Food With ‘Colors’ Benefits Health
Colorful of fruits and vegetables provide the wide range of vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytochemicals your body uses to maintain good health and energy levels, help protect against the effects of aging. The colour groups provide the following benefits for the corresponding organs:
Green (wood) food: Green is the color of life and impacts the liver. It is a fundamental link in the food chain, and green food is the food source of people and animals. Examples of green foods are avocadoes, spinach, green grapes, and broccoli.
White food: White fruits and vegetables are especially good for heart health, maintain cholesterol levels, also lowers risk of cancers, contains varying amount of phytochemicals. Examples of green foods are bananas, white peaches, cauliflower, garlic, ginger, mushrooms, onions, potatoes and turnips.
Black (water) food: Black impacts the kidney. The kidneys are the fatal organ amongst the five organs and the origin of life. Examples of black foods are black mushroom, woodear, sea cucumber, century egg, black sesame, and black rice.
Red (fire) food: Red impacts the heart. Eating more red-colored food can help one’s immune system and prevent colds. Examples of red foods are red apples, strawberries, tomatoes, and beets.
Yellow (earth) food: Yellow corresponds to the spleen (according to Chinese medicine, the function of spleen impacts digesting system. The spleen transforms and transports the energy from food and drink throughout the body.) Yellow foods also correspond to the stomach. Examples of yellow foods are corn, yellow peppers, cantaloupe, and pineapples.
Purple (blue) food: They are good for urinary tract health, memory function and promote healthy ageing. Examples of purple foods are blueberries, purple grapes, black currants, purple cabbage, purple carrots, eggplants etc.
