Did you know that the colors of plant foods reflect the diverse array of phytonutrients they contain? Yep, the pigments that we see as color are actually made up of powerful nutrients that enhance health. And each color holds unique compounds. Yellow foods, for example, contain lutein, rutin and zeaxanthin, whereas red foods have higher amounts of lycopene and your probably already know that carrots contain carotene, and so do papayas, and other orange foods.

So you can see why it’s important to incorporate every color of the rainbow into your diet, so you get all the phytonutrients and ALL the health benefits.