For myself I am all about variety as I am easily bored so eating from all colors of the food rainbow is natural for me. But it is not always easy either, sometimes you do have to give it a bit of thought and effort to get really colorful.
So lets look at my favorite foods of the various colors we have to choose from...
Red
Protein: Beef, Venison, Bear, Buffalo; yes I love me some red meat!
Fruit: Cherry; more flavor per chew than any other fruit
Veggie: Tomato, hands down the greatest invention of the veggy kingdom
Yellow
Protein: Gouda Cheese, looks yellow'ish yo me
Fruit: Lemon, sour is sexy
Veggie: Yellow Mushroom Peppers; no not mushrooms (yuck!), these hard to find mushroom shaped peppers add zip
Green
Protein: Lima Bean; yep it is a veg, a veg packed with protein & tasty too!
Fruit: Kiwi; get that leathery brown skin off it and release a crazy cool combo of sweet & sour
Veggie: Cabbage; I am addicted to cole slow, what can I say, Slaw Me
Blue
Protein: Blue Cheese; more white than blue but whose counting
Fruit: Blue Berries; maybe they look purple to you but the label says BLUE
Veggie: Celery; filled with blue cheese and topped with blue berries, uh huh thats how I eat my celery!
Orange
Protein: Buffalo Wings; a gorgeous shared of orange when coated in a quality wing sauce
Fruit: Tangerine; Oranges may be bigger, but tangerines are badder (in a good way)
Veggie: Pumpkin; saying carrots would have been too easy, plus they are just so-so. Pumpkin is so-good
Purple
Protein: Purple Haze Cheese; yeah I know, a stretch here. Had it once in my life, it was ok, it was barely purple, give me a break on this one
Fruit: Plum; Ever had a plum smoothie? Why Not?!
Veggie: Belgian Endive; just typing that makes me feel so sophisticated
Brown
Protein: Nuts; there are so many but my fave is the almond by far
Fruit: Brown Banana; let that sucker over riped and them smoothie it
Veggie: Brownies filled with Brussels Spouts; don't knock it until you try it, and when you do let me know how it is because no way I am touching that
White
Protein: Halibut, I go back and forth between Walleye & Halibut as my fave fish, I'm so conflicted
Fruit: Jicama; styrofoam never tasted so good
Veggie: Shallots; Or shall I not?
Pink
Protein: Bacon; such a pretty color pink before it goes into the frying pan
Fruit: Watermelon; my fave fruit of all time
Veggie: Rhubarb; Yes it is a veg & not a fruit even though the USA classifies it as a fruit for tax reasons
My stomach has grumbled and moaned throughout the writing of this post, I must go feed it now.
Hit me up with your color faves.
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Bear?! really wow.;)
ReplyDeleteGood list, Patrick. I never pay that much attention to my food colors. I'm always looking at nutrient content when I plan and log my foods. :)
ReplyDeleteI like your list and only want to add a few others:
ReplyDeleteWhite: Skim milk; Baileys; Cheerios; cannelli beans
Red: Tomato soup; red bell pepper;
Black: Black beans; basmati rice; Dark meat duck
Colored peppers - red, orange and yellow! Orange sweet potatoes. And fruit... every color:)
ReplyDeleteI have just recently started paying more attention to this. So much fun to go to the grocery store and try to make my basket as colorful as possible!
ReplyDeleteI pay attentnion to food colors too and sometimes I add things that seem odd because I don't think a recipe has enough color. I usually don't get enough of the blue/purple group but I'm working on changing that. good list! I put brown bananas in breads and pancakes for the munches, they love them.
ReplyDeleteBesides getting your vitamins, it is so darn eye-appealing. The presentation of food is all part of the experience to me (now). When you look at a fruit salad, it truly is beautiful and healthy. Great reminder, Patrick.
ReplyDeleteI love the range of foods on here to. great post
ReplyDeleteOooh! Don't forget Purple potatoes. And black berries! And isn't kiwi brown? At least on the outside. So much better than brown banana.
ReplyDeleteRed-steak, cherry tomatoes, cherries
ReplyDeleteYellow-peppers, grapefruit, lemons, banana
Green-peppers(again), baby spinach, olives
Blue-blueberries, blue cheese(i have some in my fridge) love it
Orange-peppers again, clementines, cheddar cheese
purple-no idea
Brown-almonds, maple syrup, potatoes, chocolate
White-swiss cheese, insides of radishes :), almond breeze
Pink-grapefruit again
And yes some of mine are the same :)
This was a fun read! I hadn't thought to categorize foods by their color this way. :-D
ReplyDeleteUnder Brown: does Coffee count?!
Fun list! Purple food is hard to come up with...
ReplyDeleteGood list. Great list really.
ReplyDeleteTake care Patrick. Have an awesome afternoon. God Bless!!!
I really find that the best meals I make are the most colorful. This is a great post.
ReplyDeleteBig on dark greens, reds, and lots of flavor. This is an excellent list!
ReplyDeleteYou are too much & loved the colors of the rainbow!!!
ReplyDeleteI am kinda boring.. I have a list of favs & kind of stick with it.. I can eat the same thing days in a row & be fine... I KNOW - bit I am what I am...
My fav color - brown/tan - which are my fav cookie treats & bread....
I just had to - I could not resist! ;-)
Loved the chicken wings. Makes me want some :D
ReplyDeleteI love fresh fruit. So glad that tangerines are now in season, it means other fruits can't be far behind!
ReplyDeletehey, that's a great list. Thanks!! I'm going to have to work on some ideas of my own. I think it's a great thing to do with my daughter.
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