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Many sizes, shapes, colors, textures, and flavors make up the fruit world. It's easy to get caught up in comparing apples to oranges when the subject of fruits comes up, but that would be marginalizing the virtues of each individually.

Many fruits are high in vitamin C, have good fiber content, and are wonderful eaten raw. Some of the most popular juices and smoothies are made from fruit.

The food pyramid suggests that we eat 2 to 4 servings of fruits per day as part of a balanced and healthy diet. The famous adage, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" hints toward the fact that fruits can help keep the body balanced nutritionally by keeping it regular and providing a good boost to the immune system. Some of the more famous fruits, grapes (containing resveratrol) and acai berry, a superfood containing a high content of antioxidants, may help in the prevention of disease including various types of cancer.


Fruit flavors are an oft-mimicked ingredient contained in beverages, ice cream, candies, and many other confectionary items and food products. Bloggers speaking loops around fruit can be found at sites like thefruitblog and harvestmoonbyhand.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “fruit”

• in Technorati Women
  POM Wonderful? Not So Fast, Says the FTC
  The FTC has ruled that the makers of POM Wonderful juice have used misleading claims in their advertisements.
  by jenna3967 / on May 22, 2012
• in Family
  KidTunes: The Pop Ups Go Wild in Radio Jungle
  “I draw myself a world with a box of crayons…” The Pop Ups
  by missbobetier / on May 9, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  The Health Benefits of Eating Fruit
  Tech elongates life, but does not provide quality of life — eating good food does
  by ajeetkhurana / on Feb 1, 2012

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• Strawberry Fool

  
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• Bare Fruit 100% Organic Bake-Dried Mangos, 1 Pound Bags (2-Pack) for $20.61 Shipped

  
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• Cali Swizzle

  
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• Myth busted: Canned peaches as nutritious as fresh

  
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• fruity summer striped ice cubes...

  
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• Loganberries

  
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• Chocolate Crunch Fruit Salad

  
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  Note: This recipe is part of a sponsored series created for Fiber One. I. Love. Fruit salad. Love it. And in the summer, I will often trade a green salad for a fruit salad with dinner — something that my husband thinks is a little odd, but that my kids enjoy. Fruit salad is also a favorite for me for breakfasts, ...
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• Homemade Creamy Lemon Syrup

  
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• Apple Blossom Time 2013

  
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