When the American Cancer Society says that certain lifestyle and or diet changes can help you fight off certain types of cancer, most people sit up and listen. This is especially true of people who may already be at risk for cancer due to hereditary, environmental, or other factors that increase risk. So when the American Cancer Society recently said that juice made with Florida oranges can help reduce your risk of cancer, a lot of people took notice. The question that many asked was why are Florida oranges such a good thing to eat to prevent some types of…
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America is the fattest nation on the face of the earth. A full third of her population is officially obese and nearly two-thirds are merely overweight. In spite of these staggering statistics, most Americans are reluctant to make judgments about people’s waistlines. Unlike smoking, the number one preventable killer of the last century, obesity exists in a sort of gray area. With the help of the government, which has levied taxes and made it illegal to smoke indoors, smokers in America became pariahs, outcasts. Not that that was necessarily a bad thing. Cancer deaths attributed to smoking and other tobacco…
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It’s the most wonderful time of year, but for many, the holidays seem to be a trap of poor nutrition. Consider making holiday fruit a part of your holiday season and don’t get caught. Holiday fruit is a beautiful way to add interest to any room, it’s good for you and it tastes delicious! Whether you’re sending a gift to family or friends or want a little something special in your own home or office, holiday fruit is a great way to stay healthy during the holidays. For many people, the mention of holiday fruit brings to mind brightly colored…
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Have you ever tried Honeybells? A Honeybell is a delicious citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a tangerine and a grapefruit. Honeybells are famous for their sweet taste, but most people don’t realize they are nutritional powerhouses. Because a Honeybell fruit is so sweet and juicy and delicious most people consider them to be a snack or a dessert comparable to candy or cookies but in reality Honeybells are very nutritious and will help you feel better and lose weight. Like all citrus fruits Honeybell fruits are packed with Vitamin C and B Complex vitamins, which will boost your…
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A seasonal fruit arrangement is the perfect snack for birthday parties because it is colorful, fun, and healthy. You can help mitigate the calorie damage done by birthday cake and ice cream by serving delicious fresh citrus fruit in a pretty fruit assortment as a snack at a birthday party instead of chips or other high fat and high calorie foods. If the birthday party is for kids serving naturally sweet citrus fruit is a tasty way to make sure that they don’t end up eating so much sugar that they are hyper throughout the party. Pieces of fruit from…
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Eating Florida grapefruits gives you a lot of the benefits that you would get from Florida oranges, plus some special benefits that only come from grapefruits. Grapefruit juice can be used in almost all the same recipes that orange juice can, but will add a little bit of tartness to whatever you are making. Grapefruits are just as portable and versatile as oranges. So change up your citrus routine by alternating Florida oranges and Florida grapefruits as part of your daily diet to stay as healthy as possible. Check out these three health benefits you can only get from grapefruits:…
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Are you craving a healthy, juicy treat but you are not hungry enough to eat a whole citrus fruit such as an orange or a grapefruit? Well mother nature whipped up the perfect answer to satisfy you; eat a tangerine! Not only are they tinier than most citrus fruits, they are much more manageable than other citrus fruits if eating them in a public place such as the office or a school cafeteria. No need to be embarrassed of not being able to dig your gnawed-off fingernails into the peel to free slippery snack from its case, because tangerines are…
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If you’re ready to get serious about getting healthy it’s time to buy some Honeybell tangelos. Honeybell tangelos are delicious and super sweet so they taste like a high calorie treat, but really they are one of the healthiest fruits you can eat. Honeybell tangelos have around 50 calories each, which is less than just one cookie, and you can eat several of them in one day and not have to worry about how many calories you’re eating. Honeybell tangelos, like tangerines and oranges and other citrus fruits, are packed with Vitamin C to help your immune system but they…
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No matter type of diet you are on you can enjoy delicious and low calorie Temple oranges. Many people think that they have to give up their favorite foods to follow the most popular diets but effective diets all allow healthy citrus fruit. Temple oranges, like grapefruit and other citrus fruits, are very low in calories and contain a lot of healthy fiber. The sweet taste of fresh citrus fruit combined with the low calorie count make citrus fruits a favorite snack and dessert for dieters. You can prepare Temple oranges and other citrus fruits in many ways that maximize…