If you love green and gold kiwis, then youāll adore their red cousins! These fruits blush reddish-pink in the middle and have a sweet, tropical, candy-like flavor. Theyāre a new addition to The FruitGuysā fruit boxes for offices, fresh from our friends at The Flavor Tree Fruit Company. Red kiwis have a unique color inside, but thatās not the only
Fiber is one of fruitās superpowers. Itās a tiny carbohydrate invisible to the naked eye, but it works magic in your gut when you eat it!Ā Hereās a quick look at what fiber is and the health benefits it can bring you, according to a dietitian. Plus, check out our list of the top five fruits with the most fiber.
Imagine Clark Kent (Supermanās alter ego) works at your office. Feeling peckish, he heads to the break room to grab a snack. Heās just taking a bite when it hits himāthis cookie was baked with kryptonite!Ā Thatās how it feels to have a food allergy in the workplace. And there are a lot of Supermans running around.Ā Food allergies have
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 youāre strategic about your workday snacking and choose the best fruits for protein. To help you put that plan into action, The FruitGuys
Long before our team at The FruitGuys started wearing banana suits to encourage people to eat more of them in the office, the ā1878 Domestic Cyclopaedia of Practical Informationā instructed American consumers on how to peel and eat a ripe banana. Specifically, it gave tips on the famous Cavendish, also known as the sweet banana.Ā Ā āIt is eaten raw, either
Itās hot out there campers. While here in Northern California, we have been blessed with an unusually-cool summer thus far, I know the rest of the country is beating heat records left and right. This intense heat affects farmers and their crops, and it affects our moods. When itās so hot you donāt know what to do, when the heat
Do you enjoy homemade tomato sauces, olive oil, berries, and salads fresh from the garden? If so, you might already be eating the Mediterranean way. Unlike many other diets, the Mediterranean eating pattern focuses on what you can eat and not what you should limit. Followers of the Mediterranean Diet eat mostly whole, unprocessed foods, including lots of fresh fruits
Breakfast is touted as being the most important meal of the day, but lunchābe it a homemade sandwich or a restaurant mealāgives us the energy for the afternoonās work as well as an often-needed break from the computer, sales floor, or meetings. Lunch is also a great opportunity to improve your diet, increase nutrition, and maintain a healthy weight. The
The orange of autumn is not only on trees: November is the peak season for winter squash. Although remarkably varied in appearance, winter squashes share an orange-colored flesh rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. They are outstanding sources of vitamin A, plus provide plenty of dietary fiber, potassium, copper, and many B vitamins. Along with other orange vegetables such as
My mother-in-law, in her infinite wisdom, always makes sure to let her grandchildren know that peeling fruit is not a good idea. āDonāt be Mr. Peeler, the vitamin stealer,ā she tells them. Iāve always liked this sage advice, and now I can give her (and Mother Nature) credit for being well in front of the scientific community on this fact.
Day 26: The marsh of cubicles has cursed our party. We lost Lenny two days ago to the gurgling fried dough found in the quicksand pits of a budget-planning meeting. Sue has been eating the native Bundt cake that grows wildly here and drinking soda like it was stagnant stump water. Her sugar crash-induced lethargy is so bad that we
A few customers have asked about Swine Flu, fruit, and our packing procedures here at FruitGuys. According to the CDC, Swine flu is transmitted primarily through human contact, not food; we have always recommended that all fruit and produce (organic or conventional) be thoroughly washed before consumption; none of the fruit in any of our current mixes comes from Mexico;
By Heidi Lewis While the glowering Mr. Jack O’ Lantern will certainly do some face-melting in the next week or two, inspiring investigation by the budding entomologists in your family, there is plenty more to be done with pumpkins than just turn them into doorstops. Most Halloween-variety carving pumpkins are also edible, but the smaller Sugar Pie varieties provide a
As part of your FruitGuys subscription, we provide you and your employees online access to UC Berkeley’s Wellness Letter, the newsletter of nutrition, fitness and self-care. It translates leading-edge research into practical advice for daily living – at home, at work, while exercising, shopping, or cooking. Highlight from the November Wellness Letter Wellness Tips: Just a Little Bit of Sugar
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