How to Eat More Foods with Vitamin A
Vitamin A is not only good for your eyesight, it also promotes, growth, a healthy immune system, and healthy bones, teeth, hair, skin, and nails.
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You Will Need
- Apricots
- Mango
- Papaya
- Cantaloupe
- Spinach or kale
- Carrots
- Sweet potatoes
- Pumpkins
- Meat and fish
- Eggs
- Cod liver oil
- Vitamin A-fortified cereal and milk (optional)
Steps
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Never change your diet without first consulting your physician.
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Step 1
Have vitamin A for breakfast
Have a vitamin A-rich breakfast with fruits such as apricots, mango, paypaya, and the fruit salad staple, cantaloupe.
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Milk and many breakfast cereals are fortified with vitamin A.
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Step 2
Have vitamin A at lunch
Include a salad with dark, leafy green vegetables, like spinach or kale, for lunch. Put some shredded beta-carotene-rich carrots on top for a great mid-day dose of A.
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Vitamin A is fat-soluble and stored in the liver, so choose supplements wisely to avoid toxicity.
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Step 3
Eat orange foods
Eat more orange and deep yellow foods, which contain the organic compound beta-carotene responsible for their color. Sweet potatoes are rich in A, as is the Halloween favorite, pumpkin.
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Step 4
Enjoy dinner with animal products
Enjoy dinner with a wide variety of A-rich animal products, including meat, fish, and eggs.
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Step 5
Take cod liver oil
Heed grandma's advice and take a spoonful of cod liver oil. The vitamin A actually does help ward off bacteria and viruses.
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Vitamin A was discovered in 1913 by Elmer McCollum as a cure for night blindness.
