Colorful Produce For a More Nutritious You

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By Melissa Roberts
From Health magazine

If you’re looking for an easy way to optimize your diet, go for color. Fruits and veggies of all shades contain phytonutrients—plant compounds that work together to protect your health.

"These phytonutrients include antioxidants like carotenoids and anthocyanins that give produce its color and may play a role in preventing age-related diseases like cancer and heart disease," explains Elizabeth J. Johnson, PhD, associate professor at Tufts University.

Discover what eating more green, orange, and red can do for you, and recipes that make the most of these brilliant bites.

Next: Feel great with green

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7 Lucky Irish Recipes

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Known for its hearty fare, Irish cuisine also offers vitamin-packed cabbage and fiber-filled potatoes. If you make these seven recipes, you'll be lucky, because you'll get the savory flavors of Ireland without all the calories.

Potato-Cabbage Soup

Cabbage and scallions give this soup its green hue, plus a boost of vitamin C.

Ingredients: Olive oil, unsalted butter, savoy cabbage, scallions, garlic, chicken broth, potatoes

Calories: 207

Try this recipe: Potato-Cabbage Soup

Next: Cheddar-Ale Soup

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8 Festive Treats Under 80 Calories

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8 Poolside Treats Under 80 Calories

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Enjoy Thanksgiving While Keeping Cholesterol in Check

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It may not be a good idea to slather your turkey with gravy or go for that second piece of pie, but you can enjoy the holidays without spiking your cholesterol.

Easy Butternut Squash Risotto

The heart-healthy monounsaturated fats of olive oil give this dish a buttery quality without the cholesterol. Sage adds a somewhat sweet flavor and acts to reduce inflammatory responses in the body.

Try this recipe: Easy Butternut Squash Risotto

Next: Apple, Sage, and Chestnut Stuffing

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8 Game-Day Snacks Under 80 Calories

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10 Fresh corn recipes

Corn is a low-cal way to add the sweet taste - and a little crunch - to your summer meals. Try these 10 creative recipes with your favorite summer vegetarian.

Mexican roasted corn salad with buttermilk dressing

Blend Mexican and Mediterranean ingredients with the fresh-tasting salad. Corn, lime and chili powder, combined with grape halves and Parmesan, make flavor-packed one more than 200 calories for something.

Ingredients: Lemon juice, olive oil, Ancho chili powder, paprika, salt, corn, low-fat buttermilk, parmesan cheese, red grape, mixed green, tarragon

Calories: 218

Try this recipe: Mexican roasted corn salad with buttermilk dressing

Next: Shrimp and corn chowder

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