Eskişehir Yenigün newspaper column.

One of the most important elements of a healthy diet is “eating in color”. In food groups, each color has its own benefit and symbol. The more colorful we eat, the more beneficial substances such as vitamins, minerals and antioxidants are taken into our body.
It is possible to eat colorful food at every meal. For example, let’s say we have a classic breakfast at breakfast.
-Egg (yellow-white)
-Cheese (white)
-Olive (black-green)
-Tomato (red), Pepper (Green), Lettuce, Cress, Arugula (Dark Green), Carrot Slices (Orange)
Look, we got 6 colors on our body without realizing it. We didn’t just get color, of course, we got iron, beta carotene, lycopene, omega-3, got protein, got folic acid, got zinc… and more… Each color we add to our plate gives us provides distinct benefits. . However, think of the breakfast you make with only 1 bagel or pastry. Now you understand better how colorless and how low nutritional value it is, don’t you?
It is possible to have a colorful diet at every meal, it is much easier to color the salads, especially in this season, no matter what salad you are making, do not forget to add pomegranate to it. You’ll be adding a little red-pink as well as plenty of antioxidants.
For example, let’s say we will eat 1 medium fruit for our snack. Let’s get tangerine (orange) next to it, we can add 1 handful of raw nuts. It could be almonds, the selenium store we counted last week, the cashew. Let’s add one of the milk group, milk, yoghurt and kefir. Calcium, protein from white; By taking beta carotene from orange and omega 3 from oilseeds, we benefited from at least 3 different food groups in 3 different colors.
Therefore, you can either have a snack or a main meal. Make sure to eat at least 2 different colors.
If you haven’t paid attention to the colors of the foods while eating, be sure to pay attention, so you will see the benefits for your health (if any, for your diseases) much faster.
I wish you colorful healthy days.