Camote, Sweet Potato is High in Beta Carotene, Not Carrots Alone

Effective Cures Can be Cheap

                                      Ipomea

Some years back when anti oxidants was the craze against heart disease and cancer, I requested my wife to juice carrots, which she did.   This can be expensive at times and time consuming.  However, if ound out from the book "The Food Pharmacy, dramatic evidence  that food is your best medicine" by Jean Carper, the other sources of beta carotene are:

Apricots (high in beta carotene

Brocolli

Brussel sprouts

Cabbage (green)

Kale (highest in carotenoids)

Lettuce

Squash

Spinach

Sweet Potatoes (rich in beta carotene)

Tomatoes

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Rule of thumb:   the darker green the color of the leaf, the deeper orange the fruit is, the richer in carotenoids.

For Filipinos, the availability of tomatoes, squash is a welcome news.  Sweet potatoes (Ipomea) is even great because the camote tops is used as vegetable in most dish.  It grows easily anywhere and cheap.

Cheap Cures.