Paint Your Plate : White
At-A-Glance
- Foods
- Artichokes, asparagus, celery, chives, endive, garlic, green grapes, leeks, mushrooms, onions, pears, white eggplant, white wine
- Antioxidants
- Flavonoids, including quercetin and kaempferol; polyphenols; allicin (in the onion family)
- Health Benefits
- Lowers cholesterol and blood pressure; protects brain cells against oxidative stress, a tissue-damaging process associated with Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders
In-Depth
The white color lowers the cholesterol level and will lower the risk related to some forms of cancer. Again these types of foods contain varying amounts of phytochemicals and this includes allicin which is found in the onion family. You can get all the health benefits you need each day from white foods eating bananas, dates, white nectarines or peaches, cauliflower, garlic, ginger, mushrooms and onions.
Foods in the onion family such as leeks, scallions, garlic and chives contain allicin which has anti-tumor properties. Other foods in this group such as celery, pears, white wine and endives contain antioxidant flavanoids such as quercetin and kaempferol.
Recipes
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