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I’m up first!

My name is Vitamin A, but friends call me Night Eyes.

I am important for your eyes and vision. I am one of the reasons why you see in color and not just in black and white!

I also help you see at night and in the dark.

You may think you can’t see in the dark. But, you do! Imagine your life without night vision: you would trip down the stairs and run into furniture when you wake up in the middle of the night.

I am found in many orange, red, yellow and dark green vegetables.

How many orange vegetables can you think of?

 

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