The benefits of tasting the rainbow!
Fiber is one of the nutrients found in fruits and veggies that helps provide these benefits.
Produce is also packed with antioxidants and phytochemicals.
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For example, anthocyanins make blueberries blue and may help to keep your mind sharp.
Tomatoes get their ruby hue fromlycopene, a phytochemical that may help to prevent prostate cancer.
To get the maximum disease-fighting power that phytochemicals can provide, choose foods representing all colors of the rainbow.
Here’s how to incorporate all of the colors of the rainbow into your diet.
Some delicious red fruits and veggies include:
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Orange Fruits and Vegetables
Alpha and beta carotene make foods like carrots and sweet potatoes so brilliantly orange.
These phytochemicals also have antioxidant properties, which help neutralize free radicals that can contribute to disease.
Add carotenes to your diet by eating the following foods:
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Leafy greens are also rich in beta-carotene.
To get more of these eye-healthy nutrients, eat more of these fruits and veggies:
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Fill up on these nutritiouscruciferous vegetables:
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As they say: Taste the rainbow!
