Vitamin A

What is it: A pale yellow crystalline compound also known as retinol.

Why you need it: It preserves and improves your eyesight as well as fights viral infections.

BEST SOURCES 
Raw carrots (1 cup, 53 calories)
686 percent daily value
Cooked spinach (1 cup, 41 calories)
294 percent daily value
Baked sweet potato with skin (95 calories)
262 percent daily value
Cooked turnip greens (1 cup, 28 calories)
158 percent daily value
Baked winter squash (1 cup, 80 calories)
145 percent daily value
Cooked collard greens (1 cup, 49 calories)
118 percent daily value
Cantaloupe (1 cup, 56 calories)
103 percent daily value
Romaine lettuce (2 cups, 16 calories)
58 percent daily value
Steamed broccoli (1 cup, 43 calories)
45 percent daily value
Cooked green peas (1 cup, 134 calories)
19 percent daily value
 


 

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  • 6/6/2011 12:40 PM Oralia Orozco wrote:
    love this info!! Thank you!!.. confirms my decision of eating carrots as part of my daily diet!! I snack on these all the time! I like the crunch and it feels like it cleans my teeth!! LOL
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