Beadings

Monday, 3 October 2011

Purple/blue fruits and vegetables

HOW COLOUR FUL IS YOUR PLATE pt1


Members of the PURPLE/BLUE Family Food
Elderberries, Bilberries, Acai, Goji, Blackberries, Blueberries, Eggplant, Purple Cabbage, Plums, Prunes, Purple grapes, Raisins, Figs, Black Raspberries.

Purple foods contain important nutrients called anthocyanins, which are responsible for the purple and blue of some fruits and vegetables.  Anthocyanins are among some of the few antioxidants that are able to cross the blood-brains barrier.

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