Tangerines: Sinfully Delicious, Heavenly on the Hips
You love sweets, there’s no getting around it. But maybe you’re on a diet. Or maybe you just prefer to eat sensibly and well. So, what food comes direct from Mother Nature fat-free, sodium-free and cholesterol-free? The answer: tangerines!
Not only do tangerines provide a sweet alternative to cakes, cookies and candy, they also provide nutrients your body will thank you for. How about a daily, mouthwatering dose of Vitamins A, C, E, K and several B vitamins? Or what about a few health-sustaining minerals like calcium, iron, phosphorous, magnesium, potassium and zinc? And, while we’re at it, why not have some powerful, cancer-fighting antioxidants like beta-carotene, beta-Cryptoxanthin and lycopene thrown into the mix? Sound like the stuff of “miracle” foods? Maybe so, but most people know them simply as tangerines.
On top of all that nutrition, what a lot of people watching their waistlines are discovering with delight about tangerines is that this luscious, taste-tempting fruit rates as a true “diet” food. With their high fiber content, many people are discovering that tangerines are much easier to digest than oranges. And at only about 50 calories per average serving (one medium), tangerines not only fill the stomach, the fill the bill nutritionally, and they do it with wow-factor deliciousness.
This smaller-than-an-orange, pebbly-skinned fruit has come a long way from what was once a little-known edible originating in Asia some 3000 years ago. With its name gleaned from its 19th century connections to Tangiers, Morocco (from where it was first shipped to Europe and America), tangerines have found favor not only in the U.S., but throughout the entire world.
Tangerines make excellent, quick peel ‘n eat snack foods, but also star brilliantly in salads and desserts. Tangerines also highlight and enhance fish, ham, chicken, turkey and pork, to name just a few. If you’ve never tried a chocolate-tangerine torte, you’ve not entirely lived!
Available from October to April, the finest tangerines come from Florida, the U.S.’s largest producer. If you haven’t yet discovered the gastronomical delight of the tasty tangerine, here’s what to do when you do: Store them in the refrigerator if you plan on having them around for more than three or four days. Tangerines will stay good for a week or so if kept dry and cool, around 45-50 degrees Fahrenheit. When ready to eat, allow them to come to room temperature for peak flavor. Roll gently on your kitchen counter to release juices, peel, separate into segments…relax, eat and enjoy!
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