Article: The big freeze has budget-minded food shoppers eating kiwifruit like oranges - and getting twice the vitamin C. (New Zealand Fruit Co.)

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THE BIG FREEZE HAS BUDGET-MINDED FOOD SHOPPERS EATING

KIWIFRUIT LIKE ORANGES -- AND GETTING TWICE THE VITAMIN C

SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- With the threat of increased orange prices due to losses caused by record cold in California, budget- minded shoppers are finding kiwifruit not only an economical alternative for oranges, but a great nutritional value as well.

And the more imaginative consumers have found a new way to eat them -- slicing them into quarters with the skin on and eating them just like oranges. Another suggested method is cutting them in half ...

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