Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Forget About An Apple A Day

OatmealForget About An Apple A Day - There Are Lots Of Places To Find Vitamin C!
We've all heard the saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Presumably, the vitamin C content of apples is the easiest way to keep our immune systems functioning well. But the truth is that apples are not the best source of this key vitamin. Some say the greatest vitamin in the world is vitamin C.

Vitamin C can be found in a wide range of fruits and even vegetables. So there's no reason why everyone can't get their daily dose from something they enjoy eating. In fact, there are so many good sources that you could get yours from a different food every day of the month!

Some of the best foods for getting vitamin C may surprise you. Sure apples are fine with their 6 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams of fruit. But even the humble orange compares well with 53 mg, beating out grapefruits with their 34 mg What could be better than oranges?

How about a handful of fresh strawberries? They'll give you 57 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams. Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? But you can do even better than that. The humble kiwi fruit beats them all, packing in a whopping 98 mg of them per 100 grams.

If you're lucky enough to live in a spot where you can get your hands on some guava, you're in luck. This tasty, tropical fruit clocks in with a very impressive 180 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams.

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