22 – Eat The Rainbow - Week 4

12/20/22 • 8 min

Today is week 4 of the Eat the Rainbow Fruit & Veggie challenge!

MYTH: Non-GMO and organic foods are better for you.

TRUTH: Current scientific evidence shows that conventionally grown foods are just as healthy as non-GMO and organic foods.

The winter edition of my Eat the Rainbow program has started and I will provide the content via podcast as well as email. If you’d like to register for the email version, just go to www.cancerdietitian.com/rainbow.

If you want to learn more about GMO and organic foods check out these Cancer Dietitian Podcast episodes:

GMO podcast: https://www.cancerdietitian.com/2019/05/5-the-science-on-gmos-and-health.html
organic foods podcast: https://www.cancerdietitian.com/2019/02/4-organic-foods-and-cancer.html

Or watch the webinar: https://cancerdietitian.com/2021/03/webinar-which-is-best-organic-or-conventional.html

The blog post of this week is located here, as is the recipe of the week: https://cancerdietitian.com/2022/12/eat-the-rainbow-winter-week-4-produce-myth-4-gmos-good-or-bad.html

Here are my favorite holiday recipes! https://cancerdietitian.com/2019/11/julies-delicious-and-nutritious-holiday-cooking-class-recipes.html

The kale salad referenced in the episode is here: https://cancerdietitian.com/2015/11/cancer-dietitian-kale-salad-recipe-video.html

For those interested in tracking, I don’t need you to track everything you eat, just when you eat fruits/veggies during the day. Use an app on your phone or a simple piece of paper with a pen. This helps you recognize how you’re doing with fitting fruits and veggies into your day. If you need a printable tracking form, here’s one I use: https://www.cancerdietitian.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/nutrition-tracker-CSI.pdf

Here’s the Link to report your fruit and veggie intake: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMTfTjDOrVS4VVoqAEJLCEXCY3nSei_hlXhCb4LfrfLYkJug/viewform

If you don't have capacity to track, that's ok! Just enjoy the episodes and recipes and let yourself off the hook for tracking. You have permission to choose your own "Eat the Rainbow adventure!" : - )

Today is week 4 of the Eat the Rainbow Fruit & Veggie challenge!

MYTH: Non-GMO and organic foods are better for you.

TRUTH: Current scientific evidence shows that conventionally grown foods are just as healthy as non-GMO and organic foods.

If you want to learn more about GMO and organic foods check out these Cancer Dietitian Podcast episodes:

GMO podcast: https://www.cancerdietitian.com/2019/05/5-the-science-on-gmos-and-health.html
organic foods podcast: https://www.cancerdietitian.com/2019/02/4-organic-foods-and-cancer.html

Or watch the webinar: https://cancerdietitian.com/2021/03/webinar-which-is-best-organic-or-conventional.html

The blog post of this week is located here, as is the recipe of the week: https://cancerdietitian.com/2022/12/eat-the-rainbow-winter-week-4-produce-myth-4-gmos-good-or-bad.html

Here are my favorite holiday recipes! https://cancerdietitian.com/2019/11/julies-delicious-and-nutritious-holiday-cooking-class-recipes.html

The kale salad referenced in the episode is here: https://cancerdietitian.com/2015/11/cancer-dietitian-kale-salad-recipe-video.html

Here’s the Link to report your fruit and veggie intake: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMTfTjDOrVS4VVoqAEJLCEXCY3nSei_hlXhCb4LfrfLYkJug/viewform

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21 – Eat The Rainbow - Week 3

Today is week 3 of the Eat the Rainbow Fruit & Veggie challenge!

MYTH: Fruit is “high” in sugar.

TRUTH: Fruit has the perfect amount of natural sugars along with many other beneficial nutrients!

The winter edition of my Eat the Rainbow program started a week ago and I will provide the content via podcast as well as email. If you’d like to register for the email version, just go to www.cancerdietitian.com/rainbow.

If you want to learn more about sugar and cancer, or carbohydrates in general, check out these Cancer Dietitian blog posts:

Does Sugar Feed Cancer Pt. 1

Does Sugar Feed Cancer Pt. 2

The Mystery of Sugar

Or watch the webinar: https://cancerdietitian.com/2021/04/webinar-carbs-necessary-or-not.html

The blog post of this week is located here, as is the recipe of the week: https://cancerdietitian.com/2022/12/eat-the-rainbow-winter-week-3-produce-myth-3-fruit-is-high-in-sugar.html

For more on apples, check out this blog post: https://cancerdietitian.com/2020/10/the-bountiful-variety-and-uses-of-apples.html

Caramel dip recipe: https://www.cancerdietitian.com/2016/10/caramel-dip.html

Chocolate tofu recipe: https://www.cancerdietitian.com/2017/06/chocolate-pudding-tofu-recipe-video.html

Chocolate avocado pudding recipe: https://cancerdietitian.com/avocadopudding

For those who listen to the episodes, you can also participate in the growth quiz at the beginning, middle and end of the program, and report your fruit and veggie intake via the links in the show notes. For those who participate with the growth quiz’s, I provide you with an e-cookbook that has all the recipes as a graduation gift.

Take the Beginning Growth Quiz Here: https://forms.gle/2AQUWtGtbqMBjZxL8

Here’s the Link to report your fruit and veggie intake: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMTfTjDOrVS4VVoqAEJLCEXCY3nSei_hlXhCb4LfrfLYkJug/viewform

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23 - Eat the Rainbow - Week 5

Today is week 5 of the Eat the Rainbow Fruit & Veggie challenge!

MYTH: Raw foods are more nutritious than cooked foods.

FACT: Some nutrients are deactivated during the cooking process, but some are activated. Consuming food items cooked and raw are both nutritious ways to eat.

The blog post of this week is located here, as is the recipe of the week: Eat the Rainbow Challenge Winter Week 5-Produce Myth #5: Raw Foods Are More Nutritious Than Cooked Foods - Cancer Dietitian

The roasted sweet potato recipe referenced in the episode is here: https://cancerdietitian.com/2015/11/roasted-sweet-potatoes-video-2.html

The winter edition of my Eat the Rainbow program started a month ago and I am providing the content via podcast as well as email. If you’d like to register for the email version, just go to www.cancerdietitian.com/rainbow.

Here’s the Link to report your fruit and veggie intake: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMTfTjDOrVS4VVoqAEJLCEXCY3nSei_hlXhCb4LfrfLYkJug/viewform