Fresh Fruit Hospital Gifts

Got fruit ripening on the tree? Call the Gleaning Project!

Revelstoke Bear Aware is once again running the Gleaning Project in 2014. For those not in the know, the Gleaning Project is where volunteers help harvest excess fruit and take it to Community Connections Food Bank.
“Leaving fruit on the tree or on the ground to rot is just asking for bears to come and snack at your place,” Sue Davies, coordinator for Revelstoke Bear Aware, said in a statement released on Friday, July 4.
“And as the saying goes, a fed bear is a dead bear, and a far more dangerous bear too. If you can pick you own fruit, then do so; if you have too much, take it to the food bank. If you can’t harvest your own fruit, that’s when to call the Gleaning Project to come help. Volunteers will harvest the fruit, the volunteer pickers get to keep some, and the rest goes to the food bank. It’s a win-win-win situation.”

Read the full article here.

your nutrition questions – what about fruit?

The trouble is, there are as many opinions as there are experts, and this is a big topic. Far too big for just one post, so I thought I’d start with a question I get fairly frequently – what about fruit?
Let’s break it down.
Fruit contains carbohydrate, mainly in the form of the naturally occurring sugar, fructose. Vegetables also contain carbohydrate, but typically much less than fruits, and they therefore contain fewer calories.
The idea that fruit is loaded with sugar needs to be put into perspective. Yes, there is sugar in fruit, but it’s not like it’s a sack of empty calories.

Find more on this topic here.

Summer fruit recipes with a twist

Friends who are shopping for dinner parties are in a pickle. They’ve thought carefully about the main course (the most expensive part), and they like doing starters, so that is under control. But pudding? As they approach the finishing line, they’ve run out of steam. “What shall I get? I’m in the greengrocer’s now!” they pant.

There’s no point in suggesting carefully wrought pâtisserie that they should have made the pastry for the night before. Nor in suggesting they serve raspberries and cream, because (they believe) that doesn’t show enough effort. So I am forced to indulge in one of my favourite pastimes: thinking hard about food.

More on this fabulous article here.

When you need to send a Get Well Gift to Hospital, look no further than the Fruit Basket Company.

Get Well Free Delivery

It's always a big call - offering FREE delivery and giving back to your loyal customers who support your vision and make your whole business delivering fresh fruit gifts and edible blooms a possibility.

Hospital Get Well Gifts

So we we naturally a little reluctant to go forward and take the big step and offer free shipping and free delivery on fruit baskets and hampers delivered to John Hunter Hospital.

Here's the blog post all about it

Stats from a recent online e-commerce shopping survey published in a gift baskets industry study show that 58% of customers have added extra newborn baby, celebration, gourmet or sympathy items to their shopping basket in order to qualify for free delivery. 

That's pretty impressive - but even more so when you consider the actual real cost of delivery across Sydney to Sydney shipping is around $5 per item (not including the cardboard box or packaging).  And this is when most florists and edible blooms online sellers are targeting around $15 - $19 for a fixed price delivery charge.



I appreciate we are not talking Sydney to Sydney delivery here, but we are talking same day delivery to the John Hunter Hospital and Newcastle Private Hospital.  It just makes sense.  Order online or call us direct on 1300 284 684.

In other news, have you seen how well regarded and highly valued individual fruit gifts are in other countries?

Men's Get Well Soon Gifts

Edible Fruit Arrangement to Hospital

It is little known that men usually encounter a greater rate of illness than women - but it is not all bad news, says Kacy Fletcher of The Fruit Basket Company in Sydney, New South Wales.

Through a balanced diet of vegetables and fruits, and with frequent exercise health risk elements can be reduced. And sharing a fruit hamper filled with seasonal fruit is an effective way to encourage the man in your life to enjoy even more fresh fruits.

"It's difficult to argue against fast food and the benefit of unhealthy food," said Fletcher, who provides fresh fruit delivery to workplaces, hospitals and suburbs in the Sydney. "But they can be "encouraged" towards healthy dining and walking away from the drive thru. Fresh, mouth watering fruit accessible most times fo the day is an essential step.".

"Eating a lot more fruit has such a significant effect on decreasing the risk of lifestyle conditions. Sending out a Fruit Hamper is a reliable way to help men experiment in a fun, lighthearted way with a healthy diet.".

"There is a silent health crisis in Australia," said Dr. David Gremillion in a recent article on the Men's Health Network. Gremillion warned about the parlous state of men's health. "It's a sad fact that, on average, Australian men live sicker and die younger than Australian women.".

Fruit Baskets Delivered is a Sydney, NSW-based company that delivers premium quality, local fruit to the workplace. Since 2007, Market Fresh Fruit Baskets and Hampers is Sydney's only taste-tested gourmet fruit delivery service and is recommended by clients for beautiful presentation, hand written personal messages and designer handpicked fruit arrangements.

For more information on FruitBaskets.net.au Fresh Fruit and for a glimpse at what gooes into a Sydney Fruit Hamper contact 1300 284 684 for more information.

John Hunter Hospital JHH Top Eight

Here's a list of the Top Eight places you should get to know about the John Hunter Hospital (JHH).
HMRI - Medical Research Institute

 The HMRI does Research next to JHH

HMRI is a translational medical research institute based in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.  Established in 1998, HMRI researchers deliver research outcomes and technology closely aligned to community health needs.  HMRI facilitates collaborations between researchers translating scientific advances into better clinical care, competitive commercial products and improved health care guidelines.

Kids With Cancer JHH

Kids Cancer Foundation Fundraising Efforts

As a children's cancer foundation we don’t door-knock, we do not employ any telemarketers and we do not have commercial agreements setting supporters up for ongoing donations.  We are not & have never used ‘Appco’ or any of Appco’s associated companies as commercial traders on our behalf, and we never will. 


Surgical Training at JHH

Advanced Surgical Training at JHH Newcastle

You will obtain significant experience with trauma and complex surgical cases at John Hunter Hospital, the largest trauma hospital in NSW and the tertiary referral centre for the Hunter Valley and northern NSW.  Most subspecialties in Surgery are available within the Hunter New England Local Health District including: Cardiothoracic, Colorectal, ENT, HPB and Upper GI, Maxillofacial, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Paediatric, Urology and Vascular. Advanced training is also available in most of these subspecialties.



John Hunter Hospital School

Student Learning at JHH School

John Hunter Hospital School has been updating their website and we are excited it has now gone live. Information is available for teachers, families and communities on a growing number of topics. There is also an area for students to publish their work online and links to useful sites for both teachers and students. Be sure to keep checking back!


Newcastle Private Hospital

Trusted and Experienced - Newcastle Private Hospital

Newcastle Private Hospital is a provider of extensive private hospital services to the region and with 171 beds is the largest private hospital in Newcastle, conveniently located on the campus of the John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights.

John Hunter Hospital Fruit Baskets

Get Well Soon Gift Baskets and Fruit Hampers to JHH

After a while, we realized that the best fruit baskets were delivered right to the ward by courier and actually arrived wrapped in cellophane for the patient to open herself!  What a fantastic way to share how we felt and send our best get well soon wishes!

Kaliedoscope Childrens JHH

Help with Children's Services at John Hunter Hospital

Established in October 2002 Kaleidoscope acts as an umbrella organization that integrates a range of health care services designed to meet the ever-changing health needs of babies, children, young people and their families.

John Hunter Children's Hospital Cancer + Haematology

Help finding referrals assistance in NSW

Canrefer is a directory set up by the Cancer Institute NSW to help general practitioners, other health professionals, patients and their family members find cancer services by cancer type and location in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

My Hospitals - JHH Newcastle

My Hospitals - handy comparison website

MyHospitals contains service and performance information for over 1,000 public and private hospitals. You can search by location or by hospital name to see hospital profiles and comparable performance results for measures such as surgery waiting times and access to emergency departments.
Plenty of John Hunter Hospital related links and guides to share and keep you in the best JHH Hospital information available online.

Fruit Basket Specials Delivered to JHH

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   First, Thank You for dropping by - as Newcastle's Favourite Fruit Basket Supplier, you can have complete confidence your delivery to #John Hunter Hospital will arrive in the freshest condition and be delivered by a smiling, cheerful delivery person.

Fresh Seasonal Fruit wrapped to you under cellophane

Please order now, call 1300 284 684

Here, we offer a behind the scenes insight into what makes a bestselling fruit basket and just exactly what it is that's lends some fruit baskets a winning style over the rest of the competition.

There's more then enough reasons to choose a particular fruit hamper from the other fruit baskets - but after working in the gift delivery industry for over a decade, it's nice to know some professionals have got it covered. 

You've decided to send a fruit basket and you type into the search bar fruit baskets delivery - and you have a good look at what's on offer.  What exactly are you looking for?  Big generous baskets?  Great value for your dollar?  Plenty of fresh seasonal fruit?  Brilliant presentation and sparkling styling? 

1.  Handmade Gives Meaning

When you choose your fruit basket, be mindful that handmade and hand assembled fruit hampers have that personal touch that simply isn't present when you go with a factory-style fruit basket business.

Simply knowing your fruit hamper has been put together by hand with your specific order top of mind means you are most likely to get exactly what you had envisioned - not just a pack and send copy that lacks meaning and personality.

There is something about the quality and service of a handmade fruit basket that fits so well with the whole gift giving idea - it's what inspires and motivates us as fruit basket artisans.

2.  Fruit Baskets are For Giving

 Make your friend's time in #hospital less stressful and share a fresh fruit basket. 

You know you want the best for them... 

Call Newcastle Fruit Basket's Kacy and she'll get the right basket for you today.

A chocolate fruit basket

Fresh Seasonal Fruit

Organic Wheatgrass

  Seasonal Fruit Choices

Speaking with Kacy from #fruitbaskets.net.au, we discovered that all fruit is not created equal and that there is still good reason to buy your fruit according to what is in season.  Put simply, in season #freshfruit is most affordable, let alone being more flavoursome, more nutrient rich and available in abundance. 

Kacy is not a big fan of following a recipe to the letter and using for example mango when it is not in season - using a similar type of fruit and adjusting your recipe to accommodate the shift in taste is far more efficient.  Always remember to taste your recipe as you are preparing it and as you become familiar with the developing flavours you will also see what works and what can be improved upon.

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables like this

As an accredited #fruit #basket specialist with experience building hampers across all genres and for all #occasions, it is worth asking Kacy what she sees as the new #trends and where fruit hampers are going as we approach autumn and winter.  Even though Winter is traditionally not the time to associate with fresh fruit - it is ironically the time when our bodies are in acute demand for the minerals and anti-oxidants that are present in fresh fruit.

Tomatoes and Beans are awesome fresh as fresh

And don't forget the humble apple!  In a world where a new #superfood is being revealed each month, there is still a lot to be said for the ancient saying an #apple a day keeps the doctor away!  Please be mindful and aware that apples have a long shelf life and that this can be taken advantage of by unscrupulous fresh fruit vendors.  Some anecdotal evidence suggests that apples are stored for as long as 12 months before they hit the market!

So at this time of year it is important to keep in mind that your healthy eating should not diminish through scarcity - on the contrary - there is more fresh fruit available and ready for you right now than ever before.  Just be mindful that you order fresh fruit hampers with this in mind!  And good luck fighting off the cold this winter!

Lake Macquarie Private Hampers

Chocolate - Perfect in a Fruit Basket

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Handsomely presented, a fruit gift basket is sometimes just what you need to lift your spirits

The word chocolate comes from the Mayan word for “warm drink” and hot chocolate was certainly one of the first ways to enjoy the velvet smoothness of chocolate.  The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao) gave us chocolate, but it was only in drink form for the first few hundred years.  In my personal experience, chocolate is simple to overdo or present in excess – so it is in measured small doses that the finest appreciation of chocolate is possible.  Like a few pieces of dark 70% cacao chocolate with a freshly ground coffee.  Now you're talking....

Chocolate is made from the seeds of the cacao beans – they are fermented, dried, roasted and hulled – and then the seed meat is ground down and  and melted to make a paste – a chocolate liquor.  When this hardens it is basically unsweetened cooking chocolate.  This is half cocoa butter and half cocoa solids.  And here is the surprising kicker that sets chocolate apart and gives us all that delicious velvety smoothness – cocoa butter is solid at room temperature but melts in the mouth.

Chocolate adds a delightful creamy silkiness to your fruit hamper

Once unsweetened cooking chocolate has sugar, milk, vanilla added it becomes the version of chocolate that we know.  Long massaging known as 'conching” loosens the bind of the chocolate and lends it that velvety texture we all love so much.  The longer the chocolate is kneaded, the smoother the texture and the better quality the most likely more expensive the chocolate will be.

Compound chocolate has a lower content of chocolate liquor and instead other less quality fats in its place.  What you are looking for is couverture chocolate, which has a high gloss and dresses your fruit items like strawberries with a fine, thin film. 

When cooking with chocolate, here's some handy tips

- chop or grate chocolate before melting it.
- all utensils must be completely DRY – no water at all.
- NEVER melt chocolate alone over direct heat

In a Fruit Gift basket, chocolate elevates a get well soon thought into a sensitive gesture that covers the boundary of intimacy and genuine feel good feeling.  Sharing chocolate is an age-old practice that cements relationships and strengthens the bonds that tie families, friends and our futures together.  Making the most of your next chocolate fruit basket sharing occasion is simple using a reputable member of the Australian Fruit Baskets Association – and especially when you choose a recognised award winner with expert knowledge.