Week 3 – Fruits and Vegetables from Each Color Group
Filed Under (Nutrition, Phytochemicals) by Small Changes on 15-02-2010
Your Small Change for week 3: Make sure that you eat a fruit or vegetable from all five color groups daily.
Research suggests that phytochemicals, pronounced “fight-o-chemicals”, work together with other nutrients found in fruits and vegetables to help slow the aging process and reduce the risk of many diseases, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, cataracts, osteoporosis, and urinary tract infections.
One of the many advantages of consuming fruits and vegetables is that the brightly colored skins contain a variety of phytochemicals not presently found in supplements. The color groups include red, green, white/brown, blue/purple and yellow/orange.
The different colored skins on fruits and vegetables provide different health benefits. This is why it is important to eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
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