Colorful foods

[luvs]

I've been cooking stuff that's colorful like Peruvian potato, maroon carrot, etcetera.
'cept often my colorful veggies either fade or their core is what a veggie usually is- like my carrots- they were orange when i sliced them. only 'bout 1/5 of them was maroon. these colorful veggies- i cook them because they contrast while plating, & also because they seem healthier.
is their nutrition value noteworthily more than regular items.

 

[Claire]

Luvs, I learned when I was a kid that the more color a food has, the more nutrition as a general rule. Obviously, not always true. But a sweet potato has more nutrition than a white one, a dark green leaf more than a pale one. Mom taught me to put as many colors on a plate as possible, the more colors the more rounded your nutrition. There must be someone out there who actually knows if there is science behind this old wives' tale.

 

[BreezyCooking]

While I fully admit that I don't know the exact "science" behind it, it IS true that "colorful" vegetables have more nutrition than pale ones.

 

[YT2095]

it`s more a rule of Thumb, not to be taken as an Absolute.

when taken that way, it`s quite true.
for Veg anyway.

 

[luvs]

thanks, guys. figure i'll keep consuming 'em 'em if thier healthy.

 

[luvs]

elf, just saw your posting fixins- you're a dear.