Rainbow Challenge

[jenefur]

Years ago I took part in the rainbow challenge (no not skittles ) , does anyone use this as a good guide for their daily vegetables/ fruit intake ?

I am considering using it again. I am not vegetarian , by any means, but I am increasing the amounts and variety of fruits/ veges I eat in a day , and decreased my meats.

[Scarecrow]

What is rainbow challenge?

[MeikeD]

Is the rainbow challenge when you try to eat fruits and vegetables from all the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue)? If so, I'm in. Sounds like a fun way to eat healthier.

[jenefur]

Rainbow challenge promotes and invites you to eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables each day .

Fruits and vegetables are broke down by their color . There are different color versions, but one of the simpler ones breaks them down as

red

orange/yellow

green

blue/ purple

white/ tan

The idea is to try and eat a fruit or vegetable from each color group, everyday so you eat a rainbow. Some fruits fall into 2 categories (like a banana is yellow skinned but white/ tan for the flesh part) so you have some diversity, and it becomes eaters color choice. Each day you track the rainbow of fruits/ and veges you eat. Here is a website with some info : Rainbow Challenge

The week of Sept.21st is national eat a rainbow week so I thought I bring it up and share with my fellow "healthy life friends'"

[jenefur]

Yep you go it - that is exactly what it is!

[Bailey19]

I love my veggies & fruits so I look forward to national eat a rainbow week! I know that if I have them in the house I can feel up on the veggies & fruits instead of eating something I really don't want! Thanks for pointing out this challenge:)

[tenfeetofsteel]

Thanks for the great link!   I am in for the Rainbow Challenge!

[EmersonFitbit]

@jenefur That looks fun/exciting!

[Bailey19]

How does it work and when do we start??

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[jenefur]

@Bailey19 you can really start it whenever you want. The official or proclaimed official week on the Internet blogs/ sites is supposedly this week, starting tomorrow. I try hard to practice it daily. See my above post with link and general idea. I'd be happy to post my rainbow daily if others want to do the challenge with "recognition " on the forums. I just figured no one wanted to know what I ate everyday 😄

[fluxcore]

A great way to get fruits and vegetables is by juicing them! There are some amazing recipes out there and you can get a lot more variety if you drink them. Plus you will feel amazing!

[betpchem]

I have done juicing, but I've gotten away from it lately. one of the things that bothers me about it is that you lose the fiber from the fruits and vegetables. 

[EmersonFitbit]

@betpchem I've heard that before, and now I'm genuinely interested- what part of the process removes the fiber, and why does that happen? I assumed that a fruit in any natural form would still contain full nutritional value.

Thanks in advance for any help!

[fluxcore]

While it does remove some of the insloluable fiber, it is still full of soluable fiber, therefore it should not be a reason to avoid juicing.

The pure concentration of enzymes and nutrients along with the fact that they are consumed in a fashion that make them immediatly availabe for absorbtion into the body make it a great source of daily nutrition.

[betpchem]

The fiber is the solid part, so that's the problem. Here's one article from WebMD that talks about it. On the whole, it's pretty positive about juicing.

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/juicing-health-risks-and-benefits?page=1

[fluxcore]

Well saying it is a "problem" might be overstating it. I have yet to hear of anyone's health being affected by the fiber they are throwing away, however if it is your only source of fiber then possibly, but one can easily get the recomended amount of insoluable fiber from other sources.

[StephanieFitbit]

@jenefur I never heard of that! When I read blue I got a blueberry craving. For green I'll get some grapes.  I'm in! *I know it started a long time ago... but it's never too late.