Make sure you include vegetables of all different colors in your meals:
The benefits of eating from the rainbow include:
- Abundance of micronutrients
- Antioxidant rich
- Supports immune system & cellular repair
- Cardiovascular protective properties
- Lowering blood pressure & heart rate
- Lowers risk of heart disease
- Reduces hunger “pangs”
- Sense of feeling full after eating vegetables
- High water content improving hydration
- Promotes elimination
- Anti-inflammatory properties
- Reducing risk of cancer
- Sustained energy
- Healthy cholesterol levels
- Healthy weight
- Add texture to meals, adding to sensory experience