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How to choose healthy fruits and vegetables, depending on the color

We already know that fruits and vegetables should not be missing from the daily diet, but we want to know how and in what quantity they should be consumed depending on the nutrients they contain.

The easiest and most convenient way to identify their properties and especially, in which nutrients abound, is to choose them according to color.

1. Red

Red fruits and vegetables are known for their powerful antioxidant properties. Lycopene (an extremely powerful antioxidant) accelerates the production of vitamin A in the body, prevents heart attacks and has a strong antioxidant effect. Also, if you include tomatoes, apples, cherries, melons, pomegranates, beets, strawberries, red peppers in your daily diet, you will greatly improve your eyesight, keep your heart healthy, have better digestion and a healthier urinary tract.

2. Green

The green on the plate is most often associated with the detoxification process. Eat lettuce, spinach, stevia, kiwi, avocado, greens, lime, broccoli if you want to purify your body and speed up the weight loss process. Also, the high content of vitamin K helps reduce menstrual flow and potassium, iron, calcium, vitamins A, C, E, chlorophyll, lutein help strengthen the immune system, bone, improve eyesight and teeth.

3. White

This category includes: onions, garlic, celery, parsnips, mushrooms, bananas. Considered true natural antibiotics, these foods accelerate the body’s healing process (in the case of infections, for example). Allicin, the predominant substance in the category of white vegetables, reduces the risk of cancer, maintains an optimal level of cholesterol and fights cardiovascular diseases.

4. Orange and yellow

Beta-carotene is the star ingredient that accompanies this category of food. It has a beneficial role in: improving eyesight, healthy skin, teeth and bones. Let’s not forget to stimulate your body’s immunity if you decide to eat daily: carrots, oranges, lemons, corn, pineapples, bell peppers, quinces, peaches, nectarines, apricots, pears, pumpkin, kaki fruit (persimmon).

5. Blue or purple

Improve your memory and delay the aging of your body by consuming blackberries, blueberries, currants, plums, eggplants, grapes. Anthocyanins, substances found in large quantities in this type of food have a role in: strengthening the immune system, regulating blood pressure and cholesterol, preventing and combating cancer, protection against diabetes.

We wish you success and don’t forget: a healthy diet must remain a constant goal in your life!