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Just what does the Triple Crown of endorsements for Florida citrus mean to you? Here are the details: About one-third of Cancer death in the United States are diet related. The American Cancer Society recommends Indian River oranges and orange juice because they are nutrient – dense, rich in Vitamin C and contain fiber, all of which reduce the risk for certain types of cancer. Heart disease claims nearly one million lives each year. Indian River grapefruit and grapefruit juice are fat-free and cholesterol-free. They meet the AHA certification guidelines as part of a “Heart Healthy” balanced diet. Each year…

Summer is coming, and naturally sweet citrus desserts are the perfect way to end hot summer days. When you’re making delicious citrus desserts the quality of the citrus fruits that you use will have a big impact on the taste, so you should always use Indian River citrus fruits in your desserts. Indian River citrus fruits are known around the world as the sweetest and most flavorful citrus fruits that you can buy. Gourmet chefs only use Indian River fruit to cook with because of the high quality of the fruit. Try these great summer desserts made with Indian River…

It is a common practice in the produce industry today to pick fruits and vegetables before they are ripe, so that they ripen on the way to market and are ready to eat as soon as you, the consumer, buy them. While this may be a fine and appropriate practice for say, bananas, Florida oranges are another beast altogether. The reason Florida oranges are different is because they do not ripen once taken off of their vines. Once you remove Florida oranges from the vine, they will taste the same until they begin to decay. So if they are not…

Cherries are a beautiful, sweet stone fruit that are at their peak only for about one month during the summer season. This means, you need to enjoy them as soon as you know they are ripe! How to Choose Cherries   One important tip you should remember is that, once a cherry is picked, it will not continue to ripen. These fruits are delicate; therefore, they should be handled carefully after picking and during storage.   Examine each of the cherry stems: if the stems are bendable and plump on the cherries, this indicates they were recently picked. However, if…

You can have dessert everyday if you eat a healthy dessert that is not packed with sugar, fat, and calories. Using citrus juice to sweeten desserts is one way to boost the nutritional content and cut the sugar of your favorite desserts. Making great citrus desserts does not have to involve a lot of complicated recipes. Citrus fruits are fabulous desserts when the fruit is combined with a few common ingredients. Refreshing, healthy citrus desserts like these can become part of your daily menu and help you and your family stay healthy. Florida Orange Cream Parfait – Parfaits are fabulous…

At Hale Groves, we’ve been in the business of growing, picking, and sending fresh Florida Oranges and other citrus fruits long enough to have discovered some interesting and little known facts about our favorite citrus. We hope that you enjoy these fun facts throughout our Citrus Articles here as much as we enjoyed compiling them. We invite you to please visit the About Us and other sections of our website frequently, as they are always being updated to help better serve our valued customers.

Florida, the “Sunshine State,” is famous the world over for two separate industries: citrus fruit and tourism. Though the fruit industry precedes the state’s mammoth tourist economy, in the last few decades cities such as Orlando and Miami have become world class cities full of attractions for visitors looking to enjoy the state’s beautiful weather and dynamic cultural blend. Among all the glamour of the entertainment, however, the traces of the older Florida way of life still remain. You may have to look a little more closely for them than you would in years gone by, but they’re there waiting…

You’ve read all the articles and heard all the lectures about the importance of keeping enough fresh fruit in your daily diet. Doctors, medical researchers and experts, the talking heads on the television… all of them want you eat more fresh fruit, particularly the kind of fresh citrus fruits included in a range of fresh fruit baskets. So you’re aware that it benefits you. But have you considered who else might benefit from your making fresh citrus fruit a regular part of your lifestyle? It’s a strange, almost paradoxical truth, but your health affects many more people than yourself, maybe…