12 Natural Ways To Get All The Vitamin C You Need

Put down the pill and pick up a pepper.

You may think you need a supplement to get 100% of your daily value of Vitamin C, but many everyday foods are packed with the immune system-supporting vitamin.

These figures, taken from the National Institutes of Health, show what percentage of your daily Vitamin C requirement you can get from a serving of each food.

Turns out it's a lot. And besides, strawberries are a bit more delicious than pills.

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Each person's recommended dietary allowance for Vitamin C will vary from person to person, so have a look at this article to see how many miligrams you really need. And remember, since Vitamin C is water-soluble, anything more than what you need will just be peed away at the end of the day.