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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Olympics have to be the most anticipated sporting event of all time, and I especially look forward to the Summer Olympics every 4 years! In honor of this exciting event, I had fun creating the Olympic rings, using fruit and veggies in their symbolic ring colors. Five interlocking rings – blue, black, red, yellow, and green on a white background – was designed in 1912 as a way to include all of the colors of the countries’ national flags in the Olympic games at that time. As an advocate for eating with color, this was a perfect way to highlight some of my favorite seasonal fresh fruits and veggies!
Yellow – Banana – Bananas Foster Pudding Pie
- What is more American than pie? For a step saver – use prepared cookie pie crust.
- For an amazing banana ice cream pie, my sister substituted nonfat frozen vanilla ice cream for pudding.
- A prime food for arthritis sufferers, bananas offer loads of important nutrients to help build collagen and beat inflammation such as vitamin C, B-6 and folate.
Black – Blackberries – Oven Baked French Toast
- I love to prepare this dish the night before so it’s ready to pop in the oven the next morning.
- Substitute your favorite jam flavor if you prefer or leave it out for a plainer version.
- Whether you choose strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cranberries, or blackberries, these little jewels are packed with fiber and antioxidants that help slow the aging process from the inside out.
Blue – Blueberries – Fruity Quinoa Salad
- 1 cup of blueberries contains almost no fat and only 80 calories.
- Blueberries are rich in vitamin C, fiber and other important minerals.
- Quinoa is a grain-like seed that is high in protein, low in fat and also contains iron and fiber – especially important for vegetarians.
Red – Tomato – Tomato Bruschetta
- To seed tomatoes: cut tomato in half from side to side and gently squeeze to watch seeds easily pop out.
- Tomatoes are rich in cancer-preventative antioxidants, such as lycopene.
- In a serving of only 5 cherry tomatoes, they provide 15% of your daily recommended intake of vitamin A and 10% of vitamin C.
Green – Mixed Greens – Chicken Taco Salad
- Mixed greens traditionally are a combination of different lettuces such as romaine lettuce, oak leaf lettuce, chard, endive, arugula, spinach and radicchio.
- Packaged greens are readily available in “washed,” “triple-washed” or “ready-to-eat” varieties.
- Mixed greens are rich in vitamins including vitamin C, vitamin A and folate. Vitamin C helps your body make connective tissue, vitamin A helps your vision and folate is important for cell development, especially in pregnant women.
- In your salad, think of beans as the nutritional crouton, sprinkle on salads or in casseroles and soups to boost your fiber intake.
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