Want to sneak a bit more protein into your diet? Consider the humble fruit! While fruits are relatively low in protein compared to options like jerky and nuts, they can still give your intake a boost if you’re strategic about your workday snacking and choose the best fruits for protein. To help you put that plan into action, The FruitGuys
Next time you need an icebreaker at an awkward meeting, try this trick: Run to the break room, grab an Australian finger lime, and ask your coworkers to guess what it looks like inside. Anyone who hasn’t tried one yet will probably think it’s a segmented fruit, like a lemon or an orange. Then, it’s time for the party trick:
It’s 2 p.m. on a summer afternoon, and you’re staring at your office’s fruit bowl. It’s full of different varieties of plums, peaches, and nectarines. You’re not sure which fruit to grab—which plums are the sweetest again? If that scenario sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. Our team at The FruitGuys has delivered farm-fresh fruit to offices for more
You’ve probably paired a glass of wine with dinner, but have you tried pairing a cup of coffee with your favorite fruit in the office break room? If not, it’s definitely worth doing! When you get the pairing right, the two flavors will complement each other, making your whole snack break more delicious. Choosing the Best Fruit and Coffee Pairings
How do you know if a fruit, vegetable, or snack is GMO (genetically modified)? For years, this question was tough to answer. There weren’t official rules around labeling GMOs, so people who wanted to avoid them had to cross-check lists of GMO products from multiple sources and hope for the best. But in 2022, that changed. How Do You Know
Here at The FruitGuys, we specialize in non-GMO fruit delivery and believe that GMOs (genetically modified organisms) should be labeled—but we also want to bring you the facts about them, not just the worries. So, we spoke to both GMO fruit developers and GMO labeling advocates to help you understand what GMOs are, how they became part of our food
Nothing says “wellness perk” quite like a table of colorful oranges, mangoes, and dragon fruits arrayed in the office for a free employee farmers market. That kind of spread is perfect for celebrating National Wellness Month or Employee Appreciation Day—and bulk produce will help you pull it off seamlessly. But knowing where to buy bulk fruit and veggies for your office
Oranges and peaches have a few key things in common: They’re both round fruits with orange skin, and they taste juicy and sweet when you take a bite. But does that mean they’re in the same fruit family? Here at The FruitGuys, we’ve delivered both peaches and oranges to offices for more than 25 years—so we know all about their family
What does summer mean to you? Is it the office’s AC hitting you like a brick wall every morning? Or the joy of jumping into the pool with your kids? Those are both good answers, but for us, it’s the sweet, juicy taste of a fuzzy peach still warm from the tree. If fruit is a summer highlight for you,
Sometimes we all need a break from the everyday routine. Why not spice things up at the office and surprise your staff with a colorful assortment of exotic fruits? From vibrant dragon fruits to juicy lychees, these unique varieties are not only healthy snacks but also great conversation starters. You can get an exotic fruit delivery from a company like
The rise of trendy, low-carb diets like keto and paleo has led many people to rethink which foods are healthy—including fresh fruit. Oranges, a classic staple of the American breakfast table, are on the no-munch list for some dieters because of their natural sugar and carb content. But that mindset flies in the face of the traditional advice that fruits
For US consumers, the 1970s brought a new wave of tropical fruits to restaurants and grocery stores. Since then, what was once a niche market has become far more mainstream, thanks to advances in transportation and storage, plus increased awareness and consumer demand. Social media and travel patterns have also helped popularize once-exotic fruits like the dragon fruit or lychee.
In a viral TikTok video, fitness influencer Jeffrey Harris dumps strawberries, blueberries, and grapes into bowls. He fills the bowls with water and tops them off with a mix of apple cider vinegar and baking soda. A quick cut later, the water is so brown it makes him grimace. That’s probably the moment when more than 1 million people hit
As much as we love winter fruits like navel oranges and pomegranates, it’s always a pleasure to watch the seasons change and the farm-fresh produce available change with them. There’s nothing quite like the syrupy-sweet aroma of a sun-warmed spring strawberry—or the delicate, melt-in-your-mouth texture of the season’s first peach. In this 2025 Spring Fruit Guide, we’ll walk you through
In the fall of 2024, back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton made landfall in Florida and tore through its orchards of fresh citrus fruits. High winds stripped trees of their leaves, knocked oranges to the ground, and snapped branches. At Vero Beach, Florida, a tornado spawned by Hurricane Milton battered Al’s Family Farms. It ripped the second floor off of the
Our team at The FruitGuys is chock–full of fruit experts. We can talk your ear off about Ojai Pixie tangerines, wax eloquent about the difference between a mandarin and an orange, and discourse for days on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) versus hybrids. But when we set out to answer the question “Where do citrus fruits come from?” we found ourselves
Wondering how to wow your colleagues at the next office extravaganza? Try using fresh fruit from your FruitGuys box (or the grocery store) to create memorable, enticing fruit platters. They’ll encourage healthy eating in the workplace, and you might even get your “fifteen minutes of fame.” Jeanette Mendez, the production supervisor of The FruitGuys’ Chicago facility, loves cutting and arranging
When The FruitGuys called farmer Emily Ayala of Friend’s Ranches on February 20, her team was gearing up to harvest an enormous crop of Ojai Pixie tangerines. “It’s more than twice as big as last year, which was quite a small crop,” she told us, surveying her orchard while we spoke. She estimated that she and her fellow Pixie growers
For centuries, fruit has played a central role in Lunar New Year celebrations in China and other Asian countries. According to a recent Time article: Since at least the Qing dynasty, Chinese parents would place fruits like mandarin oranges, lychees, dates, or persimmons beside the pillows of their children, along with red envelopes containing money under the pillow, to ward
In 2023, a post circulating on the social media platform Reddit kicked off intense citrus discourse. The photo, captioned “Raspberry Oranges,” showed a peeled orange with flesh so dark red it was nearly black. “Finally, goth oranges,” one commenter wrote, snagging 2,600 likes. Another said, “I kinda just assumed these were blood oranges for people who were afraid of the
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