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Grapefruit is a delicious treat that can be incorporated into any type of diet because it's low in calories but full of healthy fiber. Grapefruit also has a natural fat burning enzyme that will help your body burn fat for energy. The light taste of grapefruit can be blended with other ingredients to make low calorie desserts or it can be served on its own. If you're worried about the sugar used to make some of these tasty and diet friendly desserts just substitute a low calorie sweetener for the sugar that is used. Grapefruit ice – Remember the ice…

Image via Wikipedia Grapefruit is known for having many health benefits, but some varieties of grapefruit can have a slightly bitter taste that people find off putting. White grapefruit, which has a very thin skin and lots of juicy flesh, is one of the sweeter types of grapefruit and is very popular for breakfast. The juice of the white grapefruit is often used in cooking, desserts, and in beverages. Very often white grapefruit juice will be added to soda, mixed drinks, and punch to add a sweet taste and a kick of healthy Vitamin C. White grapefruit can always be…

Most parents worry about their children's health that they sometimes give them too much synthetic food supplements to keep them healthy. Unfortunately, many synthetic food supplements are not as healthy as they claim to be. In fact, some of these synthetic food supplements may even be harmful to the little ones. If you are one of those parents who are overly anxious about your children's health, stop giving your kids synthetic food supplements. Instead, give then navel oranges and plenty of fresh vegetables to keep them healthy. There are a number of healthy reasons why you as parents should give…

When was the last time you gave someone you loved a spontaneous gift? Fruit delivery makes it easy to give gifts to your friends and family on the spur of the moment no matter where they live. Instead of having to take the time to go shop for a gift, pack it up, and ship it you can go online and order a beautiful citrus fruit basket or a gift tower full of chocolate, fruit, and nuts and have it sent to the people you love all over the country. You can use fruit delivery to send a box of…

Most people are already aware of the benefits of grapefruit, especially those who have taken the time to cut one in half and eat it with breakfast. While there is no doubt grapefruit is part of a healthy breakfast or any other meal, extracting oil from grapefruit peel provides many other uses. When the process of cold expression of grapefruit peel removes the essential oil, you then have an essential oil that contains a citrus aroma and is high in both limonene and citral. You will find many beneficial properties in grapefruit peel essential oil, many of which you probably…

Winter is coming, and grapefruit can help save your lips from becoming dry and chapped in the cold and wet weather. You don't have to pay high prices for lip balm at the store. You can easily make your own all natural lip balm with refreshing and great smelling ingredients like grapefruit. Even if you've never made any of your own bath and body products you can make lip balm with a few simple ingredients. Once you've tried using your own lip balm you'll never want to use commercial lip balm again. You can also make up batches of homemade…

Image via Wikipedia Are you trying to cut down on your holiday expenses this year? If so you're not alone. Millions of people are looking for great gifts that don't cost a lot so that they can still give their friends and family fun gifts without having to break their household budgets. Gift baskets filled with baked goods, snacks, and citrus fruits are the ideal gift for any budget because you can tailor the items in the basket to whatever you can afford and your gift will still look expensive and rich. If you're running a business and you need…

The grapefruit diet has been proven to help people lose up to ten pounds in just under two weeks, but a lot of people think that the diet is hard to manage and find it tough to make it work with their busy lifestyle. To make the grapefruit diet work it's necessary to eat a half of a grapefruit before every meal. People who work long hours or are busy running their kids to and from school and activities may not get the chance to eat regular meals which makes following the diet difficult. But you can still try the…

Fad diets come in and out all the time but one diet has been around since as early as the 1930s and is still widely used today. That diet is called the grapefruit diet, also known as the Hollywood diet or the Mayo diet. Grapefruit weight loss is a fairly straight forward and easy diet to follow, well, as long as you like the flavor of grapefruit that is. It is based on the principle that grapefruit has a special ingredient enzyme or combination of components that increase your body's ability to burn fat. Although there is no solid scientific…

Image by ikelee via Flickr Creating fruit baskets for friends and family members is a great way to save money and still give wonderful gifts that your friends and family will love. When you buy fresh citrus fruit in economical bulk boxes you can keep some for your own family and use the rest in bright, cheerful baskets that will be perfect for any occasion. If you are even slightly creative you can make beautiful and unique fruit baskets that can be tailored for any occasion without spending a lot of money. Here are some tips that will help you…