The Food Pyramid was introduced in 1992 as a simple and effective guide to proper nutrition. Developed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the pyramid lets people know how many serving from each of the six food groups they should consume each day. Arguably the most neglected food group in the pyramid is the fruit group. What’s so great about fruit? According to a recent survey, only about a third of Americans consume two to four serving of fruit each day. But fruit is more important than it has ever been, especially for Americans. Give us a moment to…
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Chances are if you are like most people you are not getting enough citrus fruit in your diet. You may already know that delicious citrus fruits like Honeybell tangelos can help you stay healthy, give you more energy, and are also a delicious sweet snack that will not cause a huge blood sugar spike the way sugary candy can. Most people know that citrus fruits like Honeybells are healthy but they think that making time to eat more citrus fruit is going to be a hassle so they choose calorie laden sugary snacks instead of fruit when they want a…
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If you haven’t kept up on your resolution to eat better this year it’s not too late to start. Temple oranges are the perfect treat to get you back on a healthy diet. One of the biggest reasons why people stop eating healthy is because they crave sweet food. Cravings for sweets can be very powerful because people can and do become addicted to white refined sugar. You may not even know it but refined sugar is used in everything from pasta sauce to drinks to improve the taste and make you choose one food over another. Restaurants are notorious…
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Keeping a basket of fruit at work can make a huge different in your health. Your work environment could be ruining your health in more ways than one. Most people spend the bulk of their day at work, surrounded by a lot of stress and without a lot of healthy eating options. If your office is small you may have to leave the building to go find a snack or a meal, meaning that you are the mercy of whatever businesses are close by. If your office is large you may have businesses in the same building catering to the…
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Imagine if you never had to spend time or extra money searching through the produce section of your local grocery store to find all of your favorite fruits each season. Mail order fruit is coming of age and millions of people are reaping the benefits of shopping on the internet as opposed to the traditional methods of local produce selections. When you are following a raw foods diet of any kind, a mail order fruit system may be the best way to go. You can essentially receive all of your fruits be those organic or not, by mail instead of…
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During the winter thousands of people experience seasonal depression and other health problems. After the excitement of the winter holidays when winter settles in and the weather is cold and dreary it is very common to start coming down with colds or flu or end up with other illnesses. Eating bright, delicious and nutritiousl Honeybells can help you break out of the winter blues and stay healthy. Each sweet Honeybell has half of the Vitamin C that you should be eating every day to stay healthy, and the other vitamins and minerals in citrus fruits like the Honeybell tangelo can…
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Florida oranges are a great weapon against winter illnesses. This year concern is high about contracting the flu. The H1N1 virus is running rampant and people are being extra cautious about protecting themselves from being exposed to colds and the flu. Florida oranges are packed full of Vitamin C and other vitamins and minerals that give your body the nutritional boost it needs to fight off illnesses like colds or the flu. Washing your hands often and staying away from people who are ill are good ways to avoid catching the flu but once you have been exposed to it…
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Much has been made about post-workout recovery drinks. Many of these drinks claim to have the ability to restore a variety of the vitamins and minerals that are literally sweated out of the body while working out. Some may wonder if these drinks truly do possess the benefits they claim. In all honesty, there is great benefit to these drinks but there natural alternative is much better. What is the natural alternative? Florida orange juice, and even classic Temple Oranges can help the body recover quite well after a workout and do so much better than the numerous recovery drinks.…
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Honeybells are a parent’s secret weapon to get their kids to eat better. Every parent knows that it can be a nightmare to get kids to eat healthy. Kids are inundated with ads for sugary cereals and snacks and they want food that tastes good and don’t really care about the nutritional content. Almost every parent at some point has had a pitched battle with a child over eating fruit instead of candy. Honeybells are a super sweet citrus fruit snack that kids won’t know is healthy for them. They’ll eat Honeybells because they are sweet and delicious, but you…
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Fruit gifts are great to send to the special people on your gift list primarily because of the great taste of the fruit. However, when you send a fruit gift, you are also sending a gift that is packed with nutrition. Fruit is famously considered ‘nature’s candy’, providing a sweet treat, with only natural sugars and flavors. Fruit gifts are excellent options for anyone, but especially for the health-conscious or those who are calorie-restrictive, low sugar or low fat diets. Some of the best options are citrus, like oranges and grapefruit from Florida. First, let’s consider oranges. Navel oranges from…