Vitamin A

Eating a variety of foods that contain vitamin A (carotenes) is the best way to get an adequate amount. Healthy individuals who eat a balanced diet rarely need supplements. In fact, too much vitamin A can be toxic. The list of foods will help you select those that are good sources of vitamin A as you follow the Dietary Guidelines.

(1)Breads,Cereal and other grain product


(2)FRUITS

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• Apricot nectar


• Apricots


• Cantaloup


• Mandarin orange sections


• Mango


• Melon balls (cantaloup and honeydew)


• Nectarine


• Plums


• Watermelon


(3)VEGETABLES


• Broccoli


• Carrots:


• Chard


• Collards


• Endive


• Escarole


• Kale


• Mustard greens


• Peas and carrots


• Plantain


• Pumpkin


• Spinach


• Squash


• Sweetpotato


• Tomato


• Turnip greens or turnip greens with turnips


(4)Meat, Poultry, Fish, And Alternative


• Meat and Poultry


• Liver, braised


• Chicken


• Fish and Seafood


• Mackerel


(5)Milk, Cheese, And Yogurt