Taste the Rainbow

Healthy Eating is as Easy as Remembering ROYGBIV

RED

Red Bell Peppers are filled with lutein; which helps promote healthy vision

Cherries can help raise melatonin levels and if eaten one hour before bed, can help you fall asleep faster

Tomatoes help guard cancer with their high lycopene levels

Orange

Carrots help against heart attacks by 60% when at least one serving a day is  enjoyed 

Cantaloupe boosts your immune system with it's 113% of your daily Vitamin C intake in one cup

Sweet Potatoes provide 262% of your daily Vitamin A, which keeps your skin looking young  by forming new cells

Yellow

Corn can prevent lung cancer by 27% if eaten regularly (on account of it's beta-cryptoxanthin)

Bananas stave off cardiovascular disease and regulate blood pressure levels

Pineapple fights cancer with it's manganese; one cup of this fruit contains 128% of your daily amount of this essential nutrient

Green

Broccoli, though it can't replace sunscreen, may speed up sunburn recovery. Compounds in this veggie reduce redness and inflammation by 37%

Limes have cancer fighting properties that stay in your bloodstream up to 24hrs after consumption 

Spinach is packed with Vitamin K, a nutrient that slows cell breakdown and bonds calcium to bones.

Blue and Purple

Blueberries are the ultimate brain food, these berries defend against Alzheimer's and people who eat 2 cups a week are 25% less likely to develop Parkinson's disease.

Purple Cabbage has 6 times the vitamin C as green cabbage!

Beets are colored with betalain which help flush the body of toxins