Grapefruit compote is a delicious warm breakfast treat that can also be eaten as dessert. It's wonderful when spread on toast, waffles or pancakes and has a lower sugar content than many jams and jellies. Compote is a universal dish that can be found in almost every culture around the world. In countries where chocolate is rare desserts made of fruit boiled with sugar, which is essentially what compote is, are considered to be any everyday treat. Once you get the hang of making a compote you'll find yourself making them all the time because they are easy, delicious, and…
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Continue ReadingEating Ruby Red grapefruit has been proven to help people fight off more than just colds and the flu. The Vitamin C in grapefruit, like the Vitamin C in oranges and other citrus fruits, can help boost your immune system and help your body fight off colds, viruses and the flu. But Ruby Red grapefruit can also help you body fight off more serious illnesses like high cholesterol and heart disease. Medical studies have shown that eating Ruby Red grapefruit at least once a day can dramatically lower your risk of developing heart disease and high cholesterol. If you already…
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Continue ReadingGiving gifts has always been an incredibly important and complex part of human interaction that helps define relationships between friends, enemies, and acquaintances. In the business world, gifting has gone from uncommon to expected in only a few generations. These days, almost all companies have a holiday budget that includes presents for clients, partners, and even some customers. Why? No, it's not because business owners have suddenly gotten soft. In fact, it's really all about dollars and cents, as researchers have found that giving gifts is less expensive than not giving them. Whether it warms the cockles of their hearts…
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Continue ReadingImage by zaveqna via Flickr The grapefruit is one of the most successful fruits in the history of the United States. Each year, more than one and half million tons are sent across the country and around the world. But the grapefruit was not always popular. In fact, when it first arrived on American shores, locals wanted nothing to do with it. The grapefruit came to Florida in 1823. At the time, the commercial orange industry had already been established. Still, some enterprising agriculturists believed that the grapefruit could be the crop of the future. They couldn't have been more…
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Grapefruit essential oil is a necessary component of any naturalists’ bag of goodies. For those who do not like the flavor of the fruit it is a great alternative to reap the benefits of this power house fruit without having to deal with the bitter and sharp flavor. But why would you use grapefruit essential oil and what is it exactly? Here is a brief run down of why grapefruit essential oil is such an important element of the lives of those who believe in natural remedies and homeopathic methods and how exactly it works if you decide to purchase…
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Few fruits are as hard to eat as the grapefruit. For one thing, it is not a hand fruit like the apple or the orange, so it cannot be consumed without utensils. And unlike the peach or the pear, its skin is inedible. There are even grapefruit spoons, knifes, and scoopers to help people consume the popular fruit. But if you eat the grapefruit meticulously, obeying the rules of etiquette, you will miss out on its many its health benefits. The grapefruit has been a popular diet food for decades. It was responsible for America’s first diet fad, the Grapefruit…
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Continue ReadingIf you want to fight aging and look younger all you need to do is make Ruby Red grapefruit a daily part of your diet. Eating grapefruit everyday will make your immune system stronger, help your muscles and cells repair themselves, and fight free radicals which can cause damage and illness. Delicious Ruby Red grapefruit, like oranges and other citrus fruits, has Vitamin C and other important minerals that your body needs to be healthy but grapefruit also has the ability to knock out free radicals, and medical experts agree free radicals are what causes your skin to look older.…
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Continue ReadingStarting the New Year off right for most people means starting a new diet so they can get fit and feel healthy. But before you start a new diet you need to heal your body from the ravages of your old diet, and grapefruit can help you do that. When you first start to detox from a diet high in sugar and fat and processed foods you will crave a lot of sweets and starchy foods because that is what you're used to. Eating grapefruit or other citrus fruits like super sweet Honeybell tangerines is a good way to give…
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Continue ReadingThere are plenty of snacks on the grocery aisles that are packaged for convenience. Unfortunately, many if not most of these snacks are laden with preservatives, sugar, high fructose corn syrup and fat. And lets face it, the ones that are supposed to be healthy are usually a little lacking in the taste and texture department. But if you truly need a snack on the go, they are convenient. But fruits are great and healthy and there are ways to eat grapefruit and other fruits on the go. All it takes to figure out a way to eat grapefruit on…
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Continue ReadingIf you're like most people these days you barely have time to sleep let alone spend hours shopping for healthy food. But, you want to stay healthy and feed your family healthy food. Fruit delivery is the perfect solution to the problem of keeping delicious and nutritious food in the house when you don't have a lot of time to shop. You can have tasty, fresh, and nutritious citrus fruit delivered right to your door so you will never run out. You also won't need to waste time driving to multiple stores or markets to try and find the fresh…