Add Temple Oranges to Your Fruit Basket
Fruit baskets have been around for thousands of years. The early hunter-gatherers collected comestibles in woven baskets or receptacles and brought them home to their families or tribes. The practice did not become popular in America until the 1940s or 50s. Before that time, the only gift people sent through the mail was flowers. But as the cities grew and companies started doing business with each other, there was a need for corporate gifts.
As you might imagine, executives couldn’t send each other flowers. Inundated by requests for new corporate gifts, some enterprising florist invented the modern fruit basket. Hundreds of thousands of these baskets are sent each holiday season. The internet has made ordering fruit baskets faster and more affordable than ever.
Why fruit? The beauty of the fruit basket is that it has something in it for everyone. Since most people enjoy fruit, it can be shared with the entire office or team. Shoppers can choose from dozens of exotic or everyday fruits.
We would be remiss if we did not at least mention that fruit is also actually good for you. As you may have heard, the American worker is last on the list when it comes to physical fitness. Yes, the U.S. is currently the fattest nation on earth. Nutritionists tell us that people are not only exercising less, but they are eating more. Much of this extra eating or snacking occurs at work.
Fruit baskets filled with Temple oranges and Mcintosh apples are a healthy alternative to the standard vending machine fare. When we compare the amount of calories in Temple oranges to those in a small bag of chips…well, let’s just say a hungry worker could eat three or four oranges and still lose weight if he passed on the chips.
Think about it for a moment. Snack food is called snack food for a reason. To begin with, it doesn’t fill you up. People can eat thousands of calories of potato chips and pretzels and still be hungry. Try doing that will Temple oranges. Fruit satisfies our bodies because it is chockfull of vitamins and minerals.
Ordering a fruit basket is easy on the internet. Online sellers offer dozens of different fruits from all over the world. Exotic fruit baskets used to cost hundreds of dollars each, now they can be delivered within a day or two in most regions of the country.
As you may have guessed, Florida is home to most online fruit suppliers, since they supply most of the fruit. About seventy percent of the nation’s citrus fruit is harvested in the Sunshine State. Special citrus varieties like Temple oranges and Honeybell tangelos can be ordered online.
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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