The Fruit Connection : August 2008Click here to see past newsletters
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Fruition Gifts
Tropical Fruit Fiesta Gift Box
Greetings!
August, to me, has always been a month of
contradictory realities. Judging by the weather on most
days in Maryland, it is totally summertime, but judging
by the commercials and advertisements it's definitely
time to think "autumn" with back-to-school sales and
suggestions.
So I hope you'll understand and appreciate our
"summer"-issue Fruit Connection that will offer a
glimpse of fall as well!!
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Featured Gift: Tropical Fruit Fiesta
My sisters have frequently encouraged me to create a
tropical gift box. After test-shipping to a location on the
East Coast , our "guinea-pig" recipient of kiwi and
mangos received her fruit with much enthusiasm!
She gave us the green light to go forward.
One of our dessert suppliers, award-winning
Rowena's (yes, there is a real Rowena), started
offering Baby Key Lime Bundt cakes, an item we
decided just had to go in this new gift!
For only 25.00 + shipping, you can send tropical
treasures to friends, family and clients on the East
Coast!
Our Price:
$25.00 + S&H
Send a Fruit Fiesta today!
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Back-to-School-Prep
Start planning now for easy lunch-making throughout
the school year. I have found that assembly-line
thinking works really well: On Sundays, line up
containers for each day, and stock them with all the
shelf-stable ingredients for lunch: Juice boxes,
healthful snacks like dried fruit and pretzels, fruit cups
or applesauce, and reusable utensils and a
napkin.
Then each nite before
or morning of during the week, the only thing left to
do is add a sandwich, salad or other main dish and
an ice pack. Of course a piece of fresh fruit is always a
great addition!
I don't even have kids but this system eliminates a
huge amount of stress during my busy work-week!
While naturally we are focused on fruit and all its
benefits, helping our readers live a healthier lifestyle
overall is our goal. Reducing stress is a key
component for good health, so we'd love to hear
your ideas for healthful lunches and/or any stress-
reduction tips that make your household run more
smoothly. Send ideas/tips to
dorothy@fruitiongifts.com
Thanks for reading and we look forward to sharing
your suggestions!
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Looking Out for Kids Away at School
While you can't hover over your children and supervise
their eating habits once they've gone off into the world,
a little reminder from home full of healthful snacks can
only help to reinforce the tips you've drilled into their
heads over the years.
Thanks to our
loyal customers, quite a few gift boxes from Fruition
have made it on campus at the University of Maryland,
James Madison, Lynchburg College,
Drexel, and more.
From what our customers tell us, the kids love
getting the fresh fruit and goodies, and several
parents have remarked that they and and their
children prefer the Fruition boxes to other gift basket
services offered through their schools. To set up an
occasional or regularly-scheduled delivery to your
kids at school, please call Roy at 800-481-FRUIT
(3784).
With college students in mind, we've created a line of
College Care-Packages, to be unveiled on the
website in September. (In case you're curious, these
gifts will be suitable for students at boarding school
as well; we just liked the "College Care-Package"
title) .You'll receive a "Fruit Flash" email to let
you know when the gifts are available online!
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Kids Shouldn't Have all the Fun! (Or All The Healthy Snacks!)
In addition to kids away at school, there's another
demographic group which tends to need some help
with snacking healthfully: adults at the office! It is
tough to ignore the siren call of the vending machine
during the afternoon slump. Fruition can help!
Offices of any size are eligible for our Fruit for
Offices program. Each client gets a custom-designed
delivery of fresh fruit and healthy snacks to have on
hand for employees to enjoy on the job. And enjoy it
they do: most customers start out with a small inital
shipment that is quickly devoured, and the
subsequent orders are much larger and on a weekly
basis!
To find out if this service is available in your area,
please email Dorothy at dorothy@fruitiongifts.com or
give Roy a call! 800-481-FRUIT (3784)
Fruit For Offices
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Fruitful Recipe #1: Italian-Inspired California Plum Flatbread
Oh my goodness-what an amazing way to enjoy fresh
plums!
Recipe shared courtesy of the California Tree Fruit
Agreement. Check out their website,
www.eatcaliforniafruit.com
Get recipe and directions
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Fruitfully yours,
Dorothy Vitrano, "The Fruit Lady"
Fruition Gifts
voice:
800-481-FRUIT (3784)
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Fruitful Recipe #2: Watermelon Salsa! |
Nothing says summer like watermelon! Spice it up a
bit and serve Watermelon Salsa to kick off the
remaining summer days!
Ingredients:
2 cups seeded & coarsely chopped watermelon
2 Tablespoons chopped onion
3 Tablespoons seeded,chopped Anaheim chile
2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
3/4 Teaspoon garlic salt
Directions:
In a serving bowl, mix together the watermelon, onion
& chile pepper. Season w/balsamic vinegar & garlic
salt. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour to
blend flavors.
From the Produce Marketing Association 2008
Calendar. Recipe submitted by Larry Brodahl
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Introductory Special! Save on Tropical Fruit Fiesta Box! |
Save 10% on any orders of the "Tropical Fruit Fiesta"
gift box this month!
Use discount code TFF when ordering on the website,
or mention to Roy when you order by phone! Call 800-
481-FRUIT (3784)
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