Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin. It is made up of both preformed vitamin A (retinoids) and provitamin A (carotenoids). Retinoids are found in animal foods such as fish oil, eggs and butter. Carotenoids are found in plants such as deep yellow and orange veggies such as carrots and sweet potatoes. These veggies contain beta carotene which can be converted into Vitamin A in the body. This is a vitamin that needs to be consumed with caution. A deficiency could cause night blindness or Xerophthalmia. Toxic levels of Vitamin A in the body are usually found in individuals who are taking supplements rather than eatting large quantites of foods rich in Vitamin A or beta carotene. Vitamin A is essential for healthy epithelial cells and vision.
There is a lot of information on Vitamins- this is just a quick snap shot. If you have specific questions about Vitamin A- let's chat. I like to research specific topics so give me an assignment.
Okay- last night was suppose to be Paula Deans Chicken pot pie. As I was getting out all of my ingredients I realized that I had no raw eggs in the house. I had hard boiled all of them on Sunday- well, all but two of them but someone (Kevin) didn't know that the two eggs in the butter compartment of the refridgerator were raw and all of them in the egg compartment were hard boiled. So, I went to peal one for a salad and - you guessed it! It was raw. Kevin had moved the raw eggs to the egg compartment- no telling which was which. So, it is well beyond supper time by now and no pot pies...crying baby...husband shows up over an hour late (what's the big deal?) 5 year old needs a shower.... I have chicken breasts in the microwave. I chopped a yellow onion, heated olive oil in a pan, carmelized the onion, threw in some garlic and mushrooms. Three strips of bacon went onto a broiler pan and tossed into a 425 degree oven. Got the water on the stove. Time to get the 5 year old out of the shower and the baby into the highchair. Put the chicken breasts on the George Foreman, dumped some rotini into the boiling water. Gave the baby a few measuring cups and a couple bits of baby food. Microwaved some pizza sauce. Gave the baby a couple more bits. Grabbed some shredded cheese and parmasean cheese. Now for the fun... I have no clue what I have just made here. How am I going to put this together? So I just started layering, noodles, cheese, sauce, chicken, onion & mushrooms, bacon & more cheese. My picky 5 year old said it was the best tasting meal ever. Everyone was happy. I will get to the grocery store tonight or tomorrow and get some eggs so I can report to you about Paula Dean's pot pie.
Check back again tomorrow when I will reveal my next sewing project attempt, will it be wedding purses, an everyday purse for me or a quilt?
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