Image via Wikipedia If one of your resolutions this year was to get fit it's time to get going. No more excuses! You can get started right now with something you probably already have in your kitchen. Tasty and nutritious grapefruit is very healthy, tastes delicious, and has less than 100 calories per fruit. Using grapefruit in your cooking is a great way to sweeten your dishes naturally and add a healthy boost of vitamins and minerals to whatever you're making. If you use a sweet variety of grapefruit you can make delicious desserts that have very few calories. The…
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Continue ReadingConsuming grapefruit peel goes beyond just eating it. For those who desire the benefits of grapefruit peel without having to eat grapefruit, drink grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit peel, you can create some rather exotic drinks using grapefruit peel. The choices you make are up to you as the creator, but you do want to remember there is no need to use only grapefruit peel; make your drink tastier by combining grapefruit peel with the peels from other citrus fruits as well. You can put the peels through a food processor or blender to give them the consistency you want…
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Continue ReadingGrapefruits are one of the smartest choices of health-infused foods available in your local grocery store. The grapefruit nutritional punch they pack on is incomparable to most fruits, and especially to your average snack food. So what is the best way to incorporate this choice into your diet without getting tired of them? The trick is to keep your body guessing, you can stick to bland methods of eating all of your fruits and vegetables, or you can spice them up and still get in your grapefruit nutrition. Below are 10 fun ways to eat a grapefruit while reaping the…
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Continue ReadingAll great diets have a hook; something designed to attract the public's attention. In the 1930s, when the national waistband was considerably slimmer, dieting was relegated too much smaller circles. Those who had to stay in shape for a living, like athletes and actresses, had diet secrets. One of the most popular ones was the aptly named Hollywood Diet, since it was a favorite of leading ladies and gentlemen alike. Introduced in 1930, it promised fast results, making it one of the very first fad diets. An actress who had to slim down for a role could use the diet…
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Continue ReadingHave you ever made fresh-squeezed citrus juice? If you have, the first thing you may have noticed is just how little juice is found in each orange, grapefruit, lemon, or lime. On average, it takes at least two-dozen oranges to make a gallon of OJ. Which prompts the obvious question: What do they do with all that waste? What do processing plants in Florida that squeeze millions of tons of citrus each year do with all the leftovers? t may surprise you to learn that they don't simply throw it away, since it has numerous commercial uses. Grapefruit Essential Oil…
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Continue ReadingObesity is plaguing American society and everyone is in search of the quick fix instead of doing weight loss the right way, through healthy eating, portion control and daily exercise. More then half of the United States of America is overweight or obese- all at risk of developing life-threatening diseases such as heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, liver disfunctions, digestive disorders, cancers, and of course diabetes. If you are going to try a diet or a quick fix, try a diet that helps you gain control of your eating habits and promotes the consumption of healthy balanced meals…
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Continue ReadingMany people who are looking to lose weight have heard of the Grapefruit Diet. It is a diet that includes lots of grapefruit in it, as the name suggests. It is a very popular diet all over the world, and has been since it was first invented all the way back in the 1930s. If you look at the sample menus of this grapefruit diet, you drink grapefruit juice in the morning then have either half a grapefruit or a glass of grapefruit juice with both lunch and dinner. Because eating actual grapefruit is optional, this can not be considered…
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Continue ReadingImage via Wikipedia The grapefruit is one of the most popular fresh fruits in America. Each year, more than one and a half million tons are shipped from Florida, California, Texas, and Arizona. Unlike the orange, the grapefruit has never been particularly popular as a fruit juice. And it's a good thing, too–it is much healthier to eat grapefruit than to drink its juice. In this article we will discuss the many health benefits of the grapefruit. Like most citrus fruits, the grapefruit comes in many different varieties. More often than not, these varieties are determined by the color of…
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Continue ReadingWhen was the last time you thought long and hard about grapefruit calories? Not for awhile? Well, the time has come to stop feeling so sluggish and put down the junk foods and pick up a juicy and ripe grapefruit! Grapefruit calories are so low it is just one of the reasons they have the ability to make a transformation on the way your body feels each day. How your body functions through the day is just one aspect of judging how healthy a person really is. If you feel tired often or you cannot seem to stay on top…
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If you have done any kind of research on the benefits of grapefruit fiber, you likely know that it is great for lowering cholesterol, strokes, and even heart attacks. This means it could potentially be a life saver. And though this is probably the biggest and maybe even best benefit of grapefruit fiber, it is certainly not the only one. Grapefruit fiber has a whole host of other great healthy benefits besides heart healthy ones. If you know a diabetic, there is a good chance that they can tell you some of the benefits of grapefruit fiber for their condition.…