Usually when you go to the beach there are two choices when it comes to food: you can buy overpriced high fat and high calorie snacks if there are vendors at the beach or you can bring your own snacks from home, which required planning, coolers, and usually results in sandy snacks. There is another solution though. You can bring a basket of fruit from home filled with delicious and healthy citrus fruits. A fruit basket is easy to carry, even when you’re loaded down with towels, sunscreen, beach toys and other items. And since citrus fruits like oranges and…
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It was only in the 19th century that the grapefruit awareness was spread among people and they started considering it as a substitute for certain health related problems. People also found that ruby red grapefruit was best in not just lowering the cholesterol but also with the weight loss that it can bring about in them. There are several reasons why ruby red grapefruit is so helpful when it comes to treating your problems. The main reason is that this amazing fruit is fully enriched with some of the secrets of nature that are really helpful for human beings. Initially,…
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Your diet can directly impact your health, and your chances of developing a serious medical condition. Many people don’t realize that everything you eat will have some kind of impact on your body. If you eat healthy foods that help your body work efficiently you can positively impact your health. If you eat unhealthy foods that slow down your body you can negatively impact your health. Citrus fruits like Honeybells and grapefruits have a very positive effect on your health and should be a part of your daily diet. Honeybells are like a sweeter, smaller type of grapefruit. Honeybells are…
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Continue ReadingThe holidays are over, and all that’s left is those extra pounds that you gained eating holiday treats for weeks. Eat delicious Honeybells to help you lose those extra holiday pounds and get back on a healthy diet. Tasty Honeybells are the sweetest citrus fruit that you can get, and you only get them for a short time. Honeybells are only in season for about a month from late December until early February. That’s just enough time to help you lose weight and get healthy for the spring and summer. Honeybells are the perfect food to eat after the holidays…
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Anyone that even has a passing interest in staying in good health has probably heard the words “free radicals” at one point. Those that have heard of them understand it is best to avoid them. Why is this? Free radicals are the severe toxins that can dramatically impact a person’s health in a negative way. And the word negative is not used flippantly. When free radicals amass significantly in the body, they can contribute to serious diseases such as cancer. That is why it is necessary to take the proper nutritional sources that are known to combat free radicals. Tangerines…
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You already know that Florida oranges are the best way to get kids the Vitamin C they need to stay healthy, but did you know that orange juice can also help your kids stay more alert and focused throughout the day? It’s true, orange juice is a nutritional powerhouse that has a lot more to offer than Vitamin C. Having a glass of Florida orange juice or a tasty orange, tangerine, or clementines as a snack during the course of the day can help your kids focus better in school. Giving your kids an orange as an afterschool snack is…
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Can a tangerine be used as a major part of a meal replacement shake? Yes, it most definitely can. Does that mean you should consume a number of tangerine shakes throughout the day exclusively? No, that would be a “tangerine only diet” and such a process is most definitely not recommended. Eating a tangerine is certainly healthy but it would not be healthy if all you ate was nothing but tangerines. However, you can most definitely replace higher calorie meals with a healthy tangerine shake that is lower in calories and higher in nutritional value. The way this is achieved…
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Sometimes it can be very difficult to make a choice between a nice healthy piece of fruit and a piece of chocolate cake. It sometimes even comes to rationalization: the chocolate cake has flour, eggs, and milk, all healthy things, but at the same time it has sugar and a load of empty calories not to count the WHITE flour that isn’t good for us. No matter how much you try to rationalize eating chocolate cake, Florida oranges are much healthier, do not contain additional sugar or other substances that our bodies do not need. Why shouldn’t you be allowed…
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If you want to impress your adventurous friends with a great gift that is healthy and nutritious, try purchasing a fresh fruit basket full of tropical and exotic fruits. Mangos are a common tropical fruit to add to a fruit basket. Their sweet butter flavor are only about 135 calories per cup and a fantastic source of Vitamin K and A and high in Potassium. Mangos are a good source of dietary fiber as well as an extensive list of minerals and vitamins. Since this fruit is grown year long along around the world’s tropics, it is an even better…
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Eating navel oranges is a great way to eat healthy and lose weight. If you’re one of the millions of people who have made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight this year eating navel oranges is one easy way you can keep your resolution without feeling deprived. Navel oranges and other citrus fruits like grapefruit are full of fiber, which will help you stay full and help you stop snacking so much which will help you lose weight. Navel oranges have around 80 calories per fruit, so you can enjoy a navel orange as a sweet snack or as…