I ‘ve had lots of questions regarding the various sources of vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A, Beta-Carotene, D or calcium. Here is an explicit list of animal or plant sources:
Selected sources of vitamin A:
- lambs’ liver
- chicken liver
- cod liver oil
- eggs
Selected sources of Beta-carotene:
- carrots
- chili peppers
- sweet potato (orange flesh), baked
- spinach
- butternut squash
- curly kale
- cantaloup melon
- mango
- dark leaf lettuce
- tomatoes, tomato paste
- broccoli
Selected sources of vitamin D:
- cod liver oil
- kipper fillet
- red salmon
- fatty fish in general (tuna, sardines, trout, mackrel)
Selected sources of vitamin E:
- sunflower seeds
- safflower oil
- hazelnuts
- sun-dried tomatoes
- almonds
- canola oil
- cod liver oil
Selected sources of vitamin C:
- parsley
- colored peppers
- rosehip (infusion)
- guava
- collard greens
- strawberries
- kale
- papaya
Selected sources of vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B12:
- sunflower seeds
- pork
- liver
- venison
- eggs
- chicken (breast)
- tuna
- turkey
- salmon
- turbot
- seaweed
- oysters
- rabbit
- scallops
- shrimp
Selected sources of calcium:
- poppy seeds
- kombu seaweed
- sesame seeds
- sardines
- nori seaweed
- almonds
- dried figs
- spinach
- brazil nuts
- kale
- tilapia fish
- shrimp
- collard greens
- white cabbage
- broccoli
The question would be: can we go wrong going Paleo? I dont’ think so, it is all there for you to benefit from.
For the recipe inspiration here is one of our favorite breakfast idea:
- salad made of celery leaves, cucumber, onion, radish with oil of you choice, here I used walnut oil and lime juice
- grilled steak with a sunny side up on top
- smoothie: apple, banana, blueberries, strawberries
Enjoy