Study after study confirms the importance of fresh citrus to one’s health and well-being. Research has shown that oranges and grapefruit contain more dietary fiber per serving than any other 20 most popular fruits and vegetables. The American Heart Association recommends a heart healthy diet low in fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Florida citrus is free of fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and it contains an abundance of Vitamin C, potassium, and soluble fiber, which helps prevent heart disease. Vitamin C is a natural antioxidant, enhances healing, aids iron absorption and keeps the immune system tuned up. The number one source of…
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If you want to give healthy gifts to the families on your gift list you should be giving them fruit gifts. Fruit gifts are the perfect gifts for birthdays, holidays, or any occasion when you want to give a delicious gift that is always healthy and appropriate for families with kids. Giving fruit gifts is always appreciated by parents who may not want their kids to eat a lot of junk food or high calorie snacks but may feel obligated to let their kids have those treats if they are given as gifts. Giving fruit gifts like baskets full of…
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The holidays are coming, and Florida oranges can help you get in shape just in time for all those holiday parties. It’s common for people to overindulge and put on a few pounds over the holidays but if you lose a little weight now you can balance out that additional weight gain and not have to diet after the holidays. Eating Florida oranges is the easy way to lose weight before you have to put on those holiday clothes and attend parties at the homes of your friends and family. There are several different ways that oranges can help contribute…
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Honeybells are the ideal snack for kids. Kids of all ages love the super sweet taste of Honeybells, and nutritious Honeybells are a great replacement for sugary candy bars and salty chips. When your kids want something sweet instead of giving them candy or gum give them nutritious Honeybells. Pack a few Honeybells in your child’s backpack or schoolbag so that your child won’t be tempted to fill up on unhealthy snacks from the vending machines when he or she gets hungry and wants a snack. Honeybells are the perfect after school snack, especially for kids who are on the…
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Are you one of the millions of people who have resolved to get fit and healthy this year? Honeybells can help. Honeybells and other fresh citrus fruit are packed with the vitamins and minerals that your body needs to burn calories, stay healthy, and repair itself after vigorous exercise. Citrus fruit is a low calorie snack with big benefits for your body. Honeybells, the delicious hybrid fruit of a tangerine and a grapefruit, have less than one hundred calories per fruit. Mini Honeybells usually have less than 45 calories per fruit. Yet they are full of Vitamin C, B Complex…
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Heart disease is one of the most deadly killers in the US, but Temple oranges can help you stay healthy and protect your heart. It’s true. One of the easiest things that you can do to protect yourself from heart disease, high blood pressure or hypertension, and strokes is to eat at least one orange everyday. Temple oranges, like navel oranges and other types of citrus fruit, is very high in folic acid. Folic acid is a vitamin that your body and specifically your heart need to stay healthy. Most people don’t get enough folic acid and as a result…
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Continue ReadingIf you’re worried about getting sick this winter start boosting your immune system now with Florida oranges. Cold and flu season is on the way, and even getting a flu shot won’t protect you from all illnesses. There are many different kinds of colds and flu germs out there and getting a flu shot will only protect you from a few of them. According to doctors the best way to prepare for cold and flu season to make sure you don’t get sick this winter is to get your immune system in the best possible shape now. Eating Florida oranges…
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Navel oranges are a great addition to any healthy diet. Like most citrus fruits navel oranges are packed full of Vitamin C, B Complex vitamins and minerals that your body needs like Magnesium. Navel oranges also only have about 80 calories per piece of fruit, which make navel oranges a very low calorie snack. Like grapefruits navel oranges are a perfect food to eat when you’re trying to eat healthy. Oranges also have a lot of fiber. Getting enough fiber is very important when you’re trying to eat healthy. Without enough fiber you won’t be able to get rid of…
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Getting enough exercise is important to staying healthy, but there is one very easy way to protect yourself from diseases like cancer and heart disease and that is eating Temple oranges. Temple oranges, and also navel oranges, contain a powerful vitamin called folic acid that is critically important for heart health. Folic acid isn’t found in many foods but Temple oranges and other types of oranges are rich in folic acid and can supply most of the recommended daily amount of folic acid that adults need. According to doctors who have spent years studying how diet affects heart disease, hypertension…
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Everyone knows that you need to get your daily dose of vitamins, minerals and nutrients each day by eating healthy and drinking plenty of good for you fluids. Many people will mindlessly reach into the refrigerator, pull out the carton, pour, and gulp down a large glass of orange juice in the morning along side their refreshing cup of coffee and a piece of toast before running off to school, the office, to the gym or to where ever is more important than home. Orange juice is included in the archetype of an ‘American breakfast’. But why is that? Everyone…