The phrase “eat the rainbow” encourages people to consume at least one whole food of each color of the rainbow everyday. So if you had some red pepper slices (red) and carrot sticks (orange) dipped in hummus for a snack, some roasted corn (yellow) on romaine lettuce (green) as a salad for lunch, a handful of blueberries (blue) for another snack, and some roasted purple cauliflower (purple) as a side dish at dinner or blackberries (also purple) for dessert, you’ve eaten the rainbow.

The pot of gold at the end of this edible rainbow? Nutrition. The bright colors in whole fruits and vegetables — squash’s yellow/orange, kale’s dark green, strawberry’s bright red — come from health-promoting phytochemicals in the plants. The more and varied phytochemicals you can eat in a day, the more they can work their magic in your body, helping to protect your cells from free-radical damage, supporting the body’s natural detoxification processes and tamping down inflammation.

Our satisfying Rainbow Scrambled Eggs make eating the rainbow delicious and easy. With red onion, red pepper, orange carrots and leafy greens, herbs and avocado, you’re two-thirds of the way to eating the whole rainbow in one meal. Add a side of fresh blueberries and blackberries, and you’re on your way to a colorful day!

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