Is Grapefruit a Good Gift for Soon-to-be-Moms?

With Mother’s Day drawing near, you may be thinking of the expectant mother in your life and considering sending her a little treat of some kind to please and support her during her pregnancy. Pittman & Davis is famous for our farm-fresh, sweet and juicy Rio Ruby™ Red Grapefruit (named for the Texas region where it grows best) and a top gift choice for our customers year after year – but is it a good idea to send grapefruit to an expectant mother?

Is it Safe to Ship Grapefruit to Pregnant Women?

You probably already know that grapefruit is a superfood, rich in vitamins and powerful antioxidants, low in calories and full of dietary fiber. But it’s more than a health food – Pittman & Davis’s famous Rio Ruby™ Red Grapefruit with its deep red flesh and flavor so sweet it never needs sugar is a treat our customers come back to again and again! Carefully grown on our family farms’ best trees, handpicked and inspected for best quality at the peak of the season, and rushed straight to your recipients within days of harvesting, our grapefruit is plumper, sweeter, healthier, and more flavorful than any you’ll find in the produce section!

Maybe you already know what a welcome gift our grapefruit is for most any occasion – but is it a good gift for a pregnant woman? Is grapefruit safe during pregnancy? It’s a good question because, while sweet, healthy grapefruit is beneficial to most pregnant women, it can be problematic for others, so you’ll want to be sure your shipment will be welcome before choosing your grapefruit gift.

Things to Consider Before Sending a Gift of Grapefruit

When determining can pregnant women eat grapefruit or not, you should consider the needs of your recipient before sending a grapefruit gift. You may want to ask your friend or family member:

• Does she have a history of allergies? People who suffer from allergies can run the risk of developing an allergy to grapefruit or having a reaction of some kind from eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice.
• Is she taking medication for symptoms related to a difficult pregnancy? Grapefruit and grapefruit juice have been known to interact with some drugs, including medications used to treat high cholesterol and blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, depression and anxiety, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, among others.
• Does she have a history of liver or kidney illnesses, cystitis or stomach ulcers? Pregnant women with these conditions should avoid grapefruit due to the fruit’s high citric acid levels, which can aggravate symptoms.

For those women who are not allergic to citrus, are not on special medications, and are experiencing a healthy, uncomplicated pregnancy, however, grapefruit is highly recommended by health providers – both for her and for her unborn child.

Why Grapefruit is a Great Idea When Gifting Mothers-to-Be

With the many benefits grapefruit has to offer both an expectant mother and her unborn child, adding it to her diet in moderation is an excellent step towards ensuring both a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Grapefruit is low in calories and contains many essential nutrients, including potassium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, and zinc. These nutrients support the health of both the mother and the baby. Grapefruit can even help ease some of the discomforts common to pregnancy, such as constipation and swollen feet. Plus, it’s easy to add into her diet – not only can a half a grapefruit sprinkled with cinnamon make an excellent breakfast, but grapefruit is also easy to add to salads, smoothies, cereal, beverages and even main dishes.

But a gift of fresh grapefruit includes more benefits for the recipient than lots of nutrients and great taste. With fruit being a staple for most people (and an important one for expecting moms), sending a gift basket of fresh grapefruit saves your recipient both time (spend going to the store) and money. Those are two things parents-to-be are always happy to have more of!

Choosing the Best Grapefruit Gifts for the Mother-to-Be

Okay, so you’ve made sure your pregnant friend, family member or business associate can safely enjoy grapefruit. Now comes the fun part…selecting from Pittman & Davis’s selection of grapefruit gifts to send to your friend who’s expecting! Our full selection of grapefruit gifts contains a variety of fruit gifts and gift boxes and baskets, as well as other gourmet food options to choose from. The common denominator in all of them is grapefruit – specifically, our premium, grove-fresh Rio Ruby™ Red Grapefruit that started it all! Picked at the peak of the season from carefully tended trees in the Texas Rio Grande Valley or Florida’s Indian River region, inspected for quality, hand-packed, and rushed from our farms to her table, it’s a sweet, healthy, refreshing treat that will keep her feeling and looking her best throughout her pregnancy and beyond.

Here are a few of our most popular grapefruit gifts:

• Rio Ruby™ Red Grapefruit. With its deep red, incredibly sweet flesh, no wonder it’s our most popular fruit! A superfood rich in vitamins and powerful antioxidant plant compounds; choose from a variety of quantity offerings and price points.
• Rio Ruby™ Red Grapefruit and Navel Oranges. Our famous Texas red grapefruit paired with our equally famous and high-quality seedless Navel Oranges!
• Citrus & Snacks. Add savory crunch to sweet, juicy citrus! Beautifully presented gift box contains two of our plump and sweet Rio Ruby™ Red Grapefruit, two seedless and juicy Navel Oranges, two snack-sized, easy-to-peel Clementines, a 4 oz. package of our savory American-Grown Snack Mix and a 5 oz. package of premium Deluxe Mixed Nuts.
• Pittman & Davis Monthly Fruit Club Subscription. Make your gift go further! She’ll be reminded of your thoughtfulness with each month’s shipment of the season’s best fruit (including grapefruit in season). A gift that saves her money and time spent shopping!

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