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Visit the Virtual Vegetables web page, created by middle school students during the 2000 Winter Seminars, to see an analysis of foods provided in the Cary Academy Dining Hall.

10 Super Foods You Should Eat

1. Sweet Potatoes: One of the most nutritious vegetables you can eat. They are loaded with vitamin A, carotenoids, vitamin C, and fiber
2. Whole Grain Bread: It's higher in fiber and has about a dozen more vitamins and minerals than refined white of "wheat" flour.
3. Broccoli: Lots of vitamin C, cartenoids, and folic acid.
4. Strawberries: Excellent source of vitamin C and fiber--and they taste good too.
5. Beans: Inexpensive, low in fat, and rich in protein, iron, B-vitamins, folic acid and fiber. Choose garbanzo, pinto, black, navy, kidney, or lentils.
6. Cantaloupe: A quarter of a melon supplies as much vitamins A and C as most people need for an entire day.
7. Spinach, Kale, & Collards: High in vitamin C, carotenoids, calcium, iron, and folic acids.
8. Oranges: A great-tasting source of vitamin C, folic acid and fiber.
9. Oatmeal: Whole-grain cereal that's fat-free, sugar-free, and inexpensive.
10. Skim or 1% fat milk (but not 2%): Excellent source of calcium, vitamins, and protein, with little or no artery-clogging fat and cholesterol.