HEALTH TOPICS

When it comes to convenience, variety and ease of preparation, nothing quite compares to the endless assortment of fresh, frozen, canned and dried fruit and veggies. These foods are low in calories, high in fiber and low in sodium. The list that follows includes great produce sources for essential nutrients:

Calcium (190 mg or more in the amount usually eaten)

- Calcium-fortified juice

- Green soybeans (edamame)

- Spinach

Vitamin A (1,000 IU or more in the amount usually eaten)

- Apricot

- Cantaloupe

- Carrots

- Chili peppers

- Grapefruit

- Leaf lettuce

- Mango

- Sweet potato

- Tomato

- Watermelon

Vitamin C (12 mg or more usually eaten)

- Apricot

- Bell peppers

- Blackberries

- Broccoli

- Cabbage

- Cantaloupe

- Grapefruit

- Honeydew melon

- Kiwifruit

- Lemon

- Onion

- Orange

- Pineapple

- Potato

- Radishes

- Raspberries

- Spinach

- Strawberries

- Sweet potato

- Tangerine

- Tomato

- Watermelon

Source: Harvard School of Public Health

Good Neighbor Pharmacy Health Connection, March 2013