5 Colors of Foods to Power Up Your Child

The child’s energy mainly comes from the meal that we prepare. Nevertheless, there are times that they do not enjoy their meal. They don’t like vegetables. They only want to play. Helping your child enjoy the meal is not just about preparing their favorite dish, you need to add a delightful visual appeal to the healthy foods. Make the meal colorful with different colors of fruits and vegetables that are rich with nutrients appropriate for the child.

Let’s see the nutrients of the five colors.

Green : Chlorophyll

Green is very beneficial to our body. It nourishes our blood. Most greens are good for digestive system, helps detoxify our body and restore cells, regulates calcium and improves the performance of intestine and liver. Chlorophyll is mostly found in green vegetables such as Chinese kale, cabbage, spinach, broccoli, water spinach and Chinese cabbage.

Yellow and Orange : Beta-Carotene

Beta-carotene is found in the yellow-orange fruits and veggies. They pack a powerful nutrition for our body. They are rich in vitamin A, antioxidantswhile lower risk of heart-attack and cancer. In addition to carrot, beta-carotene are found in apricot, asparagus, baby corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, ripen papaya and pumpkin, etc.

Red : Lycopene

Lycopenene has a powerful antioxidant that prevents cancer, diabetes and macular degeneration, lowers blood lipid and nourishes the heart. It can also help reduce wrinkles. Foods that are rich in lycopene include tomatoe, watermelon, cherry, strawberry, roselle and beetroot.

Purple : Anthocyanin

Purple fruits and vegetables such as purple cabbage, eggplant, black/red bean, red onion, rice berry, taro, butterfly pea, prune and berries are rich with anthocyanin that is great for fighting the chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease, cancer, diabetes while reduces risk of heart disease and paralysis.

White : Allicin

White vegetables and fruits have the nutrients that can fight against bacteria, fungus and virus. They can also help our bodily immune system work efficiently. The foods can prevent cancer and heart disease while lower cholesterol. In addition, allicin can improve the blood circular system and prevent fever. Allicin is greatly found in white vegetables and fruits includinggarlic, onion, ginger, galangal, rambutan, lychee, guava, ground chestnut, sesame and job’s tears.

The most important thing is to prepare a wide variety of nutritious foods from the five groups for your child every day in order that he is ready to learn and get new experiences. The child’s body needs to be nourished in order to get ready to learn new things.

Tips : Ask your kids to join you in the kitchen so they can learn about veggies and fruits and their colors. Cooking their own meal will make they proud of themselves and want to finish up the meal.