Purple and White

This blog is the last of our food color installments. We are very excited to introduce our new product line - Eminence, that will come to Spa Shawnee and Salon in December.

Here we go!

Purple and blues are found in blueberries, prunes, red wine, cranberries, strawberries, figs, red apples, and blackberries. Blueberries contain more antioxidants than any other fruit or vegetable. Although all of these fruits mentioned above contain many antioxidant properties. Purple or blue fruits have shown to prevent nerve cells from weakening in the brain and perhaps protect against effects of physical aging. These fruits have positive effects on the heart, in that they prevent blood clots.

White vegetation is found in onions, celery, pears, leeks, garlic, shallots, chives and white wine. They are known to inhibit abnormal cell growth and are imperative antioxidants that a body needs. Some of the benefits are the rising levels of beneficial HDL cholesterol, decrease dangerous levels of triglycerides, which are blood fats, and easing the inflammation of asthma and eliminate colds and the flu.

Color of Food November 12

While the orange and reds are almost gone from your beautiful Pocono Mountains, green is what we miss about spring and summer. Before our environment will change into white and gray, let’s talk about green, yellow today.


Green Indicates: Isothiocyanates, folic acid
Found in Cruciferous vegetables (cabbage family), spinach, bok choy, kale, peas, artichokes, and asparagus.
Sulphur-based sinigrin, a substance unique to the cabbage family (that includes Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower), converts into antioxidant isothiocynates, which cause pre-cancerous cells to destroy themselves.

Cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower help to prevent cancerous cells from developing in your system. The deeper green vegetables contain folate, which has been known to prevent birth defects. Folate also aids women who are trying to become pregnant. If you do not like spinach, spice it up with salt, pepper, and (!) garlic (great anti-inflammatory) and add a tablespoon of cream cheese – use it as a dip for your tortilla chips, crackers or as a side dish for your meal. So far, my friends who are not fans of spinach – loved it. Serve warm for best results.

If you add garlic to steamed broccoli, sauté on a little bit of olive oil – they will taste really good, as well. Although we cook and boil a lot of vegetables, remember that fruits and vegetables have the most of vitamins and minerals when raw.


Bon Appetite!
To be continued….