I am sure you can all relate to this in some way, we all have that food that makes us feel happy and gitty inside.
Oranges make me feel happy. They give me energy when all I want to do is collapse on the floor and sleep.
Oranges have been an important part of my college experience. I have probably spent 56% of my dining dollars on oranges (and 20% of it on hummus, but that is for a different article.)
My favorite orange breed is the "Golden Nugget Mandarin" which is found in stores between March-July. I haven't had one since June; I went to India for a month and when I got back, they were gone. I am patiently waiting for March 2017.
Anyways, in honor of oranges and their greatness, here is a list of 20 reasons to try to explain my non-explainable love towards this delicious fruit.
- Marvels created a "captain citrus" superhero in 2014.
- Oranges have the most logical name. Fruits like kiwis and papayas are why kids drop out of school these days.
- Ant-man asked for orange slices in Captain America: Civil War because oranges are the best fruit to consume to recover being defeated (by finals).
- They are the sweetest and softest fruit in the world.
- Oranges help your brain focus: an orange a day will make sure the only "C" you get is the vitamin kind.
- You can juice them easily.
- There are so many ways to eat them. Try this method. It is brilliance.
- They smell as good as they taste.
- "Orange flavor" actually tastes like oranges... not cough syrup.
- Oranges are safe to feed to dogs.
- Oranges are one of the only fruits my dog, Google, will actually eat because they smell and taste good.
- Cold oranges on a summer day: all I need to say.
- They come in CUTE sizes (a.k.a cuties).
- Apparently, oranges are actually part of the berry family. They are just obese, plump berries.
- Vitamin C. Oranges have a lot of it.
- The highest demand of fruit per person in America is for oranges.
- The health benefits are real: clears your skin, rich in nutrients, decreases risk of cancer, lowers blood pressure, improves immunity, lowers cholesterol, protects the heart, high in fiber, good for your hair, benefits your eyes.
- They are scientifically proven to make people happy!!
- You don't need to use a knife. They are the finger food of fruit.
- Oranges are widely available EVERYWHERE. Don't expect to walk into Whole Foods and find some cut up guava... because I can tell you right now, they won't have that.
Orange you glad oranges are the best fruit ever.