Eat Healthy On the Go with Navel Oranges

These days people are busier than ever and navel oranges can help you stay healthy when you’re on the go. A large percentage of people either have a long commute to and from work each day or are working more than one job trying to make ends meet. Staying healthy when you have a super jam packed schedule can be tough. Staying healthy when you can’t always eat healthy and don’t get to exercise much can be almost impossible. Navel oranges, tangelos, grapefruits and other citrus fruits are the answer to getting a quick but healthy snack no matter how busy you are. Navel oranges are small, light, and easy to carry anywhere because of the protective but easy to peel skin. No matter where you are you can grab a healthy snack if you have an orange with you. You can fit an orange into a pocket, purse, or backpack and leave it in there. Store a few in there and you’ll always have a handy and healthy snack.

When you have a busy day it’s tempting to grab some food from the drive thru or the vending machine that will keep you going until your next meal, or your next job. But eating sugary candy or processed fast food will cause imbalances in your blood sugar and spikes of energy followed by crashes in energy that can leave you even more tired and irritable. That’s because the refined sugar in those foods can’t be easily broken down by the body. But sucrose, which is the natural sugar in citrus fruit like navel oranges, is easily broken down by the body and used for fuel. Your blood sugar will stay at an even level. That will give you sustained energy over a period of hours so that you can keep going. Navel oranges also have less than 100 calories per fruit, so they are about half of the calories that you’d eat if you had a candy bar but still taste sweet and delicious.

Buying vending machine food or fast food can also get very expensive. Buying navel oranges and other citrus fruits in large boxes is a very affordable way to stock up on snacks. As long as you store the fruit in a cool and dry place it will last for several weeks or longer, so you could order fruit once a month and have enough snacks to get you through the whole month.

Taste the Sunshine with Hale Groves

At Hale Groves, we believe the best gifts come from the land, not a factory. For generations, our fruit has been grown slowly under the Florida sun, picked at its peak, and delivered fresh to your door. From sweet Navel Oranges to rare Honeybells, every gift shares the simple joy of real flavor—perfect for holidays, milestones, or everyday moments worth celebrating.

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