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Eating a healthy variety of foods is important for our bodies, as the nutrients vary in each. I find the easiest way to get a good mix is to think of the color of the food. And our sample smoothie fits into our healthy eating weight loss program.
The teacher in Maryea at HappyHealthyMama wanted her children to learn the importance of eating a variety of foods. She also decided the simplest way is to think in terms of color, and this is especially easy in our smoothies, due to the variety of fruit and veggies we can include.
Here’s a list from Maryea indicating what each color is good for …
Red: Great for our heart and blood.
Orange: Great for our skin and eyes.
Yellow: Helps our digestive system.
Green: Great for the whole body and especially our immune system.
Purple/Blue: Helps our brains and good for our bones.
Please turn to the Next Page (click button below) for a List of Fruit & Veg by Colour …
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List of Fruit & Veg by Colour
Maryea kept her smoothie tasting activity real simple for her kids: just fruit and coconut water.
Here’s a list of fruits & veggies by color:
Red – strawberries, raspberries,, cherries, pomegranate, red beets;
Orange – oranges, peaches, mango, nectarines carrots, red peppers, sweet potatoes, yellow beets;
Yellow / White – apple, banana, pineapple, cauliflower, turnip, yellow peppers;
Green – avocado, green grapes, kiwi, sweet peas, snow peas, arugula, green asparagus, Chinese cabbage, cucumber, spinach, Brussels sprouts;
Blue / Purple – blueberries, blackberries, Concord grapes, plums, purple asparagus, purple cabbage, purple-fleshed potatoes.
Please turn to the Next Page (click button below) for the Taste-the-Rainbow BLUE/PURPLE Smoothie recipe …
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Recipe: Taste-the-Rainbow BLUE/PURPLE Smoothie
I’ve augmented Maryea’s BLUE/PURPLE SMOOTHIE here for us …
Purple/Blue: Helps our brains and good for our bones.
Drinking your fruit is a great alternate way to have your fruit plus electrolytes from the coconut water.
However, adding the ingredients below will:
- Boost the nutrition
- Balance blood sugar levels and
- Keep hunger at bay
Serves 1; approx 305 cals
Ingredients:
- 1 cup / 148 g frozen Blueberries
- 1/2 cup Coconut Water
- 1/2 cup 2% Cottage Cheese
OR 1/2 cup Yogurt, or Kefir - 1 tbs Hemp Hearts
- 1/2 Banana, ripe, spotty but not black
- small handful Spinach – hidden by the blueberries
Blend until smooth and enjoy.
Based on Source: HappyHealthyMama
Photo: HappyHealthyMama
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