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Adding some Texas grapefruit to your diet today is a great way to stay healthy. It's never been more important to take good care of your health by eating right. Stress is a constant today thanks to the grim economic situation, financial worries, and work problems. Stress has been proven to make you sick and can cause everything from aches and pains to heart disease and serious illnesses. The good news is that a healthy diet can help your body deal with stress and fight off illnesses and other side effects that are caused by stress. The vitamins and minerals…

Image via Wikipedia Citrus fruit in Texas is grown nearly all throughout the year, and there are some orange varieties that mature as late as January and are sold through the month of May. These Texas citrus varieties, incidentally, are among some of the more popular oranges in the United States if not the world. Other late season citrus types grown in Texas include tangerines, which are popular for gifts during the holiday season. Although many associate oranges with warm weather, and these individuals are not at all off base, the Valencia orange is found in Texas citrus-producing regions well…

Image by exfordy via Flickr When the grapefruit came to South Texas at the end of the 19th century, farmers were in desperate need of new agricultural crops. At the time, cotton and sugarcane were leading crops, but there was still fallow land to be tilled. The only real question was whether anyone would buy or send grapefruit. A half a century earlier, the exotic new citrus fruit had come to Florida where it met with little success. Most people felt that it simply too sour, and the fact that it was not a hand fruit certainly didn't help. Then…

It is rare to meet someone who has not heard at least in passing about the red grapefruit diet. This high fiber fruit is low in calories and sodium and totes a plethora of vitamin and minerals, especially Vitamin C. Ruby red grapefruit is the best choice as its deep color is a good indicator that it packs in even more nutritious antioxidant lycopenes then it's less non-ruby cousins. It is as simple as adding a glass of ruby red grapefruit juice to your diet or having a slice of this juicy fruit just before you eat to lower your…

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…