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Good Sources of Nutrition

Good Sources of Vitamin A

  • Apricots
  • Broccoli
  • Cantaloupe
  • Carrots
  • Collards
  • Kale
  • Mango
  • Pumpkin
  • Spinach
  • Squash, winter
  • Sweet potato
  • Tomato
  • Turnip greens
  • Watermelon
Good Sources of Vitamin C
  • Apple with skin
  • Apricot, dried
  • Banana
  • Beans, lima
  • Broccoli
  • Cantaloupe
  • Collards
  • Grapefruit
  • Grapefruit juice
  • Honeydew melon
  • Kale
  • Kiwi
  • Orange
  • Orange juice
  • Pear with skin
  • Peas, green
  • Peppers
  • Potato, with skin
  • Spinach
  • Squash, winter
  • Strawberries
  • Sweet potato
  • Tomato
  • Turnip greens
  • Watermelon
Good Sources of Folate
  • Beans, dry
  • Black-eyed peas
  • Broccoli
  • Lentils
  • Mustard greens
  • Orange
  • Orange juice
  • Peas, green
  • Peas, split
  • Spinach
  • Turnip greens
Good Sources of Potassium
  • Apricots, dried
  • Banana
  • Beans, dry
  • Black-eyed peas
  • Cantaloupe
  • Grapefruit juice
  • Honeydew melon
  • Lentils
  • Orange juice
  • Peas, green
  • Peas, split
  • Plantains
  • Potato
  • Potato with skin
  • Prune juice
  • Spinach, cooked
  • Squash, winter
  • Sweet potato
  • Tomato
Good Sources of Dietary Fiber
    • Apple with skin
    • Apricot, dried
    • Banana
    • Beans, dry
    • Beans, lima
    • Black-eyed peas
    • Broccoli
    • Carrots
    • Lentils
    • Orange
    • Pear with skin
    • Peas, green
    • Peas, split
    • Potato with skin
    • Prunes
    • Spinach
    • Squash, winter
    • Strawberries
    • Sweet potato
    • Tomato
    Note: A good source of a vitamin or mineral contributes at least 10 percent of its Percent Daily Value per serving. A good source of dietary fiber contributes at least 2 grams of dietary fiber per serving.

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    Copyright © 2002 by Kimberly A. Tessmer. Excerpted from The Everything Nutrition Book: Boost Energy, Prevent Illness, and Live Longer with permission of its publisher, Adams Media Corporation.

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