Eat these 5 hues every day to get all the age-fighting antioxidants you need.

The secret to youthful skin, healthy bones, sharp memory, and disease prevention can be found in your fridge. The more colorful your diet, the more antioxidants you get. These compounds reduce overall cellular damage and prevent the hardening of the arteries that can lead to , stroke, even memory loss. “Every hue–green, yellow, orange, red, purple, and even white–signifies a different class of nutrients, each of which offers a unique benefit,” explains USDA research chemist Ronald Prior, PhD, who was among the first researchers to measure the antioxidants in food that protect us as we age. For instance:

1. Yellow/Orange
Sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, mango, corn, and melon all contain a variety of carotenoids, which reduce the risk of developing cancer.

2. Green
Vegetables such as spinach and broccoli are high in lutein, which keeps your vision sharp and clear.

3. Blue/Purple
Blueberries and blackberries are chock-full of anthocyanins, which prevent tumors from forming and suppress their growth.

4. Red
Tomatoes and watermelon are loaded with lycopene, which may protect against cancer and heart disease.

5. White
Cauliflower offers the same cancer-fighting benefits as broccoli, its cruciferous cousin, and potatoes are a good source of vitamin C. There’s also some evidence that the sulfur compounds in garlic and onions may ward off stomach and colon cancers. Other white foods, like poached chicken, seafood, reduced-fat cheeses, eggs, and tofu, provide all-important protein. For a true age-defying eating plan, mix and match these colors to ensure variety at every meal. Research indicates that antioxidants can work together like a team, each boosting the other’s effects. For a head start, try one of these delicious recipes, which have a minimum of two colors each–most have three.

See recipe for green curry chicken.

I love to mix colors and variety in my cooking.
Especially when preparing curries and soups. Its hard to go wrong with them.

Also for benefits of health. For example: Tomatoes contain Lycopene, Carrots with beta carotene, both help to prevent muscular degeneration of the eyes as we age. So eat more of them if you want to have a better view!

The nutrients we need are the substances that give food their distinctive colors. There are just too many possibilities to keep track of. So just infuse more natural color in your meals, the better. EASY!
For more information, see Colors of health

So think broccoli and red cabbage, eggplant and tomatoes and red and yellow and green peppers and..

As long as you keep colors as basic ingredients in your kitchen cabinet, You can prepare any meal or dish that is tasty easily. Some prepared paste and sauces are good to have.

p align=”left”>For this dish, the green curry paste is great and is so easy to prepare.

For this meal all you need are garden vegetables, onion, garlic, 1 can of 400ml coconut and the green curry paste.

When grocery shopping, try to get a mix of colors in your vegetable basket.

Here I mixed and the main vegetables, to give it a really visual treat and nutritious meal.

Ingredients:

• 200g sliced chicken breast
• 1/2 cup diced Carrots -Orange
• 1/2 cup diced Tomatoes -Red
• 1/2 cup diced Potatoes -Yellow
• 1/2 cup diced Onions -White or Red
• 1/2 cup chopped Long beans -Green
• 2 tsbp Green curry paste
• 2 tsbp of vegetable oil
• 1 can of 400ml Coconut water

Fry green curry paste till fragrant. Add chicken slices and coat evenly. Add coconut water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add carrots and potato and simmer for 10 mins. Add rest of the vegetables and simmer another 5 mins.

Add basil to garnish and serve with rice. Enjoy!!!