032 On Phytonutrients and Eating Rainbows.

Phytonutrients may be the key to your improved health, energy, and performance. Especially if you are currently eating the Standard American Diet (SAD for short 😉 Michelle Lockhart, RN, BSN breaks down phytonutrients, and how eating from all the colors of the rainbow, can help us enjoy better well being and quality of life.

Eat your veggies! Said every mother, for all time. But we said: No! And folded our arms and puffed out our chest. Why? because veggies are, well, boring compared to Key Lime Pie.

If you still struggle with getting the recommended 5-9 servings of veggies in your life, Michelle Lockhart is just the coach for you! Listen in to learn how you can implement “Eating the Rainbow” into your life and make your mother proud, plus, of course, live long and prosper!

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What are phytonutrients? “Phyto” means plant. Nutrients you already get.

Eating the rainbow means eating vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, grains, and spices. Choose from different colors every day.

Spices are an easy way to add nutrition and flavors without calories.

Tip! Black licorice (not twizzlers but the real stuff) are excellent for women going through menopause.

On “superfoods.” (9:30) Onions, garlic and cayenne pepper. Pomegranates are another super food, with their dark red color.

The rule of thumb with plant based foods is that the darker the color, the higher the phytonutrient value is.

The stronger the taste, the higher the phytonutrient value is.

So switching from a light potato to a purple potato makes a difference.

Carrots come in various colors, including purple. Purple carrots are more nutritious than orange ones.

Check minute 12:55 On expanding your world and experimenting with this huge opportunity to eat from the huge list of fruits and vegetables.

Write a list of fruits and vegetables you have never tasted, buy one, and google how to prepare it. Krabi is a favorite Michelle discovered.

Choose Purple cauliflower over white to try something new and different!

15:20 Even beets come in a few different colors. Persimmons are wonderful, super sweet and really good.

15:40 People say “I don’t like vegetables.” What they mean is “I don’t like the broccoli I tried when I was 10.”

16:20 The best prebiotic on the planet is chicory.

17:20 You don’t know what you don’t know. Dave’s epiphany from eating more veggies for 6 weeks.

20:00 I think if people knew how good they would feel after 6 weeks of eating more vegetables that everybody would do it. -Dave Sherwin

20:45 On the new landmark study from Stanford. It doesn’t matter whether you eat low fat or low carb, what mattered most was quality of food.

The two reasons vegetables are so healthy:

1 Vitamins and nutrients.

2 Fiber

Fiber is a cancer killer, and it keeps us full longer. It stabilizes our blood sugar. It keeps our whole digestive tract clean. It manages our cholesterol.

24:45 Vegetables are the most amazing carbs on the planet.

A serving of vegetables Eating 7-10 servings of vegetables is ideal. Shooting for 5-6 would be good. Most Americans eat 2-3 servings per day.

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