4 WINTER FOOD FACTS Salads can be substantial and in the dark Winter days—the season of ills and chills—the vitamins and minerals in raw vegetable salads help us to fight infection and fatigue. Make a point of giving your family a big bowl of salad three or four times a week served, either as a separate course, or as an accompaniment to the omelette, meat or fish. Mixed Vegetable Salad Ingredients: 2 medium-sized car- rots, grated, 2 sticks celery, chopped finely, 1 small piece of onion, 1/2 small turnip grated, 1 bunch watercress, chopped, 1/2 lb.