Summertime Essentials: Eat The Rainbow!

Written By Darien Sears

In fruits and veggies... (not a rainbow cake or cookie haha)

Summer is one of the best times to enjoy fresh, local produce while supporting your neighborhood farmers and small businesses.

But have you ever wondered why we're encouraged to eat such a variety of fruits and veggies?

Why can't we just eat the same healthy foods every day?

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The answer is simple: your body - and especially your gut - thrives on variety.

Different fruits and veggies provide different vitamins, minerals, fiber, phytonutrients, and pre-, pro-, and postbiotics that nourish your gut microbiome.

They support everything from digestion and immunity to energy and overall health. The more diverse your plate, the more resilient your gut can become.

One of the beautiful things about seasonal eating is that nature naturally provides that variety throughout the year.

As different fruits and veggies come into season, we have the opportunity to fuel our bodies with exactly what each season has to offer.

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So this summer, have fun exploring these colors of the rainbow on your plate!

CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK:

  • Try Eating the Rainbow Every Day this week

    One red, orange, yellow, green, blue/purple

    Have fun with it

    Try something you have never tried before if you are already doing this!

NEXT STEPS:

As you come along this weekly year-long journey, I invite you to a complimentary 90-minute taste at what it looks like to experience a Healthy Culture in your teams, organizations, and homes. Find out more about our Healthy Culture Seminar through this link.


->Want to get clearer, specifically, on your Physical Health?

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In your corner,

Darien

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Darien Sears

Darien Sears is a US Naval Officer, a leadership consultant, and a certified fitness and nutrition coach with over a decade of experience developing high-performance teams in both military and corporate environments.

As the founder of Armored & Anchored LLC, she brings her unique blend of leadership experience, faith foundation, engineering mindset, and functional fitness background to help individuals and organizations thrive - uniting strength with purpose and performance with peace.

Darien is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, where she earned a bachelor's in Ocean Engineering. She was a 4-year starter and Senior Team captain on the Navy Women’s Tennis Team. She later graduated from MIT with a dual master’s in Naval Engineering and Systems Design & Management.

Her passion is simple: to liberate leaders at every level by helping them align who they are with how they lead.

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