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Brain Nutrients
An Excerpt from Brain Food for Kids
By Nicola Graimes
Vital Vitamins and Minerals, and Where to Find Them
- Vitamin E – Nuts and seeds and their oils.
- Vitamin A – Animal foods including dairy, meat, fish and eggs (as retinol), and in fruit and vegetables (as beta carotene).
- Vitamin C – Kiwi and citrus fruit, berries, green vegetables, tomatoes and bell peppers.
- B vitamins – Whole grains, eggs, green vegetables, brown rice, meat, fish, legumes, nuts and seeds.
- Calcium – Dairy products, almonds, apricots, seeds, sardines and green leafy vegetables.
- Magnesium – Soybeans, whole grains, nuts, dried fruit, green leafy vegetables and meat.
- Choline – Egg yolk, sardines, liver, nuts, legumes and grains.
- Zinc – Dark turkey meat, shellfish, beans and whole grains.
- Boron – Nuts, apples, broccoli, peas, grapes and legumes.
- Iron – Red meat, molasses, cocoa, parsley, eggs, legumes, green vegetables, liver, shellfish and fortified breakfast cereals.
- Selenium – Whole grains, cereals, tuna, shellfish, liver, dairy products and eggs.
- Chromium – Red meat, eggs, cheese, seafood, whole grains.
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