Healthy Eats: Orange is the new color of healing
Orange — it’s not just for pumpkins anymore. Sweet potatoes, carrots, butternut squash and sweet orange peppers are all powerful beta-carotene vegetables. In fact, it’s that healthy beta carotene that gives them their wonderful orange color. Yes, pumpkins, too. Beta carotene is a powerful antioxidant. These anti-oxidants help reduce free radicals — toxins such as dust,…