Most people try to eat healthy and take their daily vitamins, but it is easy to forget and cut corners when you’ve had a busy week.

It is easy to take our eyes for granted, but they are the second most physiologically active part of our bodies—second only to the brain!

This means our eyes require approximately 25% of the nutrients we take in daily to remain healthy. In this blog, we will discuss some easy things you can do to your daily diet to help boost your eyes’ nutrition.

Here are four quick nutritional fixes that can help to maintain your eye health.

Beans and/or Brown Rice

Beans and brown rice can complement almost any meal and they are also both fantastic sources of Zinc. Zinc helps to improve your bodies absorption of Vitamin A as well as aids in antioxidant enzyme functions. Zinc is said to help to protect your eyes from developing macular degeneration and night blindness.

Other sources: Shellfish, Cashews, Beef and Spinach

Flaxseed

Who doesn’t love a delicious and nutritious smoothie? Not only will flaxseed add more depth to the flavor, but it will provide high levels of Omega-3 fatty acids which is said to help maintain a healthy retina.

Other sources: Walnuts, Halibut, Soy and Salmon

Strawberries

Strawberries are delicious and sweet, but also provides more Vitamin C than oranges per serving. Increasing your Vitamin C intake can help to reduce your risks of developing cataracts.

Other sources: Oranges, Kiwis and Sweet Red peppers

Almonds

Just a handful of almonds contains enough Vitamin E to fulfill your daily nutritional requirements. Vitamin E plays an important role in helping to maintain your eyes lubrication, which keeps the surface of your eyes refreshed.

Other sources: Vegetable Oil, Pine Nuts, Sunflower Seeds and Tomatoes