Glutton-Free: Cultivating a Theology of Enough
Part 25: Eat The Rainbow
- Eat the rainbow!
- Red/Orange – berries, sweet potatoes, oranges
- Yellow – lemons, onions/garlic
- Green – dark green leafs like kale/spinach, avocado
- Blue/Purple – berries, purple cabbage
- Eat plenty of anticancer foods – turmeric, mushrooms, seaweed, dark chocolate (70% cocoa or more), unsweetened cocoa, tofu, sprouts
- Aromatics: garlic, onions, leeks, shallots, chives
- Berries: strawberries, raspberries, black berries, cherries, black raspberries, blueberries, cranberries
- Carotenoids: carrots, yams, sweet potatoes, squash, pumpkins, potimarron squash, tomatoes, persimmons, apricots, beets
- Citrus: oranges, lemons, tangerines, grapefruit
- Cruciform vegetables: Brussels sprouts, bok choy, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower (do not boil or they lose nutrients)
- Prebiotics: garlic, onions, tomatoes, asparagus, bananas, wheat (stimulate the growth of healthy probiotic bacteria)
- Probiotics: Soy yogurt, sauerkraut, kimchi
- Selenium: organic vegetables and cereals have this nutrient
- Stone Fruit: Plums, peaches, nectarines
- Drink anticancer drinks – green or hibiscus tea, 100% pomegranate juice, red wine
- Drink plenty of water – totaling ½ oz for each pound of body weight per day
- Spice it up! – Cinnamon, mint, thyme, marjoram, oregano, basil, black pepper, cloves, ginger, cumin, cayenne, rosemary, parsley, celery
- Go nuts! – Eat plenty of nuts, nut butters, and seeds like flax, chia, hemp, oats, sprouts
- What about protein? – Eat beans and whole grains like brown rice, quinoa, bulgur
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