It’s All Relative With Fruits and Vegetables

All fruits and vegetables are healthy, but some are healthier than others.

Susie Nanney, acting director of the Obesity Prevention Center at Saint Louis University, has researched the issue and concluded that people aren’t eating fruits and vegetables offering the optimal levels of nutrients.
Her research, published in the March issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, offers the following color-coded advise to consumers regarding healthy eating:
• White: Eat cauliflower more often than potatoes, onions and mushrooms.
• Green: Eat more dark lettuces, such as romaine and red leaf lettuce, spinach, broccoli and Brussels sprouts instead of iceberg lettuce and green beans.
• Yellow/orange: Instead of corn or bananas, eat more carrots, winter squashes, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, oranges and grapefruit.
• Red: Choose tomatoes, red peppers and strawberries over apples.

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