What is the Connection Between Snow and Oranges???
January 9, 2008 10:51 am Random Observations
So I was eating an orange this morning, then I looked out the window and watched the snow come down. This made me wonder, “Why is winter the season when we eat the most oranges?” It seems kind of ironic if you ask me. When I think of oranges, the LAST thing I think about is snow.
Oranges remind me of Florida. And when I think of Florida, I think of nice, sunny, beautiful days at the beach or something like that. So when I’m eating an orange and thinking about driving very slowly so I don’t die, it’s almost depressing.
Maybe we eat oranges in the winter in order to give us hope that in the near future we’ll have nice sunny days again. No beach unfortunately cause I live in Utah, but at least nice sunny days. But I can also see how this could be a very very depressing thing.
Another question I have about oranges is when did Santa start handing them out? Are oranges supposed to represent happiness and cheer? If so, I must say that I worry about those people that suffer from SAD (seasonal affectivness disorder, or whatever it stands for. You know, seasonal depression) because I bet everytime they look at an orange they almost break down and cry. Ok, maybe not, but you get the idea.
Well, either way someone is going to have a problem. So, I’ll just keep eating my oranges thinking about those sunny days in a couple of months when I won’t have oranges to eat.
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tags: Food, snow, winter
I love oranges not only for the taste, but orange is my favorite color! Isn’t it interesting how we relate to our food, positively or negatively? Oranges always sound good to me, but if it’s snowing out, I think it would be a nice visual like you said about Florida!
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“Why is winter the season when we eat the most oranges?”
Very good question I personally think its because of its strong citris fresh aroma. It makes you feel like your in a park on a picnic day with your family. Or simply because we use more oranges for those great holiday recipes. That is my thought!
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maybe more New Year’s resolutions to eat healthy means more fruit after the start of the New Year?
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I’m allergic to Oranges and I turn the same color as a strawberry!
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i love oranges,
whenever i get a cold or flu i used to gobble up 5 oranges a day and i got better the next day
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It’s going to be chinese new year soon and the market would be flooded with oranges
Cheers!
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I eat them a ton in the winter too! I think for me it’s because they’re so bright - they look so appetizing at the store.
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Oranges are SO tasty and are SO good for you. If you talked to nutritional experts they would tell you many many benefits that make it worth your while to eat them.
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Perhaps I’m too picky. I only prefer the oranges that have the really thick peels like the Sunkist brands.
The thin skinned navel oranges don’t do nothing for me and they’re hard to peel! =(
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Oranges are contagiously sunny. Thanks for the images and website
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I only like oranges in the summer. Yum.
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Eating oranges are a “no-brainer”. The health benefits are immense and they taste great. An orange a day will keep the doctor away!
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I love oranges. Orange juice is quite tasty. Gotta say it’s because we see them all the time in the summer, so we don’t really think about them, and when Winter rolls by, we decide to eat them.
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I prefer clementines from Spain!
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I like oranges year around. They are a wonderful delicious fruit.
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If I were a robot I’d say the humans eat oranges because they contain the C vitamin which is good in treating and preventing cold.
But I’m not!
They remind me of summer and the sun too!
Plus, they taste really good
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Oranges are very beautiful. Who wouldn’t want to eat one?
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I like oranges and lemons. They are tasty! Year round.
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I think oranges are so pretty that you could put them on trays all around my room full of oranges and it would make for a wonderful day.
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Being from Florida you would think that we would get tired of orange’s , but we don’t. My kids love them and so do I. Besides the above mentioned pleasures of eating oranges the are also full of antioxidants which help in the fight against heart disease and cancer.
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Yes, orange really can make us happy. As long as the color keep in orange
Color & aroma therapy I suppose 
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Just look at the oranges, the color is awesome. It looks very good with the greens.
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I think oranges are just great for your body and skin..I try to eat them as often as I can for those vitamins you need..and yes i agree with Fiona i love the color of the oranges..
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Oranges are very good for our health. Eating 2 oranges will makes me brisk for 90 mins.so whenever i feel drowsy ,i would eat oranges.Its really cool to discuss about orange.
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Oranges have a way of cheering us up in the winter.
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I also like to eat oranges. But, generally I eat it in summer as it is given iciness in summer.
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I always assumed people ate a lot of oranges during the winter because the vitamin C helped with their immunity. Either way, when is not a good time of year to eat oranges?
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