Food of the week - Oranges

Hello all!

I’m beginning this “Food of the Week” with oranges.  Simple enough, right?  Wrong.  I am not a fruit eater.  I haven’t been much of a fruit eater for most of my life.  I like apples, grapes, and some melons – and that’s about it.  (I warned you I was a picky eater.)  I was never a fan of citrus fruits.  I don’t have a good reason as to why (although you’ll find I don’t have a good reason as to why I haven’t tried most of the foods to follow).  Oranges seemed like a lot of work – you have to peel them, the taste & the acid never appealed to me, the smell just about knocks me on my butt every time I attempt to eat one.  But I had to try it. 

So I went to the store with my best friend, Caitrin, and she (patiently, thank goodness) showed me how to pick an orange and pointed me in the direction of navel oranges. 

---Let me interrupt myself here by saying that in the few weeks before, I had given other citrus fruits a chance.  I had a Clementine, which I LOVED, and a grapefruit, which I like but they’re so sour and so much work to eat that I’ve been neglecting them.  But I do like them.---

So I brought my two oranges home, put them in my fridge, and thought about them for two days straight.  I wasn’t scared (of a food? Really?) but more just avoiding it.  This was a big step for me – trying all these new foods – and I needed to let the thought sink in.

Finally, I dove right in.  I peeled it apart and dove in.  To be honest, I do have texture issues and this was a prime example.  I didn’t like the texture, I didn’t like all the white stuff the peel left behind, and the taste just wasn’t something I loved.  Would I eat one again in the future? Sure.  But it wouldn’t be my first choice.

Until next week – eat your heart out!