Like we said the last time, we would be starting a new series today and we are excited to let you know that we would be talking about Rainbow Foods every Friday for the rest of this month. So we shall be looking at Red Rainbow foods today, but before we go on, what are rainbow foods?
Rainbow foods or rainbow diets are a health-inspired trend that you eat colourful fruits and vegetables that are red, orange, etc. There are five colours in the food rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, and purple/blue. However, this doesn’t mean you can buy a bag of Skittles and get the job done. In fact, there are no artificially flavored food-like substances at all in the food rainbow.
The idea behind it is that colourful vegetables and fruit contain specific micronutrients that support your health and combat biological stress with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory molecules.
Now let’s talk about Red Rainbow foods
Red fruits and vegetables aren’t just the color of your heart — they can help protect it, too. Foods that come from plants contain phytonutrients. Phytonutrients are chemicals that help plants thrive and defend themselves against predators. Phytonutrients also have different health benefits according to their colours. It’s important to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables to give your body the phytonutrients it needs because phytonutrients help your heart, joints, skin, and eyes. Among other benefits, red foods help regulate your blood pressure and they also contain beta carotene (Vitamin A) and fiber.
Let’s take a look at some of the health benefits red fruits and vegetables have:
- They help fight heart disease. Lycopene can help the body move fat away from the intestines and blood vessels, keeping it away from the heart.
- Red foods contain electrolytes, minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and sodium that help your body control its fluid levels. This helps regulate your blood pressure.
- They help fight cancer. Red foods help to reduce the body’s production of cancer cells. They help remove free radicals (toxins) in the body that might turn cancerous.
- They enhance the immune system by acting as antimicrobial agents (fighting bacteria and viruses).
- They help regulate hormones such as estrogen and insulin. They protect skin, hair, and nails because they contain vitamins A and C.
Some examples of red rainbow foods are, tomato, strawberry, red cherries, watermelon, red apples, cranberries, beetroot, and red bell peppers.
I hope we enjoyed the red rainbow foods. Next Friday we will be talking about Orange rainbow foods, kindly make it a date with us.
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