Mandarins! As good as Chocolate?
By ITR Staff |
Wed, 31 Dec 1969
December is always a hard month for us in Tahoe. We've put our bikes away and are anxiously awaiting the hard core ski season. This means we do less activity and more eating. Add to that the gifts of chocolate and cookies, and you have a long month.
Last week after we polished of an incredibly yummy box of high quality candy, we were left guilt ridden and addicted. We needed more! Fearing that his best employees would need time off to visit the clinic for serious chocolate addicts, our broker, Blane came to the rescue! His remedy? First, he forced us to go "cold turkey" banning all chocolate. Secondly, he replaced chocolate with Mandarin oranges. Our reaction: WHAT?
Initially we were angry. We missed playing our favorite game - What's in the Middle of this Chocolate". Then we started to imagine the Mandarins dipped in chocolate. Finally the memory of chocolate faded from our minds, replaced by the sweet refreshing Mandarin. Now, we come to work hoping there are more of these wonderful treats in the former candy bowl.
Why are these treats so amazing? Not only do Mandarins help greatly in the war against chocolate addiction, taste great and add a festive orange color to any tabletop, but they fight colds as well. According to a USDA study, Mandarins grown in Placer county are "up to six times higher than values previously determined for orange juices" in Synephrine concentrations. Synephrine is a remedy for symptoms of allergies and the common cold. It is also commonly used in weight loss drugs. We're not saying you'll have no allergies, never get a cold and be automatically super thin; however, we are in Nevada, so let's stack the deck!
Our favorite Mandarin is the Sunset Ridge brand!!!!! They are "grown atop the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains" and are great! Give them a call or go online, they do deliver.
www.GotMandarins.com
For more info or to order, please call: 916-663-9158
