Food Your Eyes Will Love

Feast your eyes on these vision-benefiting recipes.

With its limited daylight and colder temperatures, winter is a season associated with staying indoors and avoiding illness. Why not spend part of that time learning some new healthy cooking? You can practice eye care by preparing the right foods. In addition to scheduling appointments with an optometrist near you, delicious, warming meals are a great way to keep your eye care in top shape. Here are five recipes of foods for eye health to make and serve this winter.

Chipotle Chicken Sweet Potato Skins

Planning to watch the Super Bowl? Have this chipotle chicken recipe ready in time for kickoff and your guests will see the action that much better. Well, the benefits of the sweet potatoes to your eye care might not act that quickly, but there are several. Sweet potatoes are chock full of beta-carotene, vitamin A, fiber and potassium, all of which are great for your eye health.

Corned Beef and Cabbage Rolls

Saint Patrick’s Day may only be one day in March, but the benefits (both taste and health) of corned beef and cabbage can be enjoyed all winter and are great for proactive eye health. You don’t even have to be Irish! Cabbage delays cataract formation and macular degeneration thanks to its richness in beta carotene, making it beneficial for your eye health.

Orange Pepper, Spinach & Sundried Tomato Frittata

Wake up in your flannel pajamas and start your day with happy eye, a warm belly, and eye care for the whole family. Orange peppers alone are an amazing food for eye health. They’re full of beta-carotene, luteine, vitamins C and E, and zeaxanthin—a protective carotenoid concentrated in the eye’s macula- and the eye love doesn’t stop there. The eggs are also a good source of lutein and vitamin E, as well as the omega-3 fatty acid DHA. This makes them another incredible food for eye health that may pay off on a future vision test.

Carrot and Fennel Soup

Vegans and omnivores alike can enjoy a bowl of this eye-friendly soup as a starter course or all on its own. Carrots are a great food for eye care because they’re rich in beta-carotene, which helps protect the cells that make up your eyes. Pour a cup as a filling snack after a lively snowball fight and feel good knowing you’re being proactive about your eye health.

Tomato and Eggplant Pasta

You probably eat tomatoes in a variety of dishes, so it’s a nice boost to hear that something so common is also a good food for eye health. In addition to vitamin C, tomatoes have lycopene, which has been shown by research to help prevent damage to the retina from light. Eggplant, on the other hand, you might not eat as often, but consider this an incentive: they are full of lutein, zeaxanthin, resveratrol, folic acid, vitamin C and potassium, all of which makes it excellent for vision care. This hearty eggplant pasta concoction makes a great main course on a winter’s night.

Turkey Chili

Chili is one universally enticing food when warm and filling are what you want. But did you know turkey is not just a healthier alternative to red meat, but also very good for your eye care? It naturally has zinc and niacin, which help enzymes that promote eye health and protect against cataracts, respectively. And unless you add cheese or sour cream, this turkey chili recipe is dairy- and gluten-free. In the kitchen or at the grocery store, keep your eyes in mind when deciding what to eat. For more tips on foods for proactive eye health, ask your eye doctor when you schedule your annual eye exam* to start the new year off right.

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