If you have trouble getting everyone in your household to eat healthy Valencia oranges can help you convince your family that eating healthy can taste great too. Juicy Valencia oranges are in season from last spring through summer and the sweet and rich taste will make everyone in your family…
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What we call the Satsuma tangerine has been around for over 700 years. Anything that is still being cultivated after that many years just has to have a real appeal to human taste right? And it’s not just Americans who enjoy one of the tangerine’s earliest varieties. Not by a…
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These days people are busier than ever and navel oranges can help you stay healthy when you’re on the go. A large percentage of people either have a long commute to and from work each day or are working more than one job trying to make ends meet. Staying healthy…
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There are many occasions that are appropriate for sending fruit gifts. Many people choose fruit rather than flowers for birthdays and those that are hill because they tend to receive more appreciation. After all, while flowers may smell good, they do not last very long, and you cannot taste them.…
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Times are hard, and a lot of people feel like they need to cut back on their gift giving in order to keep their family budget intact. But when you give fruit tower gifts you can splurge on great gifts for the friends and family members you love without breaking…
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Exotic Citrus Fruit Varieties: Honeybells The crossing of one fruit variety with another is quite common in the citrus world. In fact, it is the reason we have the grapefruit, the orange, the lemon, and the tangerine. Hybridization was also used to create the tangelo, a cross between a tangerine…
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Do something different this year and give fruit baskets as Easter gifts. Everyone enjoys delicious fresh citrus fruit. Even though traditional Easter gifts are chocolate giving fruit baskets has become very popular in the last few years. Many people are watching what they eat and trying to live a healthy…
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When you run out of different recipes for main dishes, you are likely to find your family less likely to look forward to eating those dishes. At that point you know it’s time to look toward something more exciting-something different. When it comes to main dishes-or one dish meals-there is…
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The Florida orange is the most important crop in the entire state and actually has a huge impact on the country’s produce economy as well. Oranges are the most popular of the five most popular fruits consumed in America and Florida is the top producer. If the Florida crop suffers…
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Fruit is one of the five basic food groups. Chockfull of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, fruit is low in calories and is fat and cholesterol free. According to the latest Food Pyramid released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) people should consume 2-3 servings of fruit each day. In…