Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Yummy Summertime Foods to Help Protect the Eyes
Need some nutritiously delicious ideas for summer? Include these antioxidant powerhouses to help give your diet an eye-friendly boost!

* Watermelons: Loaded with juice, watermelons can quench your thirst on a hot day. It's also filled with antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin A, and lycopene. Serve watermelon as a dessert or blend it to make a chilled soup!
* Zucchini or yellow squash: These types of summer squash are great grilled, and they contain magnesium, vitamin C, fiber, potassium, and folate.
* Strawberries: A great snack alone or blended into a smoothie; strawberries provide antioxidants and phytonutrients that can reduce inflammation in your body. They're also a good source of fiber.
* Peaches: Peaches just may be the sweetest eye-protective food on our list! A great source of carotene, potassium, lycopene and lutein, peaches may help prevent heart disease, cancer, AND macular degeneration.
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