Have you ever bitten into a delicious piece of fruit and savored every bite, until you chomped down on a seed? It can be painful and unpleasant to bite down on a seed. Thankfully, if the piece of fruit you were eating was a navel orange, then you don't have to worry about this particular problem. That is because, as the title of this article implies, navel oranges really are a seedless wonder. Now you may be wondering what makes them a seedless wonder. The seedless part is pretty obvious– navel oranges have no seeds in them. Instead, if a…

If you want to get your family eating healthy add Texas grapefruit to the daily meals that you serve. Delicious Texas grapefruit is wonderful for breakfast, for snacks, for desserts, and makes delicious smoothies. That's because Texas grapefruit is sweeter than other types of grapefruit and is a great way to show your family that healthy food can taste delicious too. Keep a container of peeled grapefruit and orange segments in the fridge and encourage your kids to grab some fresh citrus fruit when they want a snack instead of reaching for cookies or chips. If you buy naturally sweet…

Image by zaveqna via Flickr Grapefruit is one of the healthiest fruits on earth. The only problem is that is can sometimes be difficult to get your hands on a fresh one. Since the fruit is only produced commercially in four states–Florida, Texas, California and Arizona–the online option is a viable one. Buying online grapefruit? We know, it sounds a bit batty. But the truth is that online fruit sellers are extremely popular on the internet. The reason for this is simple–online grapefruit baskets and trays are much cheaper than those purchased at retail stores. They are also more convenient.…

Does the title of this article sound too good to be true? Of course it does. You can not possibly lower your cholesterol without changing your diet, can you? Though the old adage says if it is too good to be true it probably is not true, that is not the case with grapefruit pectin. This soluble fiber that is found in grapefruit is so good at reducing cholesterol that it can do so without you changing your current diet, which is likely the very thing that got you the high cholesterol problem in the first place. Now, before we…

Florida oranges are a unique food. Unlike many things that can be very good for you, Florida oranges have benefits from the young, the ones in middle and, and to the seniors. Many foods can not say that. Honey, for example, should be absolutely avoided by newborn children because of botulism and used carefully with older children because of it's laxative effect. Milk is important to children because of the calcium and vitamin D but used more sparingly with older people because of it's fat. Also you should remember that milk is made to help a calf grow hundreds of…

If being overweight is the new normal, why do so many of us go on diets? That most of us weight too much, or at least more than we did in the past, is indisputable. According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese–which is double the rate in 1980. The average U.S. citizen is now 24 pounds heavier than most medical professionals say he/she should be. But why should we be slimmer? As incredible as it may sound, obesity is now the leading cause of preventable death in America, ahead of smoking!…

There are many different grapefruit benefits for the heart, and all of them center around cholesterol and heart disease. Most people do not realize that grapefruit benefits include more than just Vitamin C and potassium, but they do. Though hydration, weight loss, antioxidants, increased energy and lower risk of cancer are some of the many other grapefruit benefits, this article is only going to focus on the grapefruit benefits that center around the heart. The heart beats blood through your entire body. This is necessary to oxygenate the body and keep it healthy. The blood passes through the heart on…

Image via Wikipedia America is a nation obsessed with diets and exercise. Each year, we spend an estimated 42 billion dollars on supposedly simple solutions for the battle of the bulge. Unfortunately, most of that money has been spent in vain as Americans remain the fattest people on earth. Why are Americans so fat? There are a number of reasonable explanations from the fast food industry to increasingly sedentary working conditions. But in this article we want to focus on solutions rather than simple finger pointing. We also want to discuss healthy foods for a change. No, those low-calorie, artificially…

Image via Wikipedia If you're getting serious about getting ready for the summer bathing suit season eating grapefruit is the best thing you can do. Eating grapefruit can help you lose weight because it's high in fiber, it's low in calorie, and it can kick start your weight loss. People have been using the Grapefruit Diet to lose weight for decades because it works, and it's easy to do. If you can eat grapefruit everyday for several weeks you can shed ten pounds or more, in a healthy way that won't make you ill. You don't need pills or shakes…