We all know now that our plates should be colorful, each vegetable and fruit makes us feel that it has different sub-nutrients with its color, and it does.
The way to have all these nutrients in a balanced way is. It means having every color on our plate, that is, "eating with colors".
Our aim when using this expression is to provide nutritional diversity.
Yes, colors have such a special function in nutrition. But what we will talk about today will be a different bond between nutrition and colors.
Actually, we will talk a little about the effect of ambience on nutrition.
Communication is provided through our 5 main senses. Vision is one of these main senses. Our eyes have a speed of recording 1000 or even more images per second. The formation of the image occurs with light. Colors are different light waves.
The sense of sight, which is one of the main sources of communication, is intertwined with colors. And colors constantly whisper something to us, even if we are not aware of it. Over time, these mysterious whispers of colors have begun to be used in many areas, from the advertising industry to alternative medicine.
Wedding dresses are always white. Those bottles always have blue caps. We know that it is forbidden to cross the yellow line, but why is that line never green or blue?
Do we stop at a red light, get ready at a yellow light, and pass at a green one? Why not the other way around?
Why didn't we even feel hungry until we saw the emblem of that restaurant?
Why do we want to quickly eat our food and leave some of the places we sit at, while at others we drink countless amounts of tea until the evening?
Studies have shown that we perceive 3% of objects by touching, 3% by smell, 3% by taste, 13% by hearing, and 78% by sight, and the factor that most affects the choice within 9 seconds is color. .
Colors evoke different emotions in people. Colors can be used to symbolize a meaning and a connotation, to attract attention, to be remembered, to influence, to direct, to differentiate, to be noticed or not to be noticed, to direct attitudes and behaviors, to relax, soothe or excite.
Not every color can be perceived at the same point in our eyes.
The colors at the blue end of the color spectrum focus just in front of the retina, while as you move towards the red end, the focus shifts towards the back of the retina.
Therefore, while the red color creates the feeling of coming towards us, the blue color creates the feeling of moving away. Perhaps a little bit of blue is responsible for the eternity you feel when you look at the sky or the sea.
The table below shows the emotions that colors make us feel.
The table below mentions the effect of colors on perception management.
While the psychological effects of colors affect our nutritional behavior, the effects of colors on perception will affect our food preferences.
An off-topic example can be given as cigarette packs. Cigarette types, which have relatively lower carbon monoxide, nicotine and tar contents than other cigarette types, are offered in lighter colors, white, gray and green packages. These colors create the perception of being healthy, reliable and innocent in the user.
In fact, a product that we consider harmful to health may suddenly be considered healthy for us.
RED
Red represents vitality and dynamism. It stimulates appetite. It increases blood flow rate and pressure. It excites. That's why it is called the color of passion.
With the increase in adrenaline, our nervous system becomes active. Adrenaline whispers to our body that it is in danger. That's why we want to quickly eat our food at those well-known fast food restaurants. If you think about it a little, I think you can remember the color of the walls????
Red is also the color of blood. If we boil it down to the basics, we humans are hunters and gatherers. The color of blood will remind us of the feeling of hunting, and the thought of hunting will remind us of hunger. If you think a little, you will remember the shades of red in the logos of many food companies.
YELLOW
Yellow is a color that is exciting, encouraging, attracts attention and symbolizes transience. Undoubtedly, yellow has a striking aspect. Yellow sets are installed in the parking lots. This way, empty spaces catch your eye. The same thing happens in the subways. This also applies to the yellow lines you must follow.
Yellow is also known as the color of sadness. The yellow cover that covers the whole nature in autumn is perhaps the reason for those sad songs.
BLACK
Black is a complex color. On the one hand, it represents nobility and wealth, and on the other hand, it represents dark, malevolent forces. These thoughts arise from fashion and media perception. In fact, in our subconscious, black is associated with prudence and reliability.
The colors preferred in job interviews are not a coincidence.
PURPLE
When it comes to purple, what we need to talk about are its shades.
Dark purple represents nobility and empire. When slightly lighter colors are discussed, the fear factor comes into play. Just as red stresses our body and makes us feel the need to rush, purple forces our body to concentrate.
It has been argued by many sources that people obsessed with purple and its shades are prone to depression. The fact that the clothes, accessories and even the nails of a young man who committed suicide in Istanbul in 1998 were purple made the media very busy at that time.
GREEN
Green has always made you feel positive emotions. It represents trust, permanence, hope and peace. Banks that realize this always include green in their emblems.
In addition to the perception of trust it creates, green fuels productivity in our subconscious.
Also, recently, with the influence of the media, the perception of green health has begun to be created. The perception of green foods as healthy "fit food" is the result of this.
BLUE
Blue is a relaxing and calming color. It has the exact opposite feature of red. While red makes us anxious and excited, blue calms us down and makes us feel safe.
In the West, bridge railings are painted blue to reduce suicidal tendencies. Additionally, a study showed that students' negative behaviors decreased when the walls in schools were painted in shades of blue.
Blue and red are two opposite colors. Both are used for warning. Red is an effective warning at close range While blue provides an effective warning at long distances. Consider emergencies where warning is crucial. For example, an ambulance in traffic. While it warns drivers in far distance with blue, it warns drivers in close distance with red.
We said that they are two opposite colors. The effects of these colors on nutrition work in completely opposite ways. We said that red is a color that stimulates appetite. Blue is a color that suppresses appetite and reduces the instinct to eat. That's why blue is almost never preferred in the emblems of world-famous food companies.
ORANGE
Orange symbolizes vitality. It has been argued that it is the color that the human eye selects most quickly.
The color that makes you feel fun has determined the drink color and slogan of some beverage companies.
The color orange is used in many summer events because it connotes fun.
An orange table will evoke energy in our subconscious. For this reason, it may play a role in providing complete satisfaction from what we eat.
BROWN
It represents security, safety and comfort. Also increases brown movement speed.
In a study conducted at the University of Kansas Art Museum, when the wall colors were white, people moved slowly and visited more areas. When the wall color was changed to brown, people moved faster and left the museum quickly.
This accelerating effect of brown comes from the fact that it is a color between red and black.
A red table decoration can take away our control. We want to eat our food quickly and leave the table. We all know that fast meals never fully satisfy us.
WHITE
White creates the perception of stability, purity, cleanliness and innocence. That's why wedding dresses are white.
Healthcare workers make you feel that they are clean by wearing white.
Politicians try to convey innocence and stability with their white shirts at rallies.
The emphasis on stability has a truly impressive power in diet awareness. Our choice of white plates is a white color. Eating frada will help us avoid excess by giving us a feeling of stability and stubbornness.
PINK
Although it is a shade of red, it does not show the aggressive effect that pink creates. The reason for this is the difference it creates in our perception over the years.
Pink is considered the color of romance. It represents delicacy and femininity. It has a calming aspect.
Despite all these sweet feelings, pink is a color that we should definitely stay away from in table decoration. While its close association with red brings out the feeling of hunger, its association with romance in our subconscious will take away our control.
DARK BLUE
Navy blue, which we can call a shade of blue, makes us feel infinity, just like blue. It evokes authority and trust.
Navy blue evokes serenity despite these dominant feelings, so it makes you feel that you are in control at the dark blue table. We can easily say that it increases the satisfaction we get from what we eat.
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