When preparing your dish, the tip is: the more colorful the better! This is because foods reflect different nutritional properties, which can be perceived through their colors. To make choosing foods easier, here are some properties of foods according to their colors:
Green – The green present in spinach leaves and vegetables such as broccoli, zucchini and in teas, such as green tea, keeps cells, arteries, lungs and liver healthy.
Blue It is Violet – In addition to delaying aging, grapes and red fruits (blackberries, raspberries and blueberries), or vegetables such as eggplant and beetroot, and also dark beans are excellent for stimulating brain and heart health, as they strengthen the arteries.
Red – The red color of tomatoes, strawberries and guava is derived from lycopene, a substance present in these foods that has an important effect on preventing prostate cancer. Anthocyanin, also found in them, is indicated for stimulating blood circulation.
Yellow It is orange – Recommend foods rich in vitamin B-3 and chlorogenic acid, which help keep the nervous system healthy and act in the prevention of breast cancer. Among them are papaya, carrot, mango, orange, pumpkin and peach, among others.
White and beige – Normally foods rich in starch have these colors, they are: rice, mushrooms, pasta and potatoes, milk and its derivatives and fruits such as bananas. They are great suppliers of calcium, which is essential for strengthening bones and contain potassium, important for maintaining muscles.
Brown – These are fiber indicators. Present in nuts and cereals such as walnuts and oats are great for good bowel function, which results in more beautiful skin.
The ideal is to eat similar amounts from each group on this card, but knowing what each of them indicates can be a good way to measure how much to eat from each one. Always remember that it is necessary to have a portion of energetic foods (carbohydrates and fats) and builders (proteins).