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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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• Winter Fruit Salad

  
  A Recipe A Day — Authority: 117
  My house is so quiet today ~ I don’t like it one bit!  We had a great Christmas and I hope you did, too.  Lots of great food, that’s for sure. I’ve been making this fruit salad for a long time.  It’s easy to make and I always make it a day ahead.  It’s our standard fruit salad for winter holiday ...
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• Spy kitteh

  
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• Funky Monkey Snacks

  
  Leafygreen.info: Green Product Reviews for a Green World. — Authority: 119
  Funky Monkey Snack s recently introduced three new flavors to their mix – Applemon, MangOJ and Pink Pineapple. This is the first set of new flavors since the snacks launched two years ago. They are made using a special freeze-drying process on whole slices and large pieces of fruit. This process is exclusive to F ...
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• While we teach others we ourselves learn

  
  Command the Raven — Authority: 150
  Proverbs 12:14 [show/hide]Proverbs 12:14 [14]From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a mans hand comes back to him.14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto [...]
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• While we teach others we ourselves learn

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 150
  Proverbs 12:14 14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him. We are here assured, for our quickening to every good word and work, 1. That even good words will turn to a good account (v. 14): A man shall be satisfied with good ...
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• New Year Tapas/12 Grapes

  
  The-Informer — Authority: 139
  New Year Tapas… Smoked salmon with orange and cucumber, absolutely delicious! Simply put them together and serve on cocktail sticks, a light sprinkle of pepper adds a mild kick for something a little different. New Years eve in Spain of course usually involves that very amusing tradition of “Las doce uvas” ...
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• Opening a Minute Maid: Experience the Natural Goodness

  
  Between Bites — Authority: 127
      There are a multitude of things we enjoy about life.  The naked truth is… the biggest pleasure, most often that not, comes from the simplest things.  Simple.  Natural.  Fun.  Three words when mixed together in a moment can get me (or the Black Eyed Peas) singing, “I got a feeling… woo-hoo… that ...
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• Mushroom Slicer

  
  I New Idea Homepage — Authority: 583
  No fanciful ideas behind the Mushroom Slicer, it is just a plain and simple slicer but ensures you to cut up mushroom quickly and easily. Place the gadget above the mushroom and push it down, then done! Moreover, the utensil could slice other small fruits and vegetables as well; so that you can prepare a delicious ...
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• Chinese plant shut as over 40 kids suffer lead poisoning

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 739
  Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) A battery manufacturing factory in south China was closed after more than 40 children, who were living in the vicinity, were found to have excessive lead levels in their blood, an official said.Aokelai Power Co. Ltd, formerly Zeliang Battery Factory, was just 30 metres from the staff quarters of ...
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• Barnet Extends Recycling Program to Tetra Pak

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 486
  With all of the talk of the environment over the last few months it has become the hottest issue in the world.  After the Copenhagen summit, which many are calling a failure, it became even clearer that it would fall upon the shoulders of local authorities to produce real change.  This is why the government of the ...
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• Why is cooking alcohol not suitable for beverages?

  
  Epicurean-Chef | Copy Cat Recipes — Authority: 147
  Bradley asked the following question: We have litres of cooking brandy for fruit cakes at work and there up around the 60% level. They clearly state not suitable for consumption as a bevarage. Why???? Can’t you have a little bit with something? Not registered with eBay? Click to sign up Sorry, no items ...
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• Top 10 Posts – 2009 – Best and Worst Year Ever

  
  Hyperlocavore — Authority: 99
  It’s been an amazing first year. It started with a huge turn both privately and publically. Obama’s inaugeration was the highest point and the lowest point. On that same evening we got the news that my father was not well, and six months later he was gone. He taught me many things some useful and some not at ...
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• Chicken Piccata with Grapes & Caper

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 470
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• Love of Pink Perfume Review

  
  Cologne Perfume Fragrance — Authority: 115
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• Berkshire Eliminates 21,000 Jobs as Manufacturing, Retail Slump

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 157
  Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported 21,000 fewer employees than it had at the end of 2008 amid a slump at the firm’s manufacturing and retail units. Berkshire and its subsidiaries have about 225,000 workers, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said this week in regulatory ...
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• How to Make 2010 the Year That Your Diet Succeeds

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 159
  A shocking two thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, and most other countries see similar figures. Given that, there’s a good chance that you might be carrying some extra pounds which you want to shed.Perhaps you’ve been on diets before, but they’ve never lasted more than a few days. You probably ...
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• Yuzu Cocktail Recipe

  
  MarxFoods.com Blog — Authority: 130
  Enjoy a taste of summer no matter what time of year it is!  This is a cocktail that takes the natural complexities of yuzu juice and amps them up through the addition of the other ingredients.  Though the bitters, dry gin, and yuzu juice are all bitter/tart, the St. Germain is rather sweet, blending all the flavors ...
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• Ciao Bella Blackberry Cabernet Sorbet

  
  Gigi-Reviews — Authority: 500
  I know that wine sorbets are not exactly new, but with the lone exception of the Cabernet sorbet from Bennetts Ice Cream at the Los Angeles Farmers Market, I have not had the chance to try any other versions. Mind you, Ive seen the pint containers of Ciao Bella Blackberry Cabernet Sorbet in supermarkets for at least ...
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• Costa Rica has been called the Hiawaii of Central America

  
  Travel, Travel Vacations, Travel City, European Travel and more Informations — Authority: 455
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• How to help your children lose weight

  
  Health 2 u — Authority: 130
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