Thanksgiving will soon be here and everybody is planning on ways to make it even more special than last year. Now, before you start looking for a new recipe to surprise and delight the whole family with, why not celebrate Thanksgiving by being thankful for your healthy eyesight and making sure that you and your family will share nutritious, good for the eyes Thanksgiving meal? Here are best foods for the eyes that you can serve this Thanksgiving:
Turkey
So, to start with, no Thanksgiving will be complete without the turkey, so this is on top of our list. Now, turkey in itself is already good for our eyesight. It is rich in zinc and Vitamin B. Together, they help keep the eye from drying. Zinc also keeps the eyes healthy and helps prevent certain eye problems, like cataract, macular degeneration and night blindness. Vitamin B is essential in keeping the muscles of the eyes healthy. Vitamin B deficiency is known to cause nystagmus, an involuntary trembling of the eye. Vitamin B also helps prevent cataracts.
Pumpkin
We all love pumpkin pie and now is the best time of any to share this healthy food with the whole family. Pumpkin is rich in Vitamin A, which helps prevent macular degeneration and cataracts. It is also rich in Vitamin C, which keeps our body healthy and boosts our immune system. Pumpkin also contains zinc and beta carotene. Beta carotene is the yellow orange pigment found in many yellow and orange vegetables, like carrots. Now, sweet potatoes are one of the foods that is rich in beta carotene so that pumpkin pie will definitely complete your dinner feast this Thanksgiving.
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potato is like pumpkin. It is rich in Vitamin C, but most of all it is rich in beta carotene. Our body converts beta carotene into Vitamin A. The good thing about beta carotene is that it our body only converts the Vitamin A that it needs, making it better to eat foods rich in beta carotene than to take Vitamin A supplements because it is possible to overdose on Vitamin A. This can cause chronic toxicity which can lead to visual problems and even increased brain pressure.
This Thanksgiving you might want to use sweet potatoes for your French fries. Just cut them into the same size as you would your potatoes, sprinkle with salt and pepper and deep fry. The whole family will surely love it, especially kids. You can also serve it as dessert. Just sprinkle a little bit of sugar before serving.
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http://www.allaboutvision.com/nutrition/vitamin_e.htm
http://www.livestrong.com/article/445494-vitamin-b-deficiencies-and-eyes/
http://www.healthline.com/health/hypervitaminosis-a
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