Way way back in June
of last year I put up this post about the notion and benefits of coloring your food. The skinny of that post was that the more colors your overall food intake is made up of the higher the probability that you are getting all of the vitamins types you need and as well getting the amount you need.
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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