Kidz SuperFood - A Family of Phytochemicals

The best way to get a wide variety of phytonutrients is to eat 5 to 9 daily servings of rich, vibrant and rainbow colored fruits and vegetables. That's because the pigments which give fruits and vegetables their vibrant colors are phytonutrients. There are so many phytochemicals found in the plant foods we eat it’s difficult to classify them easily. The table below lists some of the most benenficial phyto-nutrients, how they work and the foods where they can be found.

For a more technical and comprehensive list, go to the USDA site.