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I saw there are a lot of colorful meals be posted,here is an article taling about this,hope this will be helpful to someone.....:si14 Colors In Foods Have Different Health Purposes I chanced upon a book called 'What Colour is Your Diet' by David Heber, which is about how different colored foods can help to nourish different parts of your body. Red and pink fruits and vegetables help protect the heart by controlling high blood pressure and protect against circulatory problems resulting from diabetes. Examples of these fruits and vegetables include watermelon, pink grapefruit, tomato, watermelon, strawberries, raspberries and beetroot. Green fruits and vegetables help to protect the liver. They are common in everyday food and should not be hard to get. Greens aren't just about leaves and veggies. You can also include avocado, green apples, green grapes, kiwifruit, lime, green pears, green peas and honey dew in your diet. Black fruits and vegetables, especially black beans, protect the kidney by lowering cholesterol and controlling blood sugar levels after a meal. So other then protecting the kidney, they are also good choice for people who suffer from diabetes or insulin resistance. Other examples include Chinese olives and black currants. White is for protecting the lungs. Examples include garlic, parsnips, white peaches, potatoes, pears, white mushrooms and white corn. Orange fruits protect the spleen, especially oranges, which are rich in vitamin C and Vitamin A, which are good for the spleen. Other orange fruits include tangerins, Hami melon, papaya and pumpkin. Purple foods are good for protecting the brain. They also help to control cholesterol intake by the blood stream when one is given a high cholesterol diet. Examples of purple fruits and vegetables include onions, blueberries, blackberries, grapes and purple cabbage. If you are interested in reading about the scientific reasonings behind all these, you can check out the book itself. there are some Interesting comments to share :si26 I've also heard the that shape of the fruit will determine what parts of the body it helps. for example, when you cut a carrot through the middle, and look at it, it looks like an eye, doesn't it? and kidney beans, as they are aptly named, are good for kidneys? A tomato has 4 chambers, and it good for the heart?! Grapes hang in clusters which are shaped like a heart, so they're also good for the heart. Walnuts look like mini brains, and they help the brain! Celery are sticks, so they help the bones. |
