Colour your diet this Navratri

Just like nine colours of navratri you too can colour your diet with right colours.

Did you know that you can get what your body needs just by eating a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables? Nature has found a clever way to highlight the nutrients in foods: different nutrients actually impart different colors to the foods they’re in. For instance, the anthocyanins that turn blueberries blue can also keep your mind sharp, the lycopene that turns watermelon and tomatoes red may also help protect against prostate and breast cancers, and the beta carotene that makes carrots and sweet potatoes orange can help keep your bones strong, your eyes healthy and boost your immune system.

The deeper the colour, the more nutrient it has. Similarly sunlight exposure increases chlorophyll pigment and cooking increases lycopene in red foods. Research suggests that eating brightly coloured fruit and vegetables can keep you fit and healthy and protect against certain cancers, arthritis, heart disease, cataracts and even premature ageing.

Eat your way to a better health, add some colour to your plate and colour your life too.