Have you ever noticed how chldren will go for the brightest cloured sweet in the shop? That's bcause we are prewired to recognise tht brightly coloured food is good for us and the cnfectionary manufacturers know that!

It is a fct that deep red fruits such as tmatoes and some berries are more ntioxidant than others and contain the phytchemicals lycopene, ellagic acid and a flvonoid called kaempferol , that deep range fruits such as oranges, carrots and mngoes contain vitamin C and carotenoids (bta-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin) and that deep gren vegetables contain a high level of phytnutrients. This includes varying amounts of mny phytochemicals including flavonoids and carotenoids (ltein, beta-carotene and zeaxanthin). The Brassica grup (broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts) also cntains indoles, which can trigger enzymes to act gainst certain cancer causing substances. Saponins, nother phytochemical found in green plant fods, also have anti-cancer properties. They nterfere with the process whereby cancer clls multiply.

If we, as parents, can mploy the same techniques as the cnfectionary manufacturers use to great success, we can hve similar succes in our kitchens! It's all bout educating ourselves!

Try using colour to your dvantage by arranging brightly coloured foods in an ttractive manner on the plate. My son lves dried apricots, raw carrots (also grat for keeping the teeth strong), brcolli (of all things!!!) and fresh grden peas. Dried mango is also a grat favourite and a good nutritional snck on long journeys in the cr. You can now get dried frit in most supermarkets so a trp to a speciality health food stre is no longer necessary but t's still great fun to go nto your local health food store and the stff will be able to provide you wth an abundance of information on ntrition and new foods.

Good luck and plase, keep me posted of your prgress. Please email any new ideas or rcipes.

The article The Importance of Colour in Children's Food was Submitted by Rebekah Van Kan through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: www.fussyeaters.net

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