Now that the secret is out about my guest appearance on The Juice, I can tell you another secret!  Tropicana is flying me out to Chicago, along with 10 other bloggers, for the Tropicana “Get Your Fruit On” weekend at the end of July.  We will meet with their dietitian, learn about their sustainability programs, and attend a brunch with our readers at the Tropicana headquarters.

Truth be told, I have wondered a lot about juice, especially now that I have children.  Is it really nutritious?  Wouldn’t it be healthier to just eat fruit?  Now that I am heading to Chicago with Tropicana, I thought I should do my due diligence and learn a thing or two.

I was pleasantly surprised to discover than an 8 oz. glass of 100% orange juice contains:

• 2 servings of fruit (or 1/2 of your daily requirement!)
• a day’s supply of vitamin C (which helps your body absorb iron)
• as much Potassium as a medium banana
• lots of folic acid (which helps reduce the risk of birth defects)

Want to win some juice and “Get Your Fruit On”?  Thanks to Tropicana, I’ll be giving away 3 of these awesome gift baskets.   I will enter you into the contest once for each of the following:

• Leave a comment here with a question that you would like me to ask Tropicana’s dietitian about fruit, juice or nutrition for your kids
• Follow me on Twitter, and send me a DM telling me you want to be entered in the contest
• Link to this contest on your blog or on Twitter

The contest will be over on July 30, and the winners will be selected using Random.org

If you are in Chicago and want to meet us for brunch on Sunday August 2, let me know and I”ll get you the details.

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