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Color Yourself Healthy!

Alice Henneman, MS, RD, Extension EducatorUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnExtension in Lancaster County

For optimum health, scientists say eat a rainbow of colors. Your plate should look like a box of

Crayolas Crayolas ~Janice M. Horowitz,TIME, January 12, 2002

This!

NOT This!

Eat an amount of fruits and veggies equal to about half your plate at lunch and dinner

Include a fruit or veggie at breakfast

Enjoy them as snacks, too!

“Let foodbe thy medicine…”

~ Hippocrates, 460 – 377 BC

Pills vs. food: Ever see side effects like these

listed on a fruit or veggie?

• Dizziness• Nausea• Blurred vision• Muscle cramps• Headache• Constipation• Insomnia• Breathing problems• Tremors

And … Fruits and veggies taste better than pills!

Here are some colorful ideas …

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

© 2009