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Companies can waste a lot of money and man hours sending out corporate gifts, yet sending gifts to clients and vendors is an important part of building business relationships that have a huge impact on your business. Fruit delivery is a great way to keep building those relationships without using up valuable resources. Using fruit delivery makes it possible to cut down on the man hours used to send corporate gifts because fruit baskets, assorted fruit gifts, and gift towers can all be ordered online, by one person, in a short amount of time. That person can schedule the delivery…

Image by grand grrl via Flickr Whether you know it or not, there's a good chance you have come in contact with satsuma tangerines. Often enjoyed during the holiday season, the satsuma is one of the most popular varieties of tangerine available. It's also one of the most easily-identifiable mandarin oranges on the market, and there are a number of reasons why it has become so popular. Satsuma tangerines themselves are not an individual variety of mandarin orange, but a subgroup of a larger citrus variety known as unshiu. Their earliest known origins trace to Japan, and today they are…

Looking for a tangy treat? Do you love the bitter and sweet combination? Do you want this with all the delicious tasty benefits but with minimal calories and sodium? Oh, and of course you want this to be fat free and cholesterol free? Yes, this seems like you are dreaming but there really is an option for you! When was the last time you had a slice of grapefruit or a grapefruit drink. Yes, you read that correctly, your grapefruit drink will be a combination of tangy, sweet and bitter while still refreshing, delicious, fat free, cholesterol free and very…

Tangerines are often considered to be one of the tastiest types of citrus fruit available. While there are many different types of this delicious fruit, they maintain the orange color of the orange fruit. Tangerines are more directly related to the mandarin orange than any of the other citrus fruit available. Similar to the other forms of citrus fruit available, these tiny fruits can help boost your immune system and heart health. The tangerine is full of various antioxidants as well as Vitamin C that is known to have significant health benefits, and folic acid which helps reduce your risk…

Nearly everyone in the United States has heard of the grapefruit weight loss plans such as the Grapefruit Diet, Hollywood diet and the Mayo Diet, fad diets that have filtered in and out of American homes since the 1930's. While grapefruit does contribute to weight loss, few people know why this seemingly magical fruit aids in the shedding of excess pounds. It is said that there are specific enzymes that when combined with proteins found in legumes, animal products and meat, your body reacts by increasing the fat burning power of your metabolism. This may or may not be true,…

We have all done it. How many times have you bought a bag of fruit, and then weeks later find them rotten in the back of your fridge, hidden from site for so long? Not only is this a waste of the money you spent, but it is also a waste of great produce that you never got to enjoy. If this has ever happened to you when you bought a bag of navel oranges, then fear not! These navel oranges storage tips will ensure that even if you can not eat your navel oranges right away, they will stay…

This year you can cut down on holiday costs by using delicious Texas grapefruit as a stocking stuffer. Instead of filling stockings with expensive chocolate bars and small gifts this year put healthy and tasty grapefruit and oranges in your family stockings. Buying a large box of sweet Texas grapefruit will cost less than buying individual items for the Christmas stockings and you'll be giving your family a healthy and tasty treat that they will love. Texas grapefruit is sweeter than other types of grapefruit so even small kids will love the refreshing and sweet taste of the grapefruit before…

Summer is salad season and there are some wonderful grapefruit salads you can make for yourself and your family which are tasty, healthy, and delicious. Adding tangy grapefruits to summer salads will give your salads an edge and give you easy and refreshing meals to serve. Grapefruit has a natural fat burning enzyme which will help you maintain your weight or lose weight, so combining grapefruit with healthy salads is a great way to cut calories if you're trying to lose weight. Eating grapefruit salad is also a fantastic way to avoid becoming bored with salads if you eat salads…

Image via Wikipedia Nearly one in five Americans drink grapefruit juice every morning with their breakfast. Some of those people should really consider switching to orange juice. If you are one of the millions of Americans on daily medication, drinking grapefruit juice may cause serious damage as the grapefruit juice can make your drugs work too well. At least that's what the findings show. Grapefruit has the ability to block certain enzymes that line the walls of the lower intestines. These enzymes attack certain medications meaning that less of the medication will actually make it into the body than was…

Changing the way you eat is not an easy task, but when you decide to finally make the commitment to better health, choosing a diet with grapefruit calories in it may be just the answer you were seeking. Many people do not realize the endless health benefits that the citrus fruits can bring to the table and by including them, even just one or two grapefruits per week will make a lasting difference in their health. Grapefruit calories are just one way to better the way you feel from the inside out. When you are beginning a new diet to…