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Colorful ways to add nutrients to your meals through fruits and vegetables!
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Know how. Know now.
Color Yourself Healthy!
Alice Henneman, MS, RD, Extension EducatorUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnExtension in Lancaster County
For optimum health, scientists say eat a rainbow of colors. Your plate should look like a box of
Crayolas Crayolas ~Janice M. Horowitz,TIME, January 12, 2002
This!
NOT This!
Eat an amount of fruits and veggies equal to about half your plate at lunch and dinner
Include a fruit or veggie at breakfast
Enjoy them as snacks, too!
“Let foodbe thy medicine…”
~ Hippocrates, 460 – 377 BC
Pills vs. food: Ever see side effects like these
listed on a fruit or veggie?
• Dizziness• Nausea• Blurred vision• Muscle cramps• Headache• Constipation• Insomnia• Breathing problems• Tremors
And … Fruits and veggies taste better than pills!
Here are some colorful ideas …
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
© 2009