When you're attempting to give a healthy gift in the form of a fruit basket or edible arrangement, you certainly don't want to leave out grapefruit peel. That doesn't mean you have to peel the grapefruit and put the peel into the basket or arrangement without doing something to make…
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Continue ReadingSo what makes the Texas grapefruit so great? There are many reasons that the Texas grapefruit has been favored for many years. The main reason is that the red grapefruit is grown and raised in Texas. Texas is home of the Ruby Red grapefruit. It all began in 1929 when…
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Continue ReadingImage by megan.barton via Flickr The gift basket may just be the perfect idea for anyone who isn't sure what to send. They are fast, attractive, and affordable. Not to mention the fact that gift baskets can be ordered for nearly any occasion. There are baskets that say “thank you,”…
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Continue ReadingIt's that time of year again. The time of year when everyone has to adjust to going back on a healthy diet after eating and drinking all they wanted during the holidays. It can be really hard to go back to eating the foods you know you should eat instead…
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Continue ReadingCooking your own food instead of eating pre-packaged foods is a great way to start eating a healthy diet, and cooking with grapefruit and grapefruit juice can make your home cooked meals even healthier. One of the reasons why so many people have trouble losing weight and maintaining a healthy…
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Continue ReadingImage via Wikipedia The orange was brought to Florida in 1565 by a group of Spanish Explorers. It was an instant hit. Over the next few centuries, farmers planted huge crops of the tropical fruit to satisfy local demand. By the early nineteenth century, demand was so high that the…
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Continue ReadingOver the years, many myths about grapefruit have emerged and some of these myths advice women to stay away from this fruit. Of course these are just myths so far, there are no studies saying that grapefruit is bad for healthy expectant mothers who are not allergic to citrus fruits.…
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Continue ReadingDespite many negative comments from detractors, the Grapefruit diet survived the test of time. Introduced as early as the 1930s, the grapefruit diet stimulated the demand for the ruby red citrus fruit and spurred Texas farmers to ship grapefruit by the tons all over the country. Many people predicted that…
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Continue ReadingImage via Wikipedia Grapefruits are delicious, but they are more than just another tasty fruit. Grapefruit can be used to cure many ailments that plague people every day but aren't serious enough to require a doctor's visit. Grapefruit, like many other natural foods and plants, can be used alone or…
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Continue ReadingIf you want to give great gifts for holidays, birthdays, anniversaries or other occasions but usually end up sending whatever you can find time to buy this year order Texas grapefruit and make gift giving easy. Texas grapefruit is a tasty treat that people love, especially when you send Rio…