I really never paid much attention to types of oranges until one time years ago I needed to bring oranges to one of Haden’s soccer game, I was running late and ran into Costco and grabbed a bag, ran home and started to cut them and thought to myself, Uh OH I bought grapefruits or something because they were so much darker on the inside! I looked at the bag and it said Cara Cara Oranges on it. I didn’t know what that meant, I didn’t even know there where different kinds of oranges!! I didn’t have time to get anything different so packed them up and off I went. Halftime came and the boys were downing these oranges they kept saying how good they were. I was very curious as to why? So the next time I was at Costco I picked up a bag for myself to see if there really was a difference… Oh my gosh was there! These tasted so much better than a normal orange to me! Now anytime I see a Cara Cara Orange I have to buy it!! I looked them up online to see if they were worse for you because that seems to be my luck with anything nutritious I start to like, for instance I finally decided I like mushrooms and next thing I hear is don’t eat those, those have zero nutritional value! LOL Always my luck. Well I am happy to report Cara Cara’s are actually good for you! Maybe even better for you than a regular orange!
FUN FACTS from the Cara Cara Orange website:
- Cara Cara Navel oranges have 20% more Vitamin C and nearly 30% more Vitamin A than regular Navel oranges.
- I’m pink inside because of Lycopene, a nutrient you can find in pink or red fruits and vegetables (like tomatoes).
- Oranges are one of the few fruits that will not over-ripen if left on the tree.
So there you have it. Most of you probably already knew about these yummy sweet things, but just in case I am not alone in my limited fruit and vegetable knowledge, I thought I would share!
***So I have never cut open my oranges like this before but decided to try it because I hate peeling oranges, I am so lazy, some days that is the only reason why I wont eat one because it’s just too much work! In fact that’s pretty much the reason I don’t eat a lot of fruit in general, I hate to wash, cut and prepare it! I always say if I ever win the Lottery the first thing I would do is hire a personal chef! LOL! But anyways I saw this orange peeling hack on-line and thought I would give it a try. while cutting into the orange like this made it super fast and easy… I will say I didn’t like the way it made my orange look, not super appetizing, had I known that I wouldn’t have done this for my blog pics, but again, me being super lazy and as you know hate to peel an orange was not going to do it again! 😛 LOL now you know that hack isn’t the prettiest one to do! Your Welcome!
Better hurry and try these soon, these babies are only in season from December to May!
Janna's Journey 