Color your diet healthy

Muscle & Fitness/Hers, July, 2003

When it comes to eating a healthy diet, color is key, says the Produce for Better Health Foundation. Its "5 a Day the Color Way" campaign to promote healthier eating urges consumers to eat at least one serving of fruits and vegetables a day from each of five color groups: blue/purple, green, white, yellow/orange and red. Each fruit and vegetable has a different complement of vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytochemicals, making it important to sample the complete color spectrum as well as eat a variety within each color group.

Two simple tools can make shopping, preparing and serving fruits and vegetables easier and more convenient. Now available in supermarkets nationwide are The Color Way Guide, a pocket-sized reference providing fruit and vegetable purchase ideas by color, and The Color Way Plan, a 44-page full-color booklet of detailed health and nutrition information, plus two weeks of menus and 24 recipes covering all five color groups. For more information, visit www.5aday.com or call (302) 235-ADAY.

Hungry? Get started with our list, below.

RED

apples

cherries

raspberries

beets

tomatoes

YELLOW/ORANGE

cantaloupe

grapefruit

peaches

squash

carrots

WHITE

bananas

cauliflower

mushrooms

garlic

potatoes

GREEN

kiwifruit

asparagus

green beans

green pepper

spinach

BLUE/PURPLE

blueberries

blackberries

grapes

plums

eggplant