Vitamin C tips from The Canadian Living Test Kitchen:
Vitamin C, an essential antioxidant that helps protect against heart diseases, certain cancers and cataracts, can be found in a variety of fruits and vegetables. Here are 5 vitamin C-rich recipes to help you get your recommended intake of this important vitamin.
Grilled Vegetables and Feta Quesadillas
For truly relaxed entertaining, barbecue or grill a few vegetables ahead of time and assemble these delicious nibbles just before company comes.
Cajun Beef Skillet Dinner
Use Italian or chili seasonings if Cajun is not available. Serve this with rice or pasta or roll it up in a tortilla.
Banana Orange Shake
Cool down with a frosty vitamin and mineral shakeup. Wrap peeled ripe bananas in plastic wrap and keep them in the freezer, ready to blend with juice for frothy afterschool thirst quenchers.
Tomatoes Stuffed with Prosciutto and Vegetables
Make the tomato cups and filling ahead to serve for a lunch party.
Breaded Liver with Sautéed Peppers and Onions
Soaking the liver in milk makes for milder flavour of this iron- and folate-rich meat, which is delicious coated with bread crumbs and smothered in sweet onions.
Page 2 of 2
