I Resolve To . . . Make Vitamin 'C' A...

Eating colorful fruits and vegetables is proven way to pack Vitamins into a daily diet. With that in mind I intend to paint my meals with rainbow colors and 'Remember My Vitamin C', as part of my I Resolve To . . . Challenge: 365 Resolutions For Health & Happiness. Why not join me? The objective is very simple: Do at least one thing each and every day to promote health and happiness for 'YOU'. Banish the 'Someday, Someday, Someday Syndrome'. Instead, make every day New Year's Day. Make every day count. The list of possibilities is infinite and can be tailored to your own dreams, resolutions and daily goals. If you need some help - a little nudge, a bit of inspiration, tips, advice, and news about the best ways to make resolutions a reality - please use IResolveTo.Com and the I Resolve To . . . Group at Gather as two of your resources. Resolve365 in 2009.

While an orange, or orange juice, and a daily multivitamin is a quick and easy way to get a dose of Vitamin C, there are a number of fresh fruits and vegetables that contain it such as broccoli, green peppers, tomatoes, and sweet and white potatoes. According to Medicine Plus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, Vitamin C is a "water-soluble vitamin that is necessary for growth and development". The Medicine Plus website explains that because it is water-soluble, Vitamin C can't be stored in the body, leftover amounts leave through urine, which means "you need a continuous supply of such vitamins in your diet".

Building salads that include a variety of fruits and vegetables is a simple, easy, fun way that I get my Vitamin C. Oranges are not usually my first choice of Vitamin C-bearing fruits, but I am working to diversify my fruit and vegetable choices. I am going to be more "open-minded" about my citrus fruit options. Learning new things is one of my daily resolutions, so I did some research and discovered a wealth of information about sources of Vitamin C and why it is so important. Here are some of the websites that I found to be interesting and informative:

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lynn a. Feb 24, 2009, 1:06pm EST

It is hard to get the vitamins and remember the foods that are full of them. At this point, I keep a bag or oranges and a bag of apples in the house at all times and have fruit breaks. It helps. Anything scheduled and repetitive helps.

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Kim Simpson Feb 24, 2009, 1:15pm EST

You are so right - I started working extra hard on eating healthy foods/vitamins last fall and I have been making a point to buy fresh fruit and vegetables every week. I'm not a cook by habit, so I'm trying to get creative with healthy food choices and grapes, apples, oranges, bananas, almonds/nuts, etc. are quick and easy . . . Have a great day Lynn :)

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