Some people  are natural  gift givers. They have an innate  ability to  purchase   the perfect gift no matter what the occasion  is or who will be the recipient. Other  people   fight with the  idea   of gift giving by putting it off until the  final   minute then scrambling  to buy  the first  item   they can put their  fingers   on. Quite often these gifts turn out to be disasters . But there is one fun  gift that can always seem to   work for any individual and that’s the fruit basket. That might seem like a retro  option   for a gift but it’s really a healthy , energizing and savory way to show you care. plainly put, you just can’t go wrong with a fruit basket.

Thanks to the many resources  on-line, you can find  a way to  design   your own fruit basket gift. An  very   popular  option is to  have   all citrus with a mixture  of orange and grapefruit  types . One of the  highlights   of this type of fruit basket is that citrus fruits have a long shelf life. You can keep  them right in the basket  or tucked in the fridge and they’ll be ready to  enjoy   for several  days and even up to a week after getting  them. Although other fruits like  mangos   and blueberries  can add some special sweetness to a fruit basket, they’ll have to be consumed right away  but the citrus fruit can stick  around for a  little while  .

As you customize  your fruit basket you can  stay   with basic assortment  of Florida oranges and grapefruits. For  people  living outside of the sunshine state, getting a batch  of Florida oranges can be a real treat. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The navel orange is one of the seedless varieties  and provides  plenty of bursting flavor. Temple oranges are a variety of citrus known for their oval shape. These are the ones  with seeds. For a sweeter tasting orange you can go tinier   by  choosing   the tangerines or clementines. 

On the grapefruit side you can add in pink, white or ruby red. Most people enjoy slicing  a grapefruit in half and serving it up for breakfast but they also make a tart noshfor any time of the day and can be peeled and consumed  just like an orange. If you want to add a more exotic flavor  to the fruit basket you can consider slipping  in some a mandarin or honeybell. Mandarin oranges are the sweetest of the line. The honeybell is actually an orange  hybrid   that combines  the flavors  of a grapefruit and a tangerine. For anyone who hasn’t tried  a honeybell, one taste and they’re sure to be  addicted !

A fruit basket might seem  like an impersonal choice for a gift but what you’re really delivering  is a healthy dose of vitamins wrapped  in some sweet tasting fruit. So, what’s a better choice  for a gift? Something that might be buried  into a closet and forgotten about or something that can be enjoyed over  and again — as long as the fruit lasts. The only way to improve on a retro  fruit basket is if you grow the fruit yourself!