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SWEET RED PEPPERS AND OTHER UNCOMMON SUPER FOODS

“I know what red peppers are, but what are beet greens, collards and kale?” That’s the typical reaction to my suggestion that people start eating these overlooked Super Foods. You’ll find beet greens, collards and kale in the vegetable section of your market. They’re the foods you walk right by, hardly noticing, as you head for the more familiar spinach and lettuce.

In addition to large amounts of beta carotene and potassium, beet greens, collards and kale contain good supplies of vitamin C. Sweet red peppers are great sources of vitamin C and beta carotene.

There is no doubt that the immune systems suffers if it doesn’t get enough vitamin C. Patients with low levels of vitamin C in their blood (hypoascorbemia) not only suffer from retarded wound healing, they are able to mount only weak defenses against invading microbes. The ability of the immune system to fight back depends on sufficient amounts of this important vitamin.

I like to dice up these Super Foods, rich in beta carotene and vitamin C, and add them to my daily salad.

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