Healthy reasons to eat a rainbow of colorful fruits and vegetables

According to statistics, Americans are chronically lacking in fruits and vegetables in their diet.

It's not in vein that we hear all the time that we all need different amounts of fruits and vegetables for a better health.

Each food has its own special health benefits and disease fighting profiles. They work as a team, complimenting and reinforcing each others benefits.

Most of the antioxidants benefits of fruits and vegetables come from the component that gives them their color.

Make sure your plate is full of different colors!!!

Variety is very important. I know it's easier to shop and eat the same kind of veggies and fruits that we already know. Sometimes we are afraid to experiment but at the same time we miss a lot of good stuff.
Go for a wide variety of kinds and range of colors of produce to give your body the mix of nutrients it needs.

People who eat more generous amounts of fruits and vegetables every day are likely to have reduced risk of chronic disease, including strokes, type 2 diabetes, some types of cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure.

IMPORTANT: Nutrients should come primarily from foods. Foods such as fruits and vegetables contain not only the vitamins and minerals but also other naturally occurring substances that may help protect you from chronic diseases.
"We cannot put nature in a pill"

To make it fun and easy to shop and prepare a meal using all the different group of colors, I will group them by their colors.

Red fruits and vegetables are colored by natural pigments called "lycopene" or "anthocyanins".

Lycopene in tomatoes, watermelon and pink grapefruit, for example, may help reduce risk of several types of cancer, especially prostate cancer. Lycopene in foods containing cooked tomatoes, such as spaghetti sauce, and a small amount of fat are absorbed better than lycopene from raw tomatoes.

Anthocyanins in strawberries, raspberries, red grapes and other fruits and vegetables act as powerful antioxidants that protect cells from damage. Antioxidants are linked with keeping our hearts healthy too.

Examples of the red group:

• Red apples
• Beets
• Red cabbage
• Cherries
• Cranberries
• Pink grapefruit
• Red grapes
• Red peppers
• Pomegranates
• Red potatoes
• Radishes
• Raspberries
• Rhubarb
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes
• Watermelon

Next post I will share the other group colors and then, I'll share some Yummy recipes.

See you soon and don't forget to eat your fruits and vegetables!


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LIST OF STORES THAT CARRY OUR GF PRODUCTS

We are very excited to continuously keep adding more reail stores to sale Yummy Bites gluten-free products.


This is a complete list of the stores that are carrying our products:


WHOLE FOODS - Pasadena
3751 East Foothil Blvd.
Pasadena - CA 91107
Phone: 626-351 5994


WHOLE FOODS - Pasadena

465 South Arroyo Parkway

Pasadena - CA 91105

Phone: 626-204 2266

WHOLE FOODS - Porter Ranch
19340 Rinaldi St.
Northridge - CA 91326
Phone: (818) 363-3933

WHOLE FOODS - Venice
225 Lincoln Blvd.
Venice - CA 90291
Phone: 310-566 9480

WHOLE FOODS - Santa Clarita
24130 Valencia Blvd.
Santa Clarita - CA 91355
Phone: 661-260 2322

WHOLE FOODS - El Segundo
760 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
El Segundo - CA 90245
Fone: 310-333-1900

SIMPLY GLUTEN FREE
2955 E. Hillcrest Drive, Suite #124
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Phone: (805)208-1600 - (805)558-9918

VITAMIN CITY
642 W. Arrow Hwy
San Dimas - CA 91773
Phone: 909 592 5131

RAIMBOW ACRES
13208 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles - CA 90066
Phone: 310-306 8330

STELLA LUCY
108 S. El Camino Real
San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone: 949-542 4631

STELLA LUCY
101 N. Indian Hill Blvd. # C1 - 102
Claremont - CA 91711
Phone: 909-626 9816


If Yummy Bites is not at the store you normally shop yet, please, tell the manager about us or let me know and I will contact the store manager.

Last but not least you can always order directly from us through this Web site -www.yummybitesglutenfree.com or by calling 818-309 7798.

More stores will be added soon!