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Eat a "rainbow" of colors everyday.
"Eating healthy seems complicated."
"Eating healthy seems complicated."
- Eating a colorful and balanced diet each day helps us get all the vitamins our bodies need.
- Green foods often contain Vitamin B, Vitamin E, and Vitamin K. These vitamins help our cells, our body's tissues, and our blood work properly.
- Red and orange citrus fruits often contain Vitamin C, which keeps our immune system strong and helps us heal when we are hurt.
- Blue and purple foods keep your memory strong and lowers your chance of getting cancer.
- Orange foods often contain Vitamin A, which keeps our eyesight sharp and our skin healthy.
Try This
Focus on eating a variety of colors. Can you name five colorful foods you ate this week?
Eating Colorful Meals
Do you know what a colorful meal means?
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