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To help increase your immunity this cold and flu season, give yourself an extra boost of vitamin C (no supplements required!). This antioxidant is found in a wide range of foods from potatoes to bell peppers. Check out these 5 delicious, vitamin-C rich recipes. The Guidelines The recommended daily amount of vitamin C is 60 milligrams. Each of the recipes below contains at least 20% (or 12 milligrams) of your daily recommended dose. Vitamin C has many other roles besides helping stave off the common cold. It also helps form collagen, a building block of connective tissue that gives strength to skin, hair, and nails. Vitamin C also helps increase the body's absorption of iron. The Recipes  Beef Pops With Pineapple and Parsley Sauce These bite-sized skewers get most of their vitamin C from the pineapple chunks. Surprisingly, the rest of the vitamin C (over 15% of your daily dose) is from the chopped parsley. Recommended daily amount of vitamin C: 53% Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry The majority of the vitamin C comes from the broccoli in this Asian-inspired dish from the Food Network Kitchens. Recommended daily amount of vitamin C: 159%  Roasted Halibut with Grapefruit-Fennel Salsa Although oranges are most famous for brimming with vitamin C, don’t count out other citrus fruits. Giada’s fish dish gets much of its vitamin C from grapefruit with smaller amounts coming from fennel and parsley. Recommended daily amount of vitamin C: 60% Click here for more recipes high in vitamin C from Food Network. More from Food Network:What foods do you eat that are high in vitamin C? |
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