Have you heard of the "avoid white food" advice? Often followed by pale foods with less nutrients, and for you, they are worse than colorful alternatives. People try to stop others with too many white bread, potato chips, French fries, bagels, sugary grains and white flour. This comprehensive statement is considered good. Unfortunately… many great foods were caught up in fuss. You have heard that "Rainbow/Spectrum on your plate" is the healthiest way to eat… White is also a color, so use this article to understand the benefits of white food and color plates!

When focusing on vegetables, chlorophyll, green pigments, and letting plants use photosynthesis is your preferred color. It is great for you in your broccoli, spinach, kale, asparagus and lettuce. Chlorophyll is a great source of vitamins for fresh breath and improved blood health. Fruits, pumpkins, seeds, nuts, roots and herbs can have chlorophyll or natural plant pigments such as carotenoids [orange-related colors], anthocyanins [purple/blue/dark] or lutein [yellow]. All of these colors are good for you, with the benefits of free radicals against antioxidants.

But what about these vegetables without color?

You can buy white asparagus, white carrots, white onions, parsnips, broccoli, of course, its leaves are tied off to make it white and change its taste [brocaflower is its natural open-ended alternative], white potatoes [most common Potatoes] and mushrooms [technically fungi, not vegetables, but they all mix together anyway]. Due to the lack of color, all these things suddenly appear on the naughty list? no way. White asparagus has a slightly lower calorie but still contains protein and fiber. Cauliflower contains C, K, protein, thiamine, riboflavin, B6, folic acid and the like. White potatoes contain potassium, trace copper, fiber and phosphorus. However, this is a baked potato, not a French fries or chips.

The same finding for the health benefits of white plants extends to nuts and seeds.

For example, Chia seeds have white and "black" colors [they are actually dark brown and gray], but, like the vegetables above, white has different nutritional status, but it is still as good for you. Why a particular seed is known for its white color and is known for its lack of any flavor. The lack of taste of food is rare, but for tiny seeds, this is an advantage. No taste means no hatred. You can add fiber, whole plant protein, B vitamins, calcium and trace boron to almost any other food or drink by sprinkling seeds.

Pairing food can get more benefits!

You've already heard that mixing food coloring in a meal for more benefits, but if you add nuts and seeds to fruits and vegetables, you'll do better. Some vitamins are only soluble in healthy fats. This means that when you eat it, without healthy fat, your body can't absorb some of the nutrients in certain vegetables. Adding olive oil seasoning to the salad is a good example. But no one wants the olive oil in the smoothie. Coconuts are white, they are very oily, but sometimes give the item a "waxy" or greasy feel. Again, seed rescue! Sunflower seeds are added to the salad for tightening, chia is added with omega 3 healthy oil [like something in the fish!] to the smoothies, etc. The flax can be stirred into oatmeal and yogurt to help the fruit… nuts and seeds are usually pale and more Small, more easily overlooked, but they can really improve the nutrition and variety of flavors on the menu.

Just like the outdated suggestion that “Eggs have cholesterol, it is best to avoid cholesterol”, it is time for white foods that lack the myth of nutrition to be eliminated. The only white food that focuses on eating less is processed bleached white flour. But with all the delicious alternatives and new choices, the decision should be easier. Think you don't like vegetarian food? Find a recipe to eat it in a new way. Raw broccoli is very different from cooked dishes and is an excellent Tubule beer. White polenta with polenta and a little bit of jalepeno with chicken to create a white pepper. When you know how to mix and season them, the baked potatoes don't need to be loaded with butter. In this era of free, easy-to-access internet recipes, you can find new ways to try healthy fruits, seeds, nuts and vegetables in a variety of colors. Let white be the rainbow color on your plate for better health and more fun menu options!

White food – don't let nutrition scare confuse you was originally published on Spring