Florida’s Honeybell oranges are a super sweet citrus fruit. Grown mainly in the groves of Mediterranean climates such as those found in Florida, the Honeybell’s unique flavor and short harvest season make them a highly demand fruit. However, many fans of the Honeybell orange may not know some interesting facts…
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The Honeybell orange isn’t actually an orange. It’s a tangelo, and that’s just the first of its many surprises. The Honeybell tangelo is an exciting citrus fruit hybrid. The Honeybell resulted from cross breeding between the Duncan grapefruit and the fancy tangerine. The Honeybell tangelo makes an exciting fruit gift…
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For many people the only orange to enjoy is a Florida orange. Orange enthusiasts can tell by the bright, bold colors and juicy tastes that they’re biting into Florida oranges. For the true Florida orange connoisseur, there are many types of the sweet tasting citrus to choose from. The Valencia…
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Summer is coming, and if you want to get bathing suit ready in a hurry you need to keep your kitchen stocked with Florida oranges. Florida oranges are a sweet snack that you can enjoy instead of eating ice cream, candy, or cake. Cutting out just a couple hundred calories…
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The hot weather of summer is coming but Valencia oranges can keep you cool and satisfy your cravings for sweets all summer long. Super sweet Valencia oranges are the perfect hot weather treat because they can be used to make a wide variety of delicious cool treats, or you can…
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Sending fruit baskets is a great way to surprise your friends and loved ones when you want to send a gift just to say that you care. Delicious seasonal fresh fruit is something that can everyone can enjoy regardless of what type of diet they choose to eat, and getting…
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If you are one of the thousands of people who skips breakfast everyday you should be eating Temple oranges for breakfast instead of just skipping it. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and experts agree that if you want to be healthy you should be eating breakfast.…
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Red grapefruit stands tall in the world of citrus, there’s no doubt. Besides its refreshingly tangy-tart taste, it’s loaded with a host of nutritional goodies: Vitamin C, potassium, folate, thiamin, antioxidants, lycopene, fiber and more – plus red grapefruit is low in fat. But did you know that red grapefruit…
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The early weeks of January don’t just bring the cold and bitter temperatures of deepest winter. In fact, the first weeks of every new year bring the peak season for one of the lesser-known but still amazingly healthy fruits known as the Honeybell tangelo. Honeybells have a short peak season,…
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The decorations and opened presents have all been put away…everything except your Christmas fruitcake. Whether you received it as a gift or lovingly made it yourself, perhaps using Grandmas secret recipe, chances are you’ve still got some left. The beautiful thing about fruitcake is that, if it is properly stored,…