5 colors, 5 elements diet

Red- Heart nourishing

红色补心

Red color foods such as red beans, tomato, red dates are known for their benefits of raising the ‘qi’ (energy) and blood-nourishing.  Thus, red color foods are known to be heart-nourishing.

红色食物如红豆，番茄，红枣能补血益气。因此，在五行中红色食物通常对心脏有益。

Yellow- Spleen nourishing

黄色健脾胃

Yellow color foods including soya bean, banana, pumpkin aids food digestion and absorption, thus are beneficial for spleen and stomach.

黄色食物如黄豆，香蕉，金瓜能促进食物的消化及吸收，因此黄色食物有健脾胃的功效。

Green- Liver nourishing

绿色养肝

Green color foods like mung beans, spinach, broccoli are believed to be liver-nourishing as they have powerful detox function.

绿色食物如绿豆，菠菜，花椰菜有养肝的功能，因此具有排毒的功效。

White- Lungs nourishing

白色润肺

White color foods like white fungus, white radish, bean curd resonate with the lungs and are especially beneficial for the lungs.

白色食物如白木耳，白萝卜，豆腐与肺部对应，因此有润肺的功效。

Black- Kidneys nourishing

黑色入肾

Commonly seen black or dark color foods like black bean, black sesame, black fungus and black rice are kidney-nourishing.

深色或黑色食物如黑豆，黑芝麻，黑木耳及黑米都属于对肾脏有益的食物。