One of the worst things about dieting is the limited types of food that you can eat. But you can eat delicious and sweet Florida oranges and still lose weight. No matter what type of diet you’re on you can have Florida oranges as snacks or for dessert because Florida oranges are very low in calories. You can have a sweet and refreshing snack or dessert that will taste as good as eating high calorie candy or cookies and still lose weight. Grapefruit is also highly recommended for people who are trying to lose weight, because grapefruit has a natural…
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How much do you know about Indian River fruit? Many people know that Indian River fruit is highly regarded and is considered the best fruit that you can buy but other than that they don’t know much about it. Indian River fruit is an affordable gift that will fit into any budget. Your friends and family will love getting Indian River fruit for birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, and other occasions. As soon as your loved ones see that the fruit is Indian River fruit they will be impressed and they will know how much you care about them. Here are some…
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The topic of mail order fruit often conjures up images of bananas, apples and oranges. A great deal of consumers don’t realize that there is a plethora of fruits to choose from. This seems especially true for anyone looking for citrus. Companies that mail fruit are no longer stocking just oranges and grapefruit. There is a different type of citrus mail order fruit for every month of the year. No need to be stuck eating what can only be purchased at the local supermarket. Fruit shipping can be handled anywhere in the continental United States. The idea of mail order…
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The citrus industry in the United States generates revenues in excess of thirty billion dollars a year. While several states produce sizable citrus crops, Florida is by far the biggest. The Sunshine State is home to a massive nine billion dollar industry that employs 90,000 workers. In this article we will discuss the citrus industry: past, present and future. Christopher Columbus is credited with bringing the first citrus fruits to Florida during his first voyage. A few decades later in 1513, the Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon planted the first orange groves in Florida. The orange was immediately embraced by…
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Honeybell oranges are one of the most delicious treats of winter, but if you want to enjoy the sweet taste of Honeybells all year round you can make Honeybell marmalade at home. Well preserved orange marmalade can stay fresh for up to a year unopened, so you can make up jars of Honeybell marmalade during the limited time that the Honeybells are in season and have them for the rest of the year. Pretty jars of home preserved Honeybell marmalade, or even grapefruit or tangerine marmalade, make beautiful gifts for holidays, birthdays, and other occasions. If you’re planning a beach…
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This summer treat your guest to delicious fruit at summer parties by using fruit baskets. Fruit baskets can dress up your tables at family picnics, outdoor graduation parties, wedding receptions and other celebrations that are held outdoors during the summer. Fruit baskets are the perfect dessert for summer parties for many reasons, but most of all because everyone loves refreshing fresh citrus fruit. A basket of fresh oranges, grapefruit, tangerines or other citrus fruits is the ideal dessert for a summer night. And since everyone can eat fresh fruit regardless of the diet they choose to eat or their medical…
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Fruit baskets are always mysteriously alluring. Layers of colorful cellophane conceal tantalizing contents. You can’t wait to peel them away to reveal the treasures inside. Sometimes a messenger leaves fruit baskets with a note from a secret admirer, loved one or business associate. Other times, one of your favorite people shows up with a big fruit basket in their hands. Either way, everyone loves to see fruit baskets arrive. When did this time honored tradition begin? Fruit Baskets In The Beginning Fruit baskets were around since people began harvesting and gathering. Soon people realized they needed a container to transport…
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Hybrid fruits are quite common in the US. The most famous one is the grapefruit, which is a cross between a pomelo and a sweet Jamaican orange. It was discovered on the island of Barbados in the 18th century. Thousands of years earlier, the ancient pomelo was crossed with a tangerine to create the modern tangelo. Historians inform us that the fruit was developed in Ancient China more than 3000 years ago. The pomelo never truly caught on in America, but one of its descendents did. America is the world leader in grapefruit production with about half of the annual…
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It normally takes from five to seven years before a young tree produces a significant quality of fruit. In the earlier years any fruit that is produced is removed so the available nutrients will go to developing the tree itself rather than the fruit. Even then the first crop harvested may be of questionable quality and this is watched closely. Once a new tree becomes established and is producing cared for it will produce abundant fruit for as long as 30 to 40 years when it begins to decline in annual output.
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With all of the information floating around about what is good and bad for you and an increased focus on the daily diet of Americans, you have probably heard that eating fruits and veggies is good for you. Of course, many fruits are only available seasonally, which means that they can only be purchased for a few months or even weeks each year. So how do you know what you can or can not get at certain times of the year, and how do you keep your fruit consumption up during the cold winter months? Even though Florida oranges are…