The vitamin C in tangerine-mandarinas will help you stay well and their amazingly sweet flavor will keep them on your grocery list, week-after-week. If you're searching for the rockstars of the citrus world then tangerine-mandarinas are it. For a decade or longer, the demand for a kid-sized, seedless, tangy and sweet fruit has grown and grown. While living in Salamanca, Spain this fall, I've already started to buy seedless tangerine-mandarinas from grocery stores, the Central Market, and small shops that specialize in selling fresh fruits and vegetables. They are in nearly every shopper's bag … [Read more...] about Seedless Tangerines are ‘Mandarinas’ in Spain
An Orange a Day and Good Nutrition Tips for the Holidays
What gets you out of bed in the morning? It could be a sweet and nutritious orange! There are lots and lots of fruits and vegetables to choose from and all are good, smart choices for their flavor and nutrition. Yet, as the colder season of the year arrives, there may be no better choice than a fresh orange, mandarin, tangelo, tangerine or other orange-colored citrus fruit. 'Nutrition Resume' of an Orange, medium, approx 65 calories 1 grams protein 15 grams carbohydrate, including 17 grams sugars 0 fat 3 grams fiber 90 milligrams vitamin C 295 International Units … [Read more...] about An Orange a Day and Good Nutrition Tips for the Holidays
Cinnamon Mandarinas with Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a Recipe from Spain
Here's a dessert recipe that will tickle your taste buds as it protects your body and brain from oxidative stress, inflammation, and aging. These sound like impossible claims, right? In fact, by combining the nutrition of a sweet, juicy, high fiber tangerine-mandarina (or orange) with the nutrition of delicious extra virgin olive oil, the health benefits are amazing. Vitamin C in the citrus fruit is a powerful antioxidant that can reduce oxidative stress and inflammation throughout the body. High quality, fresh extra virgin olive oil is a superhero of the Mediterranean-DASH Diet meal pattern … [Read more...] about Cinnamon Mandarinas with Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a Recipe from Spain