Instructions

1. Squeeze fresh lemon, lime or orange juice directly onto your fruit and vegetable salads. You can use the juices alone or mix into your favorite salad dressings. Besides being a flavorful addition to fruit and vegetable salads, the citric acid in the juice acts as a preservative and prevents the food from spoiling.

2. Use lemon, lime or orange juice as a marinade for fish or meat. Baste the fish or meat with the juice before cooking, or mix into your favorite marinade recipe. Pineapple slices can also be cooked on top of the meat or fish for additional citric acid.

3. Add tomatoes to your sandwiches and salads to increase your citric acid intake. Tomatoes can also be included in soups, stews and sauteed dishes. Cut up a tomato into slices as a side dish with your meals.

4. Drink a glass of grapefruit juice or lemonade with one or more of your daily meals. Buy commercially prepared lemonade or make your own. To prepare homemade lemonade, add 1?2 cup of fresh or bottled lemon juice to a large pitcher of cold water. Stir well and serve.

5. Prepare a citric acid-rich pineapple sauce for meat and fish entrees. Mix together in a saucepan: 2 cans of crushed pineapple, 1 cup of sugar, 1 tbsp. cornstarch, 1/4 tsp. salt, 2 tbsp. lemon juice and 1 tbsp. prepared mustard. Cook over medium heat until the mixture thickens. Serve hot.