Increase vitamin A content by eating red, orange, yellow, and dark green
leafy vegetables; increase zinc and folate by eating whole - grains, beans, and raw
vegetables — especially spinach; ensure sufficient B6 and potassium intake by eating nuts, bananas, and beans; ensure sufficient vitamin C by eating citrus; eliminate alcohol and caffeine; reduce sugar and salt intake, and increase water consumption to six to eight glasses
per day.
Vegetables To Consume: 3 - 7 servings per day minimum (one serving is about 2 cups of salad greens or 1/2 cup of steamed, raw or juiced vegetables) Healthy Choices: Lightly cooked dark leafy greens (spinach, collard greens, kale, or Swiss chard), cruciferous vegetables (Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, kale, bok choy and cauliflower), carrots, beets, onions, peas, squash, and sal
Vegetables To Consume: 3 - 7 servings
per day minimum (one serving is about 2 cups of salad greens or 1/2 cup of steamed, raw or juiced
vegetables) Healthy Choices: Lightly cooked dark leafy greens (spinach, collard greens, kale, or Swiss chard), cruciferous vegetables (Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, kale, bok choy and cauliflower), carrots, beets, onions, peas, squash, and sal
vegetables) Healthy Choices: Lightly cooked dark
leafy greens (spinach, collard greens, kale, or Swiss chard), cruciferous
vegetables (Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, kale, bok choy and cauliflower), carrots, beets, onions, peas, squash, and sal
vegetables (Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, kale, bok choy and cauliflower), carrots, beets, onions, peas, squash, and salad greens.