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A COLORFUL BOUNTY

To complete this week's milestone, you need to eat a fruit or vegetable from all the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and white).You also need to complete Week 4 Survey found online.

Eating a variety of colors in your produce helps your body get the variety of important nutrients it needs.

Visit the Green Giant™ Rainbow Recipes board on PINTEREST > for delicious recipes that include three or more color groups.

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Try these colorful recipes!

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By eating produce of every color, you'll be sure to get all the health benefits associated with high fruit and vegetable consumption such as lowered blood pressure, decreased risk of cardiovascular disease and decreased risk of various types of cancer. So, be sure to bring some color to the table.

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Here’s a colorful guide for healthy eating and some of the benefits that fruits and vegetables may provide:

(including tomatoes, watermelon, red grapefruit, strawberries):

• Helps reduce risk of many cancers, especially prostate cancer

• Helps reduce the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease

• Helps protect against heart attacks and cell damage

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(including asparagus, broccoli, green beans, spinach, Brussels sprouts, kale):

• Helps decrease risk of cataracts and macular degeneration

• Helps prevent certain cancers

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(including carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, pineapple, yellow bell peppers):

• Enhances immune function and citrus fruits help heal wounds

• Helps decrease risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, the primary cause of blindness in America

• Helps reduce risk of heart disease and certain cancers

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(such a blueberries, grapes, blackberries):

• Helps protect against cell damage

• Helps reduce risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease

• Blueberries may improve cognition and decrease age-associated memory loss

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(such as mushrooms and onions):

• Helps reduce blood pressure, cholesterol, cardiovascular disease

• Helps decrease risk of developing certain types of cancers

For more information on how vitamins, minerals and antioxidants can nourish your body, click here

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Over the past Three weeks, you have learned to relish a healthier way of eating.

You may be surprised by the greater variety of vegetables and fruits you now enjoy and that you can enjoy them with fewer add-ons! Including fruits and veggies in your diet has hopefully become a daily habit – we encourage you to maintain this way of eating even after successfully completing the Go Giant Challenge.

Be sure to share your thoughts and any surprising observations since you began the Go Giant Challenge on our Interactive Health Facebook page, @InteractiveHealthInc, under the Go Giant tab.

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