{"id":10815,"date":"2014-09-06T10:33:43","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T09:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/\/?p=10815"},"modified":"2014-09-06T10:46:26","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T09:46:26","slug":"jump-start-self-care-september-day-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/jump-start-self-care-september-day-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Jump Start: Self Care September: Day 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

So far we’ve looked at taking quite a few things out of our daily diets, such as excess salt and fizzy drinks. Today we’re going to add one thing in that could have good health benefits and, crucially, be delicious. It really helps if it’s tasty because it’s a win-win situation and it’s easier to keep up with.<\/p>\n

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Today’s activity is to add a small portion of\u00a0something blue<\/strong><\/em> to your food intake. Sorry, blue Smarties don’t count, or anything else with food colouring. Pick foods that are naturally blue, black, or purple.<\/p>\n

You may have heard about how you can get variety into your diet by ‘eating the rainbow’ every day (red, orange, yellow, white\/brown, light green, dark green, blue\/purple). This is a good quick and easy way to remember to have a range of natural foods, and to get plenty of different nutrients down your neck.<\/p>\n

Well, out of all of these, it seems to me that it’s easiest to forget the blue-y ones. So just focus on that today, rather than the whole rainbow in itself. Think of it as a mini nutrition hack.<\/p>\n

Have one portion (about a heaped tablespoon) of any of the following, either fresh or frozen:<\/p>\n