Clementines are awesome

I love to eat. Eating is good, and it makes me happy. One of the things I eat multiple times a day are clementines. I believe that clementines are the best food ever (other than bacon of course) for several reasons which I will share below.

The first reason clementines are awesome is that they are aesthetically pleasing. I really enjoy the look of clementines. They are so cute and round, and who doesn’t love the bright and cheery shade of orange that clementines are? Furthermore, they smell delicious, and after peeling and eating one your hands smell like delicious citrus fruit. And, when you throw the peel away your garbage may become pleasantly scented as well: bonus!

Clementines are also perfectly packaged for eating on-the-go. They come snack-sized and pre-wrapped. Clementines are extremely easy to peel, hence the nickname “zipper orange.” And if you MUST throw your peel on the ground, it is natural and biodegradable, so you won’t necessarily be littering.

My favorite thing about the clementine is its ability to be split into wedges, which make it PERFECT for sharing. After all, who doesn’t want to be offered a wedge of delicious citrus-y goodness? I regularly offer a piece of my clementine to my neighbor when I’m snacking on it in class, which almost always elicits a smile followed by a "thank you". Clementines usually consist of eight-to-fourteen wedges, which means there is plenty to go around. In addition, they make for a great classroom snack because they provide hours of distraction. When I have nothing to do in class, I spend my time meticulously peeling my clementine, trying my best to eradicate all of the white, fleshy residue leftover from the peel. As a matter of fact, I have mastered peeling the clementine in such a way that the peel resembles a flower. I haven’t yet figured out what use I can put this skill toward in the outside world, but it is still an efficient way to kill time!

Did you know that clementines got their name from the French monk who invented them: Father Clement Rodier? Clementines didn’t become popular in the US until the 1990s when Florida’s orange crop was badly damaged by a cold winter. Because most clementines are grown in California and Spain, people began consuming them as an alternative to oranges.

Clementines can be useful for things other than eating. Play catch with one. Use one as a very tiny bowling ball, or even an air freshener. The flower-shaped peel makes for a lovely centerpiece on your dining table. Use the crate from the box of clementines you bought at the store as a step-stool or makeshift bookshelf. Anything is possible.

I did skip one final quality that the clementine possesses: it is both healthy and nutritious . One clementine only has thirty-five calories and it contains sixty percent of your daily vitamin C. All things considered, I’d like to wrap up with one final thought: clementines are awesome.