Salmon Baked with Winter Oranges & Spice
The gorgeous color of Cara Cara and Moro blood oranges will brighten the coldest of winter days. Marinated with spices and citrus, and then baked, this delicious salmon recipe is sure to become a [...]
The gorgeous color of Cara Cara and Moro blood oranges will brighten the coldest of winter days. Marinated with spices and citrus, and then baked, this delicious salmon recipe is sure to become a [...]
This recipe makes a flavorful side dish, or a main course for vegans. It’s bright and beautiful as well as loaded with both nutrients and taste, from the combination of spices with a [...]
Fava beans are one of the oldest domesticated beans. Also known as broad beans, they are very nutritious – a great source of fiber and vitamin K, along with folate and manganese, and a good [...]
Whether it’s a special occasion dinner, or just another Sunday with family and friends, these crab cakes are sure to be a hit. They’re bursting with flavor, with a blend of lemon, Dijon mustard [...]
This is a riff on the traditional tapenade, a spread made with olives and capers - here, the olives are replaced with artichoke hearts. Add Parmesan, herbs and spices, and serve with sliced [...]
Sweet, luscious oranges and your choice of spices add a layer of tasty goodness to pecans in this delicious recipe. Perfect for parties or time spent at home enjoying movies or TV, it includes a [...]
Adding dark chocolate to a luscious citrus cake full of brandy-soaked fruit is a sure way to overcome anyone's prejudices against traditional fruit cake over the holidays. You may find it popular [...]
The classic Cape Codder is refreshing and goes down just as well during hot summer nights as it does cosying up beside the fire during winter holidays. It blends the goodness of cranberries and [...]
A delicious – and beautiful – take on the classic lemon drop martini, with a recipe for homemade cranberry simple syrup you can use for more luscious cocktails.
Here's a side dish that is so delicious, you might want to double it to make sure there are enough for leftovers. For vegans, it's an easy switch to vegetable stock for an upscale entree perfect [...]
Fragrant Meyer lemons and herbs lend flavor and color to a rich medley of root vegetables in this delectable recipe. It’s a flavor-packed side dish for roast meats or fish, or a vegan dish [...]
Blood oranges are prized wherever they are grown, including the Moro blood oranges of California, and they infuse the cuisine of Sicily, where they originate. This salad is the perfect [...]
Richly fragrant and flavorful blood oranges light up this delicious stir fry. It’s a quick and healthy meal that still tastes good the next day as leftovers. Serve with rice and a salad. [...]
Sweet, delicious Cara Cara oranges are as pretty as they are delectable. With their rosy, juicy flesh, they make the perfect snack just as they are. But, to make the most of the season, you can [...]
This luscious chicken dish is inspired by a classic Mediterranean recipe, with a taste that melds a variety of herbs and spices. The blood oranges add color, flavor, and their uniquely [...]
Packed with goodness and flavor, this salad is colorful enough to light up the darkest winter nights. The smooth, creamy taste and texture of avocado is balanced by tart, sweet blood oranges, [...]
Simple, yet delicious, this dish can be whipped up easily on a weeknight after work, but it’s also got enough gourmet flair for company. You can substitute any delicately flavored white fish, [...]
Blood orange lends its uniquely fragrant taste and a blush of color to classic shortbread. This version adds a glaze for a taste sensation that is sure to be a hit at holiday time or anytime you [...]
A little sweet, a little savory, and the tang of lemon to light it all up – that’s the appeal of this version of crostini. As an appetizer, it is a sure hit, and as a snack it will fly off the [...]
Crostini makes a quick and easy snack or appetizer, and the variations are literally endless. This version pairs creamy ricotta with tart lemon and thyme for a crowd pleasing appetizer or family [...]
Looking for a quick and delicious appetizer for guests – or just a healthy snack for a night at home? The combination of mushrooms with lemon and seasonings will be an instant hit. Serve these [...]
“At Limoniera, we know that good health and maintaining balance continues to be important to all of us, and that produce and citrus can be critical to this balance,” says Harold Edwards, President and CEO of Limoneria. “We understand that people are busy and looking for solutions that are easy to incorporate into their busy lives, and the Nature’s Pharmacy app does just that. Limoneira is proud to be a leader in educating consumers about how to eat their way to optimum health naturally.”
We’ve cross-tabulated 55 health concerns including the need to increase good cholesterol, prevent cardiovascular disease or ease insomnia, as well as desired outcomes, including improving energy levels or reducing wrinkles, with 74 fruits and vegetables. All of these foods, which can be found in the produce section of most grocery stores, contain 12 essential vitamins and 11 essential minerals that address these concerns or help with desired outcomes. By selecting a concern or outcome, the app then generates foods in the produce aisle that can help consumers achieve their health goals.
“Nature’s Pharmacy and Take a Healthy Stand are important components of the Food as Medicine movement taking hold nationwide,” said Megan Roosevelt, a Limoneira nutritionist and founder of Healthy Grocery Girl®. “Food as Medicine maintains that fresh, healthy produce such as lemons can help avoid an expensive and perhaps less effective trip to the grocery department’s supplement aisle.”
This app is just one of several educational platforms to be launched as part of our Take a Healthy Stand™ platform, which showcases the many ways that citrus and produce can play a role in helping to alleviate serious health issues as well as enhancing personal appearance and wellbeing. The foundation underpinning our Take A Healthy Stand™ educational campaign is consumer-friendly messaging supported by research by the Institute of National Health and other objective organizations.
Certain diet and lifestyle factors can speed up the aging process which may have a negative effect on your health and physical appearance. For example, oxidative damage from the build-up of free radicals speeds up the aging process which can result in wrinkles, age spots, dryness and decreased skin elasticity. The National Institute of Health has published research studies that have demonstrated that antioxidants may help slow aging and improve skin health. One simple way to consume more antioxidants and prevent aging is to consume lemons. Both the peel and juice are rich in Vitamin C, an antioxidant that also supports collagen production which important for skin elasticity and skin health. The pectin in lemon rind can also help with weight loss. Lemons also contain limonene which is used in cosmetics and also in a range of other items, such as fragrance and bath products.
Continued emerging research published in the National Institute of Health reveals that what you eat – and don’t eat – may help prevent certain types of cancers. For example, LEMON juice successfully inhibits the growth of several types of cancer cells. Hesperidin and d-limonene (plant Compounds found in LEMONS) have both been shown to have cancer-preventing properties.
Diet and lifestyle both play a huge role in heart disease prevention. Studies published in the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism have shown that hesperidin and diosmin (plant compounds in LEMONS) have been found to help lower cholesterol. It has also been demonstrated that walking and eating lemons every day is associated with a decrease in blood pressure.