WHITE - Allicin, Potassium, Beta-Glucans

“John, will eating these foods help me lose fat?”

NO. Not directly, unless eating them helps you to consume fewer calories than you burn (for many, they do!)

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“John, will eating these foods make me…

•healthier

•happier

•smarter

•have healthier skin/hair/nails

•more resilient to sickness 

•better in a hundred other ways

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YES, all of the above!

Add Some Color To Your Life

If your diet consists SOLELY of whites and browns, you may want to consider an upgrade.

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If you struggle to work colors into your diet, try:

•SLOW + STEADY - add one new color in per week or month

•HIDE + SEEK - hide pumpkin into your oatmeal or spinach into your smoothie

•EXPLORE - try a variety of options for each color to see which one you like best. Broccoli isn’t the only green food!

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NOTE - that doesn’t mean you “can’t” or “shouldn’t” eat foods, just that you should aim to eat a variety of nutrient-dense fruits and veggies along with them.

Wrap Up

There aren’t many certainties in health and fitness. Here’s one of them - eating a variety of colors from natural sources will make you healthier.

Start slow, but start soon. Add in some blueberries today or a carrot tomorrow. The more colors the better.

P.S. - Skittles don’t count.