them into a sugary dessert or sweetened drink.
2. Oranges and Other Citrus Fruits
Oranges are another option that can fit comfortably into a balanced eating plan.
Citrus fruits provide vitamin C, fiber, folate, and potassium. The American Diabetes Association recommends choosing whole citrus fruit rather than juice when possible because eating the whole fruit provides the fiber from the pulp.
A whole orange is therefore very different from drinking a large glass of orange juice.
Juice can be consumed quickly and contains less of the fiber you get from