Working in HR or office management can feel a little bit like trying to read the minds of the employees around you. What do they actually want? What would boost their wellbeing? Make them smile? Keep them productive? You can’t really read your coworkers’ thoughts (at least not yet—someone is probably working on that) but […] The post How to Keep Employees Happy: A Guide for HR & Office Managers appeared first on The FruitGuys ..read more

When Arielle Levy was a kid, she often came home from school to find her mom, Diana Levy, in the kitchen playing with chocolate.  “She made chocolate-covered Oreos, chocolate-covered apples, then moved into chocolate-covered truffles,” Arielle told The FruitGuys. “For a while, she built objects in chocolate, like chocolate high heels!”  Arielle had no way […] The post Snack Better with Gluten-Free, Nut-Free Treats from Undercover appeared first on The FruitGuys ..read more

I’ve never been a fan of Black Friday. Getting up early to get in line and shop just doesn’t seem fun to me. I prefer my post-Thanksgiving breakfast pie, thank you very much. But Giving Tuesday—the first Tuesday of December—is a holiday I can get behind.  Giving Tuesday is a day to donate money to […] The post Want a Greener Future? Help Fund Grants for Small Farms appeared first on The FruitGuys ..read more

Excitement was in the air when our team arrived in Sacramento, California, and started setting up our booth at the California School Nutrition Association’s Annual Conference (CSNA). We couldn’t wait to spread the word about our farm-to-school fruit and vegetable delivery program to new districts, pass out samples of our fresh fruit, and hug our […] The post CSNA Was a Home Run! Highlights from Our Farm-to-School Team appeared first on The FruitGuys ..read more

“Did they leave their house yet? When will they be here? How far away are they?” These were my questions pretty much every Thanksgiving growing up. I asked them with my nose pressed to the front window waiting for my cousins (and aunt and uncle) to arrive. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday because […] The post Sweet & Savory Thanksgiving Apple Recipes appeared first on The FruitGuys ..read more

Persimmons are technically an alternate-bearing crop, which means their trees should produce an avalanche of fruit one year and a smaller yield the next. But when The FruitGuys called farmer Michael Reimer of Brandt Farms to ask about his persimmon season, he told us that his trees usually produce a Goldilocks amount—and this year was […] The post Farmer of the Month: Michael Reimer of Brandt Farms appeared first on The FruitGuys ..read more

One moment I’m sitting at my kitchen table with my laptop, fingers hovering over the keys, itching to type up this week’s Chief Banana email. The next, my head snaps up, and I realize that my neck is sore from hanging forward for too long. I’ve just fallen asleep at my computer! As the head […] The post Kiwi Fruit Fun Facts: Can It Help You Sleep? appeared first on The FruitGuys ..read more

When Stephen Menyhart was in college studying culinary nutrition, one of his professors, Janet Rouslin, told him something that stuck in his brain for years afterward.  “She said, ‘Nutrition is the most widely discussed and poorly understood topic on Earth,’” he told The FruitGuys. “And [that statement] has rung true for the last twenty years […] The post Your Body on Fruit: Why Is Fresh Fruit Healthy? appeared first on The FruitGuys ..read more

Thanksgiving is the ultimate food-centric holiday, and end-of-year office parties, potlucks, and treats are just around the corner. These cheerful events can easily turn into food waste disasters. Luckily,  a little planning can go a long way toward reducing the amount of food we all throw away at work! These tips for preventing food waste […] The post 10 Helpful Tips for Preventing Holiday Food Waste in the Office appeared first on The FruitGuys ..read more

Erin Nella has a unique job at UC Davis Health. When a patient lands in the hospital with a brain injury, she tells them which foods they should eat to heal quickly—and fruit is always on the list.  Meet the Brain Food Expert Nella is a senior neuroscience dietician at UC Davis Health in Sacramento, […] The post Fruit Is Brain Food! Health Benefits for Memory and More appeared first on The FruitGuys ..read more