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Special
Issue: Getting Enough of Vitamins A and C
Vitamins
A and C are the two vitamins most often lacking in American children's
diets. Neither of these vitamins are stood in the body. Offer children
foods that are a good source of vitamin C every day. Offer children foods
that are a good source of vitamin A at least every other day. Refer to
the following list for good food sources of these vitamins.
Good
Sources of Vitamin C
| Vegetables |
| Broccoli
|
Brussels
sprouts |
Cabbage
|
| Cabbage |
Cauliflower |
Collards |
| Kale |
Okra |
Peppers
(sweet, hot, chili) |
| Snow
peas |
Tomatoes |
Tomato
paste, puree |
|
| Fruits |
| Cantaloupe
|
Grapefruit
|
Guava
|
| Kiwi
fruit |
Lemon |
Mango |
| Oranges |
Papaya |
Strawberries |
| Tangerines |
|
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| Juices |
| Orange
|
Grapefruit
|
Tomato
|
| Vegetable
Juice Cocktail |
Fruit
Juices Enriched with Vitamin C |
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Good
Sources of Vitamin A
| Vegetables |
| Bok
Choy |
Carrots
|
Onion,
green |
|
Parsley |
Pumpkin |
Peppers
(hot, chili, red) |
| Squash-winter |
Sweet
potatoes |
Tomatoes |
| Vegetable
juices |
|
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| Dark,
leafy greens (beets,
mustard, collard, chicory, chard, kale, endive, turnip) |
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| Fruits |
| Apricots
|
Cantaloupe
|
Mango
|
| Papaya |
Persimmom
(Japanese) |
|
| Juices |
| Apricot
Nectar |
Vegetable
Juice Cocktail
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| Source:
Information for this chart was taken from The California Daily
Food Guide: Dietary Guidance for Californians, Kenneth W. Kizer,
M.D., M.P.H., Director, California Department of Health Services,
developed in collaboration with the CA. Dept. of Aging and CA.
State Dept. of Education, April 1990. |
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