Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Rainbow Salad Eating foods in a variety of colors helps fight disease and makes you feel better, too. Red—May help fight some cancers; helps fight colds; helps keep the heart healthy and helps us see at night. Orange—May help fight colds; aids in developing a healthy heart; may help prevent cataracts; as as a scrub brush for inside the body (cleans out the digestive system). Yellow—Aids in scrubbing out the body and may help prevent hypertension. Green—May help fight some cancers; helps prevent cramps of legs and arms; helps us see at night; acts as a scrub brush for inside the body (cleans out the digestive system). Purple—May help fight some cancers; helps develop red, strong blood that carries oxygen from the lungs.   carrots squash broccoli red cabbage green, red and yellow peppers spinach cherry tomatoes corn celery ranch-style dressing cottage cheese large clear glass bowl crusts or ginger snaps Scrub or peel the vegetables Cut into bite-size chunks. Have students sort the vegetables by color. Place the vegetables in the bowl one color at a time, and talk about the health advantages of each color. Mix the ranch-style dressing with the cottage cheese. Toss all the vegetables together with the dressing. Serve and eat. Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma State Department of Education http://www.agclassroom.org/ok Back to Food Back to Food and Fun