This month Marianne’s theme is Multi-Coloured. She talks about the power of colour, how it affects us psychologically in particular. For me food is the thing that must be coloured, for somehow I cannot feel enthusiastic about a bland looking meal. I immediately want to rush out and find some green parsley or a tiny red tomato or a carrot stick to embellish it with. We know that coloured foods are high in beneficial nutrients …. but can the colours themselves helps us?
Here are some suggestions about how coloured foods may affect you psychologically.
Beneficial Food Colors
Red : Gives extra energy, heals lethargy and tiredness
Orange: Creates optimism and change, heals grief and disappointment
Yellow: Encourages laughter, joy and fun, heals depression
Green: improves physical stamina , heals panic
Blue: Brings peace and relaxation, helps concentration and heals anxiety
Indigo: Puts back structure into life, heals insecurity
Purple : Promotes leadership, heals and calms the emotionally erratic.
Living in the home of an artist means I am surrounded with glorious paintings, not only his, but also those of our children and grandchildren. Edwina’s paints are called “Rainbow Paints”and she makes good use of them.
Finally let me introduce you to two wonderful bloggers! Allen of alienshores is a fellow Aussie who takes fantastic photos, this link is to his post on Change. Debra at breathelighter is a Southern Californian, with an interest in nature, a curious mind and scientific thoroughness in her intriguing posts. Hop on over and say hello to them, you wont be disappointed!
For a minute there I was being literal and imagining how my plate of food was boosting my energy levels and my ability to change and laugh at disappointments and was stumped trying to picture a blue vegetable till the plate sprang to mind – still the penny hadn’t dropped as I craved a little structure at this disruptive time, searching in my mind for indigo … Lots of fun, Christine, especially Edwina’s vegetables 🙂
Now I’m off to see your blogging friends …
it is hard to think of blue food …i love the shiny purple skin of eggplants but there are always blueberries, even if you have to buy frozen!
Ah, yes, blueberries … you see, it’s too long since I saw them, and purple-skinned aubergine – ours fit the indigo category better – mostly striped, but oh so colourful! 🙂
we are getting some striped ones here now … they are white with purple stripes, oh so pretty and extra sweet …
Reblogged this on The healthiest beauty.
Nothing beats a colourful fresh salad, and yours is from your garden. Even better. Love Edwina’s t-shirt 🙂
all their clothes are recycled … they find some great stuff!
Wonderful and informative post. Thank you for sharing.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
i am sure you like multicoloured food too francine!
I totally agree with you about having lots of colour on your plate, Christine. I love making colourful salads and am always searching for even more.
Edwina’s painting is wonderful!
Thanks for sharing links to two blogs you enjoy. Guess where I’m off now? 🙂
let me know what you think marianne …. at least i found two you did not already know!
Yes you did! I enjoyed visiting both of them and was very interested to see Alien Shores photos near Bathurst. We intended to get out that way when we were in Sydney recently, but never managed it. Maybe next time 🙂
I can’t help but think of “we eat with our eyes” when it comes to colour.
our eyes know best … well sometimes they can be fooled, but not usually!
I love your fresh colourful lunch! not too sure about blue food though, I can only think of blue cheese.
it is quite a challenge .. blue cheese makes me laugh .. i can eat real roquefort, made with sheep’s milk, but cannot eat any cow’s milk cheeses, so i am fond of those i do enjoy 🙂
The salad looks delicious!
it sure was … just a little splash of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon!
Yummy!
You’ve given me such a nice surprise this morning! I am out of town, but thought I’d take just a few minutes to read before we took off for the day, and when I saw your blog title and the pictures I was immediately drawn in! I love Edwina’s very purposeful rainbow paintings! How adorable she is. And now I’m really thinking now about how color in my food plays into emotional responses. What an interesting thought! Thank you so much for linking in to breathe lighter! I really appreciate your very kind introduction! oxo
I think I’m in need of more blue in my life, Christine- in more ways than one. I feel the need for blueberries as well as blue skies.
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Multi-Coloured also describes the 2 bloggers you introduced. Love Alien Shores Astrophotography 🙂
I’m always cobbling together ingredients so there are the right balance of colours in the plate/bowl… often scooting down to the communal garden for more green… or tossing in a tomato for red… cannot have monoschrome or discordant… I eat with my eyes also, and we need those multi-colour health benefits.
Thank you so much for the beneficial food colors. I’m going to prepare a multi-color dish for dinner tonight 🙂 Love the picture of Edwina’s, beautiful painting she did.
I’ve never thought of the colors of food having healing powers.
How nice to see you introduce Debra here. I also love her blog. (She’s the only blogging buddy that I’ve met in real life and she’s just as nice as you’d imagine) 😀
you must live near her then rosie … she does seem very nice through her blog! so glad i met you too 😀
Yes I live about half an hour from her.
Great post Christine. Psychology and colour is very interesting. I’ve never related it to food though. This post is ‘food for thought’!
The pictures are a delight–especially of the budding young artist!–and the meanings of the different colors is fascinating. Thank you. I’ll be back.
A plateful of luscious goodness! Love Edwina’s veggies just as much as yours 🙂
she is a dab hand with colour 🙂