Diet Plans And Menus - Revisiting The Eat Your Colors Diet

There are dozens and dozens, if not hundreds, of <a href="http://www.wineinyourdiet.com/diet_plans_and_menus.php">diet menus and plans</a> out there. The Eat Your Colors Diet was created by Marcia Zimmerman, a nutritionist. It is associated with Ayurvedic medicine, a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian subcontinent whose components include herbs, massage, and yoga. As you may guess from its name, food colors play a major role in this diet. The accent is placed on yellow, red, and green foods.

Ayurvedic medicine and this diet claim that individuals belong to one of three groups, Vata (yellow), Pitta (red), and Kapha (green). Each group is associated with both a distinct body type and personality type. For example, Kaphas tend not to talk a lot and to store excess weight on their butt. Each group has a different list of foods to privilege and those to be avoided. For example, Vatas are expected to avoid caffeine and excessive alcohol while Pittas are expected to avoid lamb, duck, and several other foods. The list of foods to privilege is rather complicated; it is broken down into colors and varies from one group to another. Obviously, if you are going to follow this diet you have to determine which is your group and then learn a long list of dos and donts.

A major advantage of the Eat Your Colors Diet is its reliance on fruits and vegetables. You won't lack for vitamins or fibers. On the other hand, this diet is complicated, even for a single individual. The situation may really get out of hand if family members belong to different groups.

Many popular diets place a major focus on <a href="http://www.wineinyourdiet.com/my_wine_diet_articles.php">wine</a>. The Eat Your Colors Diet does not. Pitta group dieters are told to avoid alcohol. On the other hand Kapha group dieters should consider red wine to be an important item in their diet. As always, in moderation.

Here is a sample menu: Menu (Kapha) For breakfast: have a slice of whole grain toast and a cup of tea or coffee. . Lunch: time means a green saled with corn and tuna fish in a balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing, a cup of brocolli, and three (count them) croutons. For supper eat a green salad with beets, a dish of pureed bocolli, cauliflowers, and carrots, a cup of black beans, and a cup of green rice. A quick tour of the Internet revealed only a single book with this title. It was available in both traditional and electronic versions. What more do you need?