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Delicious Sources of Vitamin C

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I’m a firm believer in Vitamin C for all of its healthy benefits — it fights colds and infections, heals owies, helps your body absorb iron, and it’s a powerful antioxidant which protects all your cells.

Back in the good ‘ol days, when parents were in charge of what their kids brought for lunch rather than the school board, I even went so far as to send my kids with chewable Vitamin C in their lunchboxes. I KNOW! Can you imagine?! Now I’d be hauled off in handcuffs for dealing drugs. And my kids would have to wave goodbye to their Good Attendance AND their Good Citizenship certificates.

But I digress. What were we talking about? Oh, yes, Vitamin C.

We normally think of oranges when we think of Vitamin C, but there are many other choices.

They want men to get 90 mg/day and women to get 75 mg/day.  Personally, I think that’s way too low — especially during cold and flu season. So here’s how you can get more Vitamin C into your diet …

• Guava (188mg in half-cup)

• Red bell pepper (142 mg in half-cup raw … 116mg in half-cup cooked)

• Kiwi (70 mg)

• Orange (70 mg  … 61-93 mg in 6 oz of juice)

• Green bell pepper (60 mg in half-cup raw … 51 mg in half-cup cooked)

• Strawberries (49 mg in half-cup)

• Brussels sprouts (48 mg in half-cup)

 

What’s your favorite source of Vitamin C? And all you word nerds out there … should Vitamin C be capitalized or not? I went back and forth so many times that WordPress re-named my blog DizzyLowCalLifestyle.

From Blech To Delicious In One Bite

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I stumbled upon something delicious today.

Last week I read in a magazine that balsamic vinegar drizzled over strawberries is — and I quote, “Amazing.”

My reaction was more like — and I quote, “Blech.”

That doesn’t sound very good, does it? The blurb said it makes less-than-ripe strawberries delicious, and ripe strawberries— well, we’ve already been down that road.

I can’t resist organic strawberries on sale even though it’s a little early in the season, at least here in Colorado. But I bought some and chose a few to complement* my breakfast this morning (leftover Chicken-and-Waffles … yum!) Imagine my surprise when they were a tad unripe.

Further imagine my surprise that I remembered something I read in a magazine last week!

So I sliced and drizzled.

Might I just say — and I quote, “Delicious!”

*I originally typed ‘compliment’ and it made me giggle and spin off into “What If Land” momentarily. What do you think my strawberries would say to my leftover Chicken-and-Waffles? Have you ever had strawberries drizzled with balsamic vinegar? Will you now?


Clever Or Just Weird?

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When I eat strawberries, I taste each one and put them in order from “least delicious” to “most delicious.”

I want to end on the high note of berry awesomeness. Is that so wrong??

So …. clever or weird? Do you do anything like this? Do you eat all of one food on your plate before you start on a different one? Does it freak you out to have food touching on your plate?