Healthy School Lunches and Florida Oranges

Florida oranges are the perfect addition to healthy school lunches for your kids. Each day parents struggle to find healthy foods that their kids will eat to put in school lunches. Kids want sweet treats that taste good, and parents want kids to eat healthy foods that will give their bodies and brains the nutrition they need to function well. Oranges will make both kids and parents happy. Naturally sweet and delicious oranges are also full of Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Iron which will help kids stay healthy, alert and focused throughout the long school day. Iron is especially important for kids. Kids can use up huge amounts of iron when they are growing, and if they are not getting enough iron in their diets their brains won’t develop as fast as their bodies.

Feeding your kids chips, cookies, chocolate and other sweets in their school lunches is setting them up for failure. All of these high calorie, high sugar snacks and desserts will give your kids an initial sugar rush that will eventually lead to a crash which will leave them tired, groggy, and unable to focus and pay attention in class. Putting Florida oranges in their school lunches will give them a sweet treat that is full of healthy nutrients and will give them the energy they need to pay attention in class until the end of the day. An orange or grapefruit during lunch is the ideal pick me up for a kid who is running out of steam after a long morning of studying. The natural sugars in oranges and other citrus fruits is a great way to give every kid, even those who can’t eat processed sugar or shouldn’t be eating high sugar food, an energy boost that will help them perform better in school.

Including Florida oranges, grapefruits and other fresh citrus fruits in your child’s school lunches is an inexpensive way to make sure that he or she has the energy, focus, and drive to do well in school. Poor nutrition is often cited as a reason when kids do poorly in school. If you’re worried about the cost of buying fresh fruit you shouldn’t worry. A large box of fresh oranges will last a long time if you store them properly, so spending a little bit of extra money to get a bulk order of fresh oranges is really more cost effective than you might think.

Taste the Sunshine with Hale Groves

At Hale Groves, we believe the best gifts come from the land, not a factory. For generations, our fruit has been grown slowly under the Florida sun, picked at its peak, and delivered fresh to your door. From sweet Navel Oranges to rare Honeybells, every gift shares the simple joy of real flavor—perfect for holidays, milestones, or everyday moments worth celebrating.

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