I will try a new fruit or vegetable each week
There are a variety of different fruits and vegetables available in markets these days — yet it is easy to get into a rut and buy and eat the same ones! Following are some tips and ideas for adding a new fruit or vegetable to your diet each week:
Farmers Market — many cities and towns offer local produce sold at farmers markets, especially in the spring and summer.
Do a “Fruit & Vegetable” challenge with your family or co-workers! Track for two weeks who can try the most number of new fruits and vegetables — then compare notes for the tastiest choice.
Choose a new color of fruit or vegetable to try each day! For example:
Monday’s green: Bok Choy
Tuesday’s orange: Orange pepper
Wednesday’s yellow: Star fruit or yellow squash
Thursday’s red: red chard
Friday’s purple: eggplant
Saturday’s pink: pink grapefruit
Sunday’s white: a different type of mushroom or onion
Try a fruit or vegetable you usually eat, but prepare it in a different way:
Put sweet potatoes in chili, stew, or in pancakes
Add apples or berries to a salad
Planning a vacation or pick out an exotic place you want to go and try a fruit or vegetable from that area:
For example, planning (or hoping to plan a trip) to a tropical island? Each week try a different tropical fruit, such as guava, papaya, plantain, mango, or star fruit.
Following is a list of fruits and veggies from every color of the rainbow:
Red
Beets
Cherries
Chili peppers
Cranberries
Pomegranate
Radish
Raspberries
Red Apple
Rhubarb
Red bell pepper
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Watermelon
Orange
Apricot
Butternut squash
Carrots
Fuyu
Kumquats
Mango
Minola
Nectarine
Orange
Peach
Persimmon
Pumpkin
Satsuma
Sweet Potatoes
Tangerine
Yellow
Corn
Canary melon
Crenshaw melon
Lemon
Passion fruit
Pears
Pineapple
Plantains
Quince
Starfruit
White grapefruit
Yellow apples
Yellow onion
Yellow squash
Green
Artichokes
Arugula
Asparagus
Avocados
Basil
Bell Pepper
Bok choy
Broccoflower
Broccoli
Broccoli rabe
Brussel sprouts
Cabbage
Celery
Chard
Chayote squash
Cilantro
Collard greens
Cucumbers
Edamame
Endive
Escarole
Fennel
Green apples
Green beans
Green cabbage
Green grapes
Green olives
Green onion
Green pears
Green peppers
Honeydew
Jalapeno
Kale
Kiwifruit
Leafy greens
Leeks
Lettuce
Limes
Mache
Okra
Parsley
Peas
Poblano Pepper
Snap Peas
Sno Peas
Spinach
Sprouts
Sugar snap peas
Tomatillo
Watercress
Zucchini
Assorted green herbs
Blue*
Blueberries
*Blue and Purple represent a similar color category
Purple
Acai
Boysenberries
Eggplant
Fig
Purple grapes
Purple plums
Radicchio
Shallots
Turnip
White
Asian pear
Banana
Cauliflower
Coconut
Garlic
Ginger
Jicama
Lychee
Mushrooms
Onion
Parsnips
Potato
Soy beans, mature
White asparagus
White corn
White peaches
Black
Blackberries
Dates
Mushrooms
Truffles
Black currents
Black grapes
Black olives
Black plums
Pink
Grapefruit
Guava
Papaya
