Florida Oranges are a Healthy Treat for the Whole Family

If you have been trying to get your family to eat healthy without a lot of success try giving them fresh Florida oranges. Florida oranges and other citrus fruits like tangerines and Clementines are sweet and delicious but healthy and low calorie. Getting your family to switch to eating healthier foods can be tough, especially when you’re trying to get kids to choose healthy foods instead of sugary sweet snacks and foods. But it’s worth fighting to get them to make healthy choices. Experts say that children will keep the eating habits they learn in childhood through adulthood so if you teach your children now that eating healthy can still taste good you’re setting them for success and health all throughout their lives.

Often the biggest challenge in getting kids to eat healthy is breaking their addiction to processed sugar. Often refined sugar is added to kid food even if you don’t know about it, so your children are probably eating more sugar than you know. Florida oranges are the perfect transitional food because Florida oranges are delicious and naturally very sweet, so your kids will get the sweet treat they crave without the refined sugar and calories. The human body has a hard time breaking down refined sugar, which is one reason why eating foods that have a lot of refined sugar leads to dramatic mood swings as the insulin levels in the blood spike and then crash. But the natural sugar in Florida oranges and other citrus fruits is easily processed within the body and used for fuel, so there won’t be any sugar spike or crash. Florida oranges are also low in calories. Each orange has about 80 calories. So the next time your kids are clamoring for a sweet snack give them Florida oranges instead of candy and you’ll be teaching them that healthy food can be sweet and delicious too.

When you’re trying to get your family to make better food choices it’s important to make healthy food available at all times. Buy a few boxes of Florida oranges and other citrus fruits that are sweet and great for kids like tangerines and keep Florida oranges with you wherever you go. Pack some in your purse or bag. Leave some in the glove box in the car. Keep one in your coat pocket. Florida oranges are easy to take with you.

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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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