COLORS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

We are attracted to the color of food and very often we choose the color that is similar to our mood.

Sight is the prevalent sensory system: it is estimated that even 80% of the information that reaches our brain are visual stimuli, it is likely that the human body has an innate intelligence that leads him to choose fruits and vegetables that contain the nutrients you need and color is one of the ways to recognize them.

The chromokitchen, the chromotherapy and the psychology of taste :

• • analyze the possibility of treating our body with the color of food
  • study how our brain associates with the color of foods sensations and emotions, which can influence our sense of hunger or satiety, the variety, quality and quantity of food we will take.

Knowing the relationship between the colors of fruit and vegetables, the sensations that transmit us and the benefits and nutrients that can bring to our body, helps us to know each other better and to preserve our health.

YELLOW FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

We choose when we are tired and demoralized because they transmit energy, joy, sense of well-being, extroversion and conscious lucidity.

They facilitate the production of gastric juices and reduce abdominal swellings.

They are rich in vitamins and beta-carotene.

They have therapeutic properties on: immune system ◇ heart health ◇ low cholesterol ◇ improves vision ◇ health of skin, bones and teeth ◇ colds and flu.

ORANGE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

We prefer orange foods when we want to socialize, when we need companionship, when we seek a creative vein, when we are tired or unmotivated.

They promote the assimilation of food.

They are rich in vitamins and beta-carotene.

They have therapeutic properties on: immune system ◇ heart health ◇ low cholesterol ◇ improves vision ◇ health of skin, bones and teeth ◇ colds and flu.

RED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

We are tickled by red foods when we feel bored and we need movement and stimulation.

Stimulate our appetite.

They are rich in lycopene.

They have therapeutic properties on: heart health ◇ skin protection ◇ cell renewal ◇ blood pressure lowering.

WHITE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

We look for them when we need news.

In a dish highlight the foods of other colors.

They are rich in potassium.

They have therapeutic properties on: immune system ◇ low cholesterol ◇ heart health ◇ against ulcers.

BLUE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

We prefer blue foods when to do something we must also analyze our past, when we are melancholy because they instill tranquility.

They have a calming effect on most people, foods of this color are considered the best antidotes to nervous hunger.

They are a source of folic acid ◇ antiocyanine ◇ carotenoids.

They have therapeutic properties on: heart health ◇ capillary fragility ◇ memory aid ◇ help urinary system ◇ prevents signs of age ◇ Alzheimer’s disease.

VIOLET FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

We take them when we feel that our brains and nervous systems need nourishment or when we are developing new projects when we look for the right idea.

They have a calming function, the foods of these colors are soothing the appetite.

They are a source of folic acid ◇ antiocyanine ◇ carotenoids.

They have therapeutic properties on: heart health ◇ capillary fragility ◇ memory aid ◇ help urinary system ◇ prevents signs of age ◇ Alzheimer’s disease.

GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

We feel the need when we are stressed and we need to recharge.

Those who eat too fast should consume many green foods. Green, in fact, leads to stability and is an antivoracity color.

They are rich in chlorophyll, a beneficial source of energy, vitamins and minerals.

They have therapeutic properties on: immune system ◇ bone health ◇ improve vision ◇ helps digestion.

 

Sources:

• • Department of Nervous Sciences and Behavior, University of Pavia
  • Colors: The secret influence,  Authors: Kenneth R. Fehrman, Cherie Fehrman
  • Italian Restaurant Magazine