When it comes to beating back the common cold, you just can beat a grapefruit! Whether you’re slicing it in half for a fresh start of your day or downing a glass of grapefruit juice to quench your thirst, you’ll be getting up to 80% of the recommended daily dose…
-
Continue ReadingImage via Wikipedia For many people plain Florida oranges or Navel oranges just don't suit their tastes. Some consider these varieties too tart and are looking for something that is sweeter and juicier. If you don't mind waiting until January for your oranges, you can order honeybell oranges to fit…
-
Continue ReadingI s it really the thought that counts when exchanging presents for any occasion? Generally speaking, we'd have to say yes. As long as the present has some personal meaning or potential use, then it's sure to be a hit. But what happens when you don't really know someone all…
-
Continue ReadingEating a grapefruit everyday is recommended by many doctors and nutritionists as a way to stay healthy, maintain a good weight, and help protect yourself from serious diseases like heart disease and cancer. You might think that you would get tired of eating the same thing everyday even though it's…
-
Continue ReadingGrapefruit punch is the perfect addition to any celebration. From weddings to birthdays to holiday parties or backyard barbecues a light, refreshing grapefruit punch is always perfect. You can make alcoholic punches for adult parties, or non alcoholic punch to give the kids at the event something special to drink.…
-
Continue ReadingGrapefruit weight loss programs have been around for nearly a century, but do the really work? How do grapefruit weight loss programs work and what exactly is the science behind this seemingly magical fruit? Here is a brief essay to give you a better idea of what exactly the grapefruit…
-
Continue ReadingImage by little blue hen via Flickr The grapefruit is one of the newer varieties of citrus fruits and is the result of cross-breeding between oranges and pomeloes. All grapefruit varieties are rather large and can range in size from four to six inches. The albedo–the white matter underneath the…
-
Continue ReadingThere are many concerns today about cancer with many people trying all the new “tricks” they hear can prevent it. While it might be true some of those remedies are worth the time, there is no doubt the pectin in grapefruit peel protects the body from many diseases including cancer.…
-
Continue ReadingSome of the greatest companies in American history started out as mail order catalogs. Sears, Roebuck & Co. was one of them, founded in 1893 by two men who understood the importance of transportation in the retail industry. More than a century later, a growing number of goods are being…
-
Continue Reading
Image via Wikipedia Oranges first came to Texas at the end of the nineteenth-century. Since that time, crops have been cultivated in one relatively small section of the state. The region is known as the Rio Grande Valley and it is located in South Texas. Because it has a subtropical…