Add color to your diet

What colors should you adding to your diet?  Where can you find those colors?  

·        Blue/purple--blueberries, blackberries, raisins, eggplant, purple cabbage, purple grapes, plum, etc

·        Green—avocado, green apples and grapes, limes, broccoli, brussel sprouts, Chinese cabbage, green beans, celery, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, green pepper, spinach, zucchini

·        White, tan and brown—bananas, cauliflower, ginger, jicama, mushrooms, onions, parsnips and white potatoes, turnips

·        Orange/yellow—apricots, cantaloupe, oranges, grapefruits, lemons, mangoes, peaches, pineapples, yellow peppers, pumpkins, sweet corn, sweet potatoes,

·        Red—tomatoes, red apples, cherries, cranberries, red grapes, raspberries, strawberries, watermelon, red peppers, rhubarb

More information about the healthy colored vegetables and fruits can be found at http://www.cinj.org/documents/SeptemberFruitandVegetableMonth.pdf