Thursday's Food Tip - Juicing Oranges

A glass of chilled, fresh orange juice is a refreshing and nutritious way to start the day. But not just any orange will do for juicing. While you CAN juice a Navel orange, Valencia oranges are the best for juicing. They have a thin skin, few seeds, and lots of juice. Save the Navel oranges for snacks.

To get more juice from an orange, microwave it on high power for about 10 seconds. Then remove the orange from the microwave and roll it lightly on the counter while pressing down. This will loosen up the juice, so you will get more of it from the orange.

Juice from Valencia oranges can be frozen for up to 4 months. But, again, those pretty Navel oranges just won’t do if you want to freeze the orange juice. Juice from a Navel orange will turn bitter when frozen.

Rule of thumb for juicing oranges: You will get about 1/3 cup of juice from 1 medium-size orange.