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02-19-2008, 11:51 AM
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| | | Purple Food Weight Loss
A study that favors certain naturally colored foods.... Lose Weight By Eating Purple Foods? | Scientific Blogging
Enjoy.
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02-19-2008, 11:54 AM
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| | | Purple food? That just scares me. What foods are purple besides berries? Eggplant, plums? I wonder what would happen if you mixed green with purple?
I find this sort of funny. How long could you do this? If you lost weight and then went back to eating normally, you would probably gain it all back. |
02-19-2008, 12:17 PM
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| | I guess all these purple foods would have little or no fat...so you probably would lose weight...and there would probably be some "interesting" digestive issues as well! 
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Byetta 5 mcg
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11/06: 6.2.
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02-19-2008, 12:31 PM
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| | Mmmm .... I don't suppose Black Sambuca (a purple liqueur) would qualify .... 
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02-19-2008, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueSky  Mmmm .... I don't suppose Black Sambuca (a purple liqueur) would qualify .... | I happen to have some imperical data on this. Sambuca, while delicious, hasn't done much for my waistline. 
Colors in fresh produce are indicative of various phytonutirents. Eat a variety of different colored foods, enjoy them all as good fuel for your body.
Exercise until YOU turn purple - now that's a free weight loss tip you count on.
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03-02-2008, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Evermont I happen to have some imperical data on this. Sambuca, while delicious, hasn't done much for my waistline.
Colors in fresh produce are indicative of various phytonutirents. Eat a variety of different colored foods, enjoy them all as good fuel for your body.
Exercise until YOU turn purple - now that's a free weight loss tip you count on. |
Do they make purple food coloring? Let's see, red and blue make purple, right?
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03-15-2008, 03:51 AM
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| | I have a friend whose sister is studying nutrition. She was told at University that if you try to eat a rainbow of food colours every day, you will get absolutely every type of nutrient that you need.
I had to smile...first of all where do you buy a rainbow? And how many carbs does it have? |
03-15-2008, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Lulika I had to smile...first of all where do you buy a rainbow? And how many carbs does it have? | In the candy aisle. They're called Skittles. They are 1 gm carb per piece! Though I don't really think that you'll be getting the good nutrients you're looking for in *that* rainbow! |
03-16-2008, 01:41 AM
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| | Skittles! I never thought of that! |
03-17-2008, 08:10 AM
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| | | Don't forget the M&Ms too. Lots of good nutritious colors there. |
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