Halloween week has your Seattle area office team getting the best citrus of the season. These little mandarins pack a wallop of pure orange taste- crisp, tart-sweet and delicious. A great choice to help keep the flu away. The organic Concorde pears are in limited supply, but I got my hands on 35 cases this week. Concorde, along with Comice and Taylor' Gold pears, are sweet all through their season. You cannot go wrong buying one of these excellent varieties. I'll see if we

Every year I personally buy and deliver over 300,000 pounds of fruit for you, my office customers. Every week I shop hard, seeking out just the best fruit at the breaking point of ripeness. And I want to share my fruit expertise with you. Healthy snacking is a lifestyle. So I want to help you eat healthy everywhere and not just at work. Here's my "Fresh Fruit Friday" tip for your family grocery list. Choose the smaller "Sesame" Mandarins (5-stars on the left in this photo

Pumpkin is a type of winter squash that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. While commonly viewed as a vegetable, pumpkin is scientifically a fruit, as it contains seeds. That said, it’s nutritionally more similar to vegetables than fruits. Beyond its delicious taste, pumpkin is nutritious and linked to many health benefits. Here are 5 impressive nutrition and health benefits of pumpkin. 1. Packs Vitamins That May Boost Immunity Pumpkin is loaded with nutrients that can

What delicious healthy choices in this week's office fruit delivery from Market Fresh Fruit. Opal apples- very sweet and juicy Seckel pears - also known as Sugar pears Pristine variety green grapes Gala apples - WAXF top grade Holiday red plums - organic Rainforest Alliance certified bananas

This week farmer MacGregor from Tiny's Organics turned me onto his Hiromi plums and Flavorich pluots. I like buying from him because he picks them just for us a day before we pack. When left to tree-ripen, you get a better fruit. They are sweet, crisp and not too juicy, and a real taste treat. I hope to keep them coming through the end of the month. The Nikita apple flesh is firm, white, and fragrant, and the texture is both crunchy and slightly effervescent. Nikitas have a

Apples are not just crunchy, sweet and satisfying. As part of a smart diet, they can help protect against serious diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer and more. Consider them your healthy secret weapon. You've heard it a zillion times: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Turns out there's more truth to that than you might think. Studies show apples have powerful health benefits, particularly when it comes to fighting chronic diseases that kill millions of p

A new variety of late season seedless green grapes, the Pristine is the result of 20 years of methodical cross-breeding by a grower in Central California. The result is an unusually large grape with good shelf life. This fruit has an altogether unique flavor that starts with a hint of vanilla and finishes with a crisp tart-sweetness, reminiscent of green apples! The Bartlett pears are in peak season and their smaller size makes them an easy-to-eat healthy office snack for one

As a number of companies – small and large, start-up to industry titan – offer workplace health programs to their employees, the debate about the effectiveness of such programs continues. While there are concerns about privacy and efficacy, research continues to show that promoting healthy habits to employees – be it through intensive programs or structural and cultural support (e.g., an on-site gym and encouragement to use it during the lunch break) – is an effective way to