Orange you glad I didn't say Banana.
Day 5- Oranges
Recommended serving: 1 daily
Also, if you want to get more juice out of an orange or lemon or other fruit, let it go to room temperature and/or roll it against the counter top.
Recommended serving: 1 daily
- As we all know, great source of Vitamin C, but also is good for fiber, folate, and potassium.
- Fun fact: oranges originated in Asia which were then brought to the Caribbean by Christopher Columbus and then Spanish explorers brought them to Florida. So if you are one of those people who protest Columbus day.. now you have a new reason to celebrate him.. ORANGES =]
- Because Vitamin C is quickly excreted from the body, it is important to make sure you are eating enough daily to make up for the loss.
- There is a specific flavonoid found in oranges that are rarely found in other fruits, and the citrus flavonoids are antioxidants and antimutagenics ( which prevents cells DNA from mutating, which cancer is basically cell mutations).
- there is a link between oranges and cardiovascular health
- and I know sometimes it isn't yummy or the texture is weird, but the most Vitamin C is found in the pulp.
- There is also a link between oranges and protecting against strokes.
Also, if you want to get more juice out of an orange or lemon or other fruit, let it go to room temperature and/or roll it against the counter top.
Why did the Orange go out with a Prune?
ReplyDelete-Because he couldn't find a date.