High-Vitamin C Recipes

Tara Donne
To help increase your immunity this cold and flu season, give yourself an extra boost of vitamin C ( no supplements required!). This antioxidant is found in a wide range of foods from potatoes to bell peppers. Check out these 5 delicious, vitamin-C rich recipes.
The recommended daily amount of vitamin C is 60 milligrams. Each of the recipes below contains at least 20% (or 12 milligrams) of your daily recommended dose.
Vitamin C has many other roles besides helping stave off the common cold. It also helps form collagen, a building block of connective tissue that gives strength to skin, hair, and nails. Vitamin C also helps increase the body’s absorption of iron.
These bite-sized skewers get most of their vitamin C from the pineapple chunks. Surprisingly, the rest of the vitamin C (over 15% of your daily dose) is from the chopped parsley.
The majority of the vitamin C comes from the broccoli in this Asian-inspired dish from the Food Network Kitchens.
Although oranges are most famous for brimming with vitamin C, don’t count out other citrus fruits. Giada’s fish dish gets much of its vitamin C from grapefruit with smaller amounts coming from fennel and parsley.
Perfect for holiday parties, the jarred red peppers contribute the majority of vitamin C in Ellie’s recipe.
This cruciferous veggie isn’t just for the Thanksgiving table. It’s a perfect side all winter long.