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  Moroccan Carrot Salad

  Completely unprocessed and unrefined, whole fruits and vegetables offer vitamins in a form your body uses best. In fact, no supplement manufacturer has been able to replicate the way nature's bounty preserves and delivers these nutrients. Here are 20 recipes that are packed with vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and K. The best part: They're delicious too.
  
  Carrots can do more than help eyesight. They are a key distributor of vitamin A, which plays an important role in our ability to guard against colds and flus -- and possibly helps to prevent cancer.

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  Next: Roasted Sweet Potato Soup

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  Roasted Sweet Potato Soup

  Vitamin A (found here in sweet potatoes) also maintains your respiratory, intestinal, and urinary tracts, and helps the skin and mucous membranes function as barriers to keep nasty viruses and bacteria from entering your body.

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  Next: Ranchero Frittata

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  Ranchero Frittata

  Vitamin A, found in these eggs, is also crucial for promoting healthy eyesight.

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  Next: Hearty Garlic Greens

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  Hearty Garlic Greens

  More great sources of vitamin A include apricots, cantaloupe, carrots, cheese, collards, eggs, kale, mangoes, milk, sweet potatoes, spinach, and Swiss chard.

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  Next: Roasted Asparagus and Eggs

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  Roasted Asparagus and Eggs

  The B-vitamin family, found in asparagus, helps your body transform food to energy.

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  Next: Quinoa, Corn, and Avocado Salad

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  Quinoa, Corn, and Avocado Salad

  Avocados and corn are great sources of the B-vitamin family, which includes folate -- a known protector against certain birth defects (for pregnant women). Together with B6 and B12, folate may also guard against heart disease by reducing levels of homocysteine in your blood.

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  Next: Pork Tenderloin with Blueberry Chutney

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  Pork Tenderloin with Blueberry Chutney

  Pork is a great source of the B-vitamin family, which includes a chemically related family of nutrients that work as a team, include thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, B6, biotin, folate, and B12.

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  Next: Blueberry Yogurt Fool

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  Blueberry Yogurt Fool

  More great sources of vitamin B include asparagus, avocados, beans, corn, green beans, leafy greens (such as dandelion and collards), onions, peas, pork, and whole wheat.

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  Next: Roasted Red Saffron Peppers

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  Roasted Red Saffron Peppers

  While great at fighting colds, vitamin C, found in these bell peppers, is considered to be the ultimate multitasking vitamin.

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  Next: Steamed Broccoli with Miso-Sesame Sauce

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  Steamed Broccoli with Miso-Sesame Sauce

  A powerful antioxidant, vitamin C, found here in this broccoli recipe, counters the effects of free radicals that, left unchecked, can lead to heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and neurological problems.

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  Next: Bulgur Salad with Cherries

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  Bulgur Salad with Cherries

  More great sources of vitamin C include bell peppers, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cherries, cranberries, kiwi, mangoes, onions, and oranges.

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  Next: Curry-Rubbed Salmon

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  Curry-Rubbed Salmon

  In addition to keeping bones and teeth strong, vitamin D, found in salmon, also regulates cell growth, which may prevent mutations that can lead to disease.

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  Next: Sesame Tuna with Carrot-Ginger Sauce

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  Sesame Tuna with Carrot-Ginger Sauce

  Only a handful of common foods are naturally high in vitamin D; the body's main source is sunlight. To help prevent deficiencies, this nutrient is added to many foods, such as dairy products. Some great food sources include eggs, fortified milk, salmon, sardines, and tuna.

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  Next: Cherry-Almond Granola

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  Cherry-Almond Granola

  If you're looking to defend against two of America's biggest killers -- heart attack and stroke -- fill up on vitamin E, found in foods such as almonds.

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  Next: Tomato-Paprika Salad Dressing

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  Tomato-Paprika Salad Dressing

  Tomato puree is another great source of vitamin E, which can help limit the production of harmful free radicals. These molecules can compromise LDL cholesterol, which otherwise can build up in the arteries and restrict blood flow.

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  Next: Arugula, Frisee, and Red-Leaf Salad

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  Arugula, Frisee, and Red-Leaf Salad

  Vitamin E, found here in these leafy greens, also plays a key role in activating vitamin K. This vital nutrient is proven to help promote bone health as well as prevent heart disease.

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  Next: Spiced Avocado Sandwich

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  Spiced Avocado Sandwich

  More great sources of vitamin E include almonds, avocados, dandelion greens, sunflower seeds, kiwi, leafy greens, mangoes, and tomato puree.

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  Next: Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts

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  Spicy Roasted Brussels Sprouts

  Even a small wound or cut could spell major trouble without vitamin K (found in these brussels sprouts), which stops bleeding by enabling blood to clot.

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  Next: Watercress and Barley Salad

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  Watercress and Barley Salad

  Vitamin K, found in watercress, also helps strengthen bones and increase bone density.

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  Next: Chilled Sesame Spinach

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  Chilled Sesame Spinach

  Spinach is full of carotenoids such as beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. These help protect against heart disease and some forms of cancer. Research suggests that lutein and zeaxanthin in particular may guard eyes from cataracts and macular degeneration.

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