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Why you should eat coloured fruit & vegetables every day.

Eat a Rainbow! We challenge you to eat a rainbow everyday… not literally, but good luck in trying! It mean eat  fruit & vegetables  from each colour of the rainbow, every day. Each colour boasts different phytonutrients, which are disease-fighting chemicals. Phytonutrients give fruit and vegetables their colour and provide health benefits. The classification of fruit and vegetables may surprise you! Red fruit and vegetables are coloured by the natural plant pigment lycopene. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant against toxins and pesticides. It supports your eyes, heart and helps to reduce the risk of cancer. Red vegetables… radish, rhubarb, onion Red fruit… tomato, capsicum, strawberries, cherries, grapes, raspberries, watermelon, apples, pomegranate, guava Orange/Yellow fruit and vegetables are coloured by carotenoids. Beta-carotene is a well-known carotenoid found in carrots, pumpkin and kumara. Beta-carotene...