If you’re not eating Bing cherries frequently you should be. Bing cherries are delicious and they have some pretty powerful health benefits. Bing cherries are sweet cherries that have great flavor. Originally they were created in the Pacific Northwest on an Oregon farm. Bing cherries are a hybrid fruit that were created by cross breeding local cherry varieties with a Black Republican cherry. Bing cherries have been a favorite across the country for over a hundred years and are one of the most popular types of cherries. Most people recognize these cherries instantly from their unique deep and dusky color.…
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If you’re trying to cut back on spending this year when it comes to birthday and holiday gifts you should start giving navel oranges and other citrus fruit gifts. Navel oranges are the perfect gift because they are affordable, especially if you buy a box of them and divide them up for gifts. They also are healthy for everyone. No matter what diet your friends and family choose to eat or what medical conditions they might have they can all enjoy healthy oranges. If you have friends or family who are struggling financially because of the recession they will probably…
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The holidays are over, and it’s time for people to start thinking about eating healthy again. Florida oranges are the perfect snack after the holidays when you want something sweet but also are watching what you eat. Whether you want to lose a few of those extra holiday pounds or want to maintain your current weight Florida oranges are the food you should be eating. Florida oranges are very low in calories but they have a great sweet taste that will make you feel like you’ve just had a candy bar or other sweet treat. One of the hardest things…
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It’s that time of year again when everyone wants to slim down and get ready for the hot weather and eating grapefruit is a smart way to do it. A great way to drop a few pounds without making radical change to your diet is to eat more grapefruit. Grapefruit, along with other citrus fruits like tangerines and oranges, are full of healthy fiber. Fiber will make you feel full for longer so that you won’t be tempted to snack on high calorie and high fat foods. If you don’t have the willpower to walk by the donuts in the…
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If you could create the perfect food, what would you imagine? You would want the perfect food to be healthy, packed with important vitamins, minerals, and other ingredients, so that every serving actually helped your mind and body to live longer and feel better. You would want your perfect food to taste great, bringing a variety of taste sensations to your palette. The perfect food would be tangy and sweet, tart and satisfying. Maybe lastly, the perfect food would come in its packaging, growing right out of the ground ready to eat with only a little cleaning to make it…
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We all know that in order to stay healthy and loose weight, it is necessary to eat several small meals a day. Experts tell us that the most important meal of the day is a nutritious breakfast. Adding Ruby Red grapefruit to any of your meals but especially breakfast can help you start the day on a sweet, yet healthy and green way! Ruby Reds are so sweet that you can skip adding regular sugar and they are seedless too! These plump, thin skinned favorites are a blushing red and dripping with nature’s wholesome healthy juice. You will absolutely love…
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When cold weather enters the picture many people get into the habit of taking Vitamin C and vitamin supplements that include antioxidants. They are looking for easy ways to boost their immune systems-“easy” meaning ways other than eating the right foods that will allow them to do that naturally. For instance, why should you pop a vitamin pill when you can eat some fresh Florida oranges to get Vitamin C and antioxidants? Sure, the vitamin is a faster way to get those vitamins and minerals, but you can bet it doesn’t have the same delicious taste! Does that mean you…
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Giving Easter gifts can be a nightmare for parents. No parent wants their child to eat a ton of chocolate and sugar. Even though it’s just one day a year kids can develop health problems and gain weight from eating a lot of chocolate and candy. A great way to celebrate Easter without giving your kids a lot of high calorie chocolate is to give them Easter oranges and fresh fruit as Easter gifts. Fruit baskets filled with Easter oranges can be just as fun as baskets filled with chocolate. But the healthy and delicious citrus fruit won’t make them…
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If you’re like most parents you struggle to get your kids to eat healthy food. Childhood obesity is at epidemic levels because many parents simply can’t get their kids to choose healthy food over junk food. But Indian River citrus fruit can help you teach your kids that healthy food can taste great too. Once your kids start to eat naturally sweet and rich Indian River oranges and grapefruits they will start to prefer the natural sweetness of these healthy snacks over the processed sugars and additives in candy bars or potato chips. Each piece of Indian River citrus fruit…
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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…