As a child, mother may well have advised that eating carrots is good for your eyesight.As a child, mother may well have advised that eating carrots is good for your eyesight. Now the Jolly Green Giant's marketing team is focusing on "healthy vision" packs of mixed vegetables that feature sliced carrots accompanied with zucchini quarters and green beans lightly tossed with rosemary butter sauce. Panel text proclaims-that the product's natural antioxidant antioxidant, substance that prevents or slows the breakdown of another substance by oxygen. Synthetic and natural antioxidants are used to slow the deterioration of gasoline and rubber, and such antioxidants as vitamin C (ascorbic acid), butylated hydroxytoluene ingredients, Lutein lutein /lu·te·in/ (-in) 1. a lipochrome from the corpus luteum, fat cells, and egg yolk. 2. any lipochrome. lu·te·in n. 1. and Vitamin A vitamin A also called retinol Fat-soluble alcohol, most abundant in fatty fish and especially in fish-liver oils. It is not found in plants, but many vegetables and fruits contain beta-carotene (see , "help support healthy eyesight." The 198-gram (seven ounces) offering, which is distributed by General Mills Sales, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, sells for $2. Among other items in the range is an "immunity boost' blend of broccoli florets, julienne ju·li·enne n. Consommé or broth garnished with long thin strips of vegetables. adj. also ju·li·enned Cut into long thin strips: julienne potatoes; julienned pork. carrots and sweet pepper strips. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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