Tangering consumption Up, Oranges down

[Apasaraw]

I thought this was humourous...I'm just glad people are eating the darn things.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080603/od_nm/oranges_dc;_ylt=Av_WcrtB726IZTefiwE6Si3tiBIF

Just too busy to peel oranges? By Avril Ormsby
Tue Jun 3, 11:03 AM ET


LONDON (Reuters) - Britons are too busy to eat oranges in their lunch breaks nowadays and are opting instead for "easy to peel" fruit like satsumas, according to a survey.



For the third year in a row, orange consumption has fallen. It was down 2 percent at some 600 million compared with the previous year, market researchers TNS said.

Although still popular with the health-conscious over-45s seeking their 5-a-day fruit and veg intake, oranges are being replaced by the smaller and more manageable satsumas and tangerines among young adults.

Both are easier to carry in lunch boxes, quicker to peel and less messy to eat.

Consumption of satsumas rose 35 percent over the past year to about 460 million and the number of tangerines jumped 60 percent to about 62 million.

"Satsumas are the key growth area," a TNS spokeswoman said. "Seven in every 10 times oranges are consumed for health reasons," she added.

But while adults cannot find the time for oranges, they do encourage children to have them. Consumption among children is about 15 percent up.

[Veganforlife]

It's sad how we've become lazy with our eating. I love the joy an orange squirts me with, don't you???

[lafsalot]

It's sad how we've become lazy with our eating. I love the joy an orange squirts me with, don't you???

Yep, and the glasses I wear prove it :D ~ Cathy

[cherries]

I get tangerines because they taste better not because they are easier to peel. But one thing that's nice about them being easy to peel, is that young children can peel them!

[Raw Yogini]

I get tangerines because they taste better not because they are easier to peel. But one thing that's nice about them being easy to peel, is that young children can peel them!
Yep, my kids prefer tangerines for exactly that reason! My personal preference? Oranges for sure!

[femaleuna]

I do prefer satsuma's because they are easier to peel..sigh. I juice naval oranges for my smoothies.
My kids eat oranges. I cut them up into wedges and they like to chew the orange from the peel.

[juliebove]

I was buying Mandarins at Costco that said "Cuties" on the box and said they were easy to peel, showing a picture of the orange with a zipper on them. I was going through a case a week with husband and daughter both eating them. Apparently they are no longer in season, so I bought a case of navel oranges. I've had that case for over 2 weeks. The bottom layer is mostly still there and I've thrown out a few that rotted. So in this house, the easy peel stuff gets eaten more often.

[raw_danceruk]

That dosent surprise me! ha!! my family are that lazy..corr..what a chore to peel an orange!!

I only use oranges to juice..I rarely eat them (probably lazy factor):eek: