David PerlmutterPresident,, Perlmutter Health Center · Board-Certified Neurologist | Functional Medicine Pioneer | #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author | International Speaker | Host of The Empowering Neurologist Podcast

This is what I look for when choosing vegetables.

6 Jul 2026 · 0 min

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In this short video, Dr. David Perlmutter explains his personal criteria for selecting vegetables at the market. He points to a chart his wife brought, describing it as "breathtaking," and uses it to illustrate his core message: increase plant‑based foods in the diet. He emphasizes that the most desirable vegetables are those that are colorful—using carrots of different hues as an example—and high in fiber. According to him, color signals a variety of phytonutrients, while fiber contributes to overall health, making these attributes the key factors he looks for when choosing produce.

Hi everyone, Dr. David Perlmutter here. Look at this chart from the market that my wife picked up this morning. This is just breathtaking. Now again, the message here is more and more plants in your diet is the way to go. The more of these colorful vegetables, the better for your health. Look at the different colors of the carrots right out of the ground. So this is what you're looking for. You're looking for color and you're looking for fiber and more plant-based.