Orange You Glad?

It seems that all I hear and read about lately, is the power of ORANGE foods.  While we have talked about sweet potatoes, other orange foods like pumpkin, carrots and …even oranges, are all super foods for us.  Not only are they great for our insides, but also great for our outsides.  In fact, it is suggested that eating orange foods can help give our skin a glow much like we would get from the sun.  Internally, the alpha-carotene rich foods, fight against cells that lead to chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease.

Not that I want to obsess about the sweet potato, but the Center for Science in the Public Interest, considers it THE most nutrient-dense food.  Along with the apha-carotene it is rich in carotenoid (that sounds orange, too!) and potassium and eating about a cup of day is enough to dramatically lower our risks against many cancers!!  The mango comes in a close second.  While our mango tree (planted in my brother’s memory) does have some flowers, it’s our next door neighbors mango flowers I can smell from here.  Reminds me spring is just around the corner.

Once again, filling your plate and belly with a rainbow of foods, is the best way to insure you are getting a rainbow of nutrients and anti-oxidants.  Fruits and veggies.  Preventative medicine that’s easy to swallow!

Orange you glad you stopped in?  How about some orange juice before you get your day started?  Have a great Saturday.