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Empowering your immunity series: AT LUNCH WITH ZINC

🦪 In the absence of fresh oysters 🦪 this was my “ zincky “ lunch 🍴. Buckwheat groats (zinc) with boiled eggs (zinc) black pepper (zinc) and olive oil. Topped with chopped tomatoes 🍅 with paprika…...

🦪 In the absence of fresh oysters 🦪 this was my “ zincky “ lunch 🍴.

Buckwheat groats (zinc) with boiled eggs (zinc) black pepper (zinc) and olive oil. Topped with chopped tomatoes 🍅 with paprika (zinc) and sardine fillets (zinc). I used the sardine fillets with 🍋and olive oil from Waitrose added plenty of black pepper and extra virgin olive oil.

Zinc is an essential nutrient for your immune system. It plays an important role in the health of tissues and has anti-viral effects.

Zinc rich ingredients for your meals are:
Oysters 🦪 (maybe not so available at the moment!) …

Protein choices: lamb chops, beef steak, sardines, chickens; egg yolk, butter beans, split peas.
Carbs choices: rye, oats, buckwheat. Nuts: pecans, Brazil nuts, peanuts, almonds, walnuts. Spices and herbs🌿: black pepper, mustard, chilli powder, thyme, cinnamon.

Use this list and get your imagination going 👩🏻‍🍳👨‍🍳! Let’s see how you will zinc up with delicious meals

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