Americans are often mocked for being loud, gauche, and uncultured. But those are merely stereotypes. Some folks fit that shoe and others do not. Then there is the weight issue. Perceptions and opinions are subjective, but scales don’t lie. Americans are fat! In fact, we are the fattest humans on…
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If you want to give your friends and family the best tasting fruit that you can buy it has to come from an Indian River fruit company. The Indian River district of Florida has a reputation around the world for producing the world’s finest citrus fruit, and when people want…
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Trying to eat healthy when you’re at work is a daily challenge for most people but navel oranges are a great healthy snack option. Most people have good intentions to eat healthy when they get to work but over the course of the day they get tired and worn down…
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The grapefruit is a subtropical citrus fruit with a bitter to sweet tasting, which was originally named the “forbidden fruit”. Grapefruits have a yellow-orange skin and their insides are segmented and acidic, varying in color. The most popular varieties are White Grapefruit, Pink Grapefruit and Ruby Red Grapefruit and they…
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Pink grapefruit is a great ingredient to cook with. The tangy sweetness of pink grapefruit adds a lot of depth and flavor to both savory and sweet dishes. Desserts made from pink grapefruit are often very light and refreshing and are fantastic for summer meals when the weather is warm.…
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When you drink a glass of navel orange juice, it is unlikely you even realize the unique history that lies behind it. In order to understand the history of navel oranges, you must understand the complete botanical origins of all citrus fruits. One thing that most people probably don’t even…
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It’s a story worth telling. Some time ago, a shipment of young citrus trees arrived at a grove owner’s orchard – but the name of the trees was not included in the shipment. Because he trusted his supplier he planted the trees anyway. Later, as these trees began to produce…
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This year include some citrus fruit in the Easter gifts that you give. Bright and colorful citrus fruits are a great addition to any Easter basket. Giving oranges or grapefruit along with chocolate is a good way to get your children and family to eat healthy without making them give…
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If you want to give your loved ones a healthy birthday treat this year give them Florida oranges. Florida oranges are the gold standard for delicious and healthy citrus fruit, and everyone loves the sweetness of Florida oranges, tangerines and other citrus fruits. Sending a fruit basket full of delicious…
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Citrus paradisi or the common grapefruit is a tart and tangy fruit that grows in subtropical citrus trees. This fruit came to be by the crossing of the sweet orange and the pomelo. The trees they grow on generally grow to about 20 feet tall and sprout a beautiful dark…