The purpose of this article is to give even more practical tips for cooking vegetables, so that it will be easier and more fun for you to keep introducing all the vegetable diversity into your diet.This time, we're going to focus on the color component, which means eating vegetables in all the colors of the rainbow. Let me remind you that this is really important because of the availability of phytonutrients, which can be obtained in the easiest way - by selecting different vegetables, herbs, berries, fruits for your diet. Getting phytonutrients from food, on the other hand, is critical to our health and the optimal functioning of all of our vital systems.
So, let's break down what color vegetables are important to include in your diet, and then let's describe how to prepare them.
Choose vegetables of different colors and, of course, considering your tolerance, for example:
red - tomatoes, bell peppers, red onions and cabbage, raspberries, red currants and strawberries
green - all possible green leafy vegetables, olives, asparagus, all herbs, zucchini, cruciferous vegetables.
yellow - onions, pumpkins, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, apples, white currants, and raspberries (if you can find them at local markets:)
orange - pumpkin, yams, bell peppers, tomatoes, papaya.
purple (the rarest!) - plums, beets, onions, potatoes and sweet potatoes, purple herbs, blueberries, eggplants, cabbage (cabbage and kohlrabi).
There are many more vegetables than I listed above - make it a rule to find new options every week!
Cook vegetables, have fun with the cooking and eating process!