Top five reasons why everyone should eat oranges in Florida.

1.  There's an orange on the license plate

Oranges are a great fruit, not only are they tasty, but they have a pulpy, and sensationally citrusy sentiment they bring to the table.  Floridians recognized this and loved it so much that they placed it on their license plates!  Turns out Florida oranges are not eating oranges; instead they use all of their oranges for juice making. In fact, California is where most of your eating oranges come from, nevertheless get in the florida spirit and suck on this vitamin c-filled sack of goodness.



2.  If you dive or snorkel, you'll understand

Florida is filled with a plethora of opportunities for divers and snorkelers to experience in one of the best clear-water, reef filled, biodiverse regions of the country.   Diving and snorkeling is exciting and tiring, so there's nothing better than grabbing an orange slice and hunkering down your meaty jowls on one of these bad boys once you hop back on the boat.  The strong citrus eliminates that salty, fishy taste that accumulates in your mouth when being in the ocean.  It also replenishes essential vitamins and minerals that get depleted in your sweat under the hot Florida sun.

3.  It's a primal thing.

Sometimes there's nothing better than being reconnected with your primal instincts; and eating oranges helps bring out this savage primordial beast lying within you.  Imagine walking into a continental breakfast, early in the morning, tired, simply looking for nourishment.  You spot a beautiful display of oranges in between the coffee and refrigerator.  The adrenaline kicks in.  Disregard all social norms.  Hunch over to the fruit and grab one.  It's yours.  Look around to make sure nobody is trying to take what is yours.  Rip open the rind and toss it aside.  We're in.  The pre-divided bulbous mass of citrus entices your senses in more than one way and you can't resist the primal rage but to stab your freshly brushed teeth into the meat.  You don't care.  The juice drips down your chin and pupils dilate as sugars, salts, and fluids rush down your throat shortly to be digested.  As you finish, you toss away the nasty pulp that is scattered about your wrists and hands and your start your day because you don't give a f*** about looking like a repulsive savage in front of the Johnson family on their vacation.  Go, you.  You beautiful monster.

4.  It's litter free

Florida is a beautiful state and in order for it to stay beautiful, mankind has to acknowledge their obligations it has towards the preservation of the natural world.  One problem is that mankind has snacks. Yes, snacks.  Whether it's the bag of cookies your mother packed you in a ziplock bag or the taquito you bought at the gas station, your snack usually has packaging or some sort of waste associated with it.  Most of this waste is not good for the environment and causes major ecological problems; however the Orange (and basically all other fruit) navigates around this problem.  Not only has mother nature made a tough case for the delicious fruit inside, but said case is biodegradable and can be a food source to animals and fungi on the ground.  Don't worry about throwing away your orange peels in a trash can, toss it overboard or in the woods where some happy squirrel or fish will nibble at it for the next day.

5.  They're healthy?

Yeah, they're good and they taste good so, eat em.  Oranges are full of pulp which contains dietary fiber necessary for regular bowel movements.  Everyone loves waking up in the morning and clearing the pipes before a long day in the Florida keys or shopping in Miami.  As said before, oranges contain nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that are lost during sweating which happens frequently in this hot, humid monument to humanity's arrogance they call a state.



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