Eating Seasonally in Winter with Citrus!
There are quite a few good reasons to eat citrus fruit when it’s ‘in season,’ like the tree-ripened flavors, finding reasonable prices for lots of varieties, and the bonus of vitamin C. If you eat one citrus fruit every day this winter, then you’ll be strengthening your body’s ability to fight off illness. Not only that, vitamin C is an antioxidant so it helps protect all the cells of your body. Here’s a chart of Florida-grown citrus varieties you can choose from.
7 Ways to Add Winter Citrus to Your Day!
1. Squeeze an orange into your smoothie.
2. Slice a lemon, lime or tangerine into your water glass.
3. Squeeze an orange and grate a little of the zest onto your fish.
4. Slice a grapefruit and an orange, then layer them for dessert.
5. Toss segments of orange into a spinach salad and dress lightly with vinaigrette.
6. Squeeze an orange onto cut apple slices so they don’t turn brown.
7. Toss a Clementine into yours and your child’s lunch bag.
How will you add seasonal citrus to your breakfast, lunch and dinner? Please join me on Facebook for tips about this and other small steps to better nutrition!