Fruits&Vegetables generally contain little fat,cholesterol or sodium&provide complex carbohydrates,fiber&nutrients. Most are low in calories&they contain natural sugar as opposed to refined sugar which can cause abrupt fluctuations in your blood sugar level. Different colours indicate different nutrient profiles.

RED
Red fruits&Vegetables such as raspberries,tomatoes,guava,watermelon,red cabbage, kidney beans,cherries,strawberries&beets are likely to be rich in the antioxidants lycopene&anthocyanins according to the US department of Agriculture. A medium raw tomato provides 3.2 micrograms of lycopene, a carotenoid that helps your body make vitamin A.

ORANGE & YELLOW
Most orange&yellow fruits and vegetables are rich in beta-carotene,which your body converts to vitamin A, a nutrient that not only improves night vision but also helps keep your skin,teeth&bones healthy. They also contain folate, an antioxidant that prevents neural tube defects in unborn infants.

GREEN
Green vegetables are good for your eyes, bones and teeth and their Vitamin K content helps the blood to clot properly. These foods' antioxidant Vitamins particularly Vitamins C&E, may lower your risk of chronic diseases like Asthma, cardiac failure,epilepsy e.t.c

BLUE AND PURPLE
Blue&purple fruits and vegetables contain anthocyanins,natural plant pigments with powerful antioxidant properties that may reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. They also contain flavonoids and ellagic acid, compounds that may destroy cancer cells, according to the American Institute for cancer research.

WHITE
White fruits and vegetables including apples,pears,bananas,cauliflower and cucumbers are high in dietary fiber, helping to protect you from high cholesterol and antioxidant-rich flavonoids such as quercetin which is abundant in apples and pears.
The antioxidants in fruits work hard to protect our body from aging and disease. But what you may not know is that those antioxidants work even harder when they have the company of other antioxidants.

I came across these and I thought I should share with you so, you can focus on getting a little of each colour in your diet everyday to maximise the nutritional benefits.

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