Healthy Diet for January 21 – Orange You Glad! ⋆ Healthy Diet ⋆ Lifestyle

Slice into a tangy grapefruit. Peel a tangerine. Squeeze lemon in your tea. Citrus fruit, now in its peak season, offers you an ample supply of good nutrition!

For most people, oranges mean vitamin C. But did you know that citrus also supplies an ample amount of folate, potassium, and dietary fiber (soluble), all potentially heart-protective, among their other functions?

Beyond that, citrus fruits brim with health-promoting plant substances: flavonoids with heart-healthy and anticancer qualities, limonoids that may inhibit tumors, and carotenoids with their antioxidant activity, of which some may protect your vision.

Add sliced citrus to your salad, or squeeze citrus into a belly-warming hot drink like this one:

Orange Cider

3 cups orange juice

1/4 teaspoon whole cloves

1 2-inch piece stick cinnamon

1 cup apple juice 1 orange, sliced (optional)

In a saucepan combine orange juice, apple juice, cinnamon, and cloves. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain to remove cinnamon and cloves. Serve warm. If desired, float orange slices on top. Makes 4 servings.

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