Creating Fruit Salads with Florida Oranges

There are more uses for Florida oranges than just peeling one to eat or drinking a glass of processed orange juice. In fact, there is nothing any better than fresh Florida oranges you peel and cut yourself while creating a naturally sweet and delicious fruit salad. While you can certainly buy fruit salads in the grocery store or delicatessen, you have no way of knowing the ingredients in those salads which many times contain additional sugar that is unnecessary. If you want to provide your family with the freshest and healthiest fruit salads, buy fresh Florida oranges with other healthy fruits and create your own delicacies from your own kitchen.

One of the most popular fruit salads is the citrus salad. You can usually find these in the grocery store packed in a jar, but it is certainly much better when you make them at home. In many cases what you find in grocery stores contains extra sugar and is often packed in light or heavy syrup instead of natural juices. When you make the same fruit salad at home using Florida oranges and other fresh fruit you can reduce the calories and sugar content by using the juice from the oranges, grapefruit and other fruits you include in the salad. You can still add other fruits as well which will add a different taste to the citrus fruit salad you make.

Another way to use Florida oranges is as an addition to Jell-O. While not the typical fruit salad, many people prefer Jell-O with something more than just the gelatin itself. There are many different ways to add to gelatin including the addition of ingredients you might use in a tropical fruit salad, Florida oranges, mandarin oranges, strawberries, peaches or any combination of these fruits. If you are looking to cut back on sugar, you can choose sugar-free gelatin which usually only contains about ten calories per serving.

Including Florida oranges in the fruit salads you create provides a tasty and healthy addition whether you use Florida oranges alone or with a combination of other fresh fruits. The important thing is to use the fresh variety-avoid canned and frozen fruit combinations that usually have added sugar or unnecessary preservatives. In addition, natural fruits are better for you and include healthy vitamins and antioxidants the body needs for building the immune system and keeping the body free of many different diseases.

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