The bitter taste of grapefruit, you either love it or hate it! But whether you like the taste or not, grapefruits are healthy.
Grapefruits are citrus fruits, packed with lots of vitamins, minerals, and water!
Nutrients from grapefruits.
Grapefruits are awesome! Healthline explains that grapefruit is one of the lowest-calorie fruits and is low in fat. Grapefruit has lots of nutrients like vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, thiamine, folate, magnesium, and fiber.
This is a great low-calorie way to pack into a lot of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber!
Health benefits from grapefruits.
Because grapefruits are packed with nutrients, they can help with many areas of your health! Grapefruit is great for:
- Diabetes
- Grapefruit is great for diabetics because it has lots of nutrients but won’t do harm to blood sugar levels.
- Weightloss
- Because grapefruit doesn’t have very many calories, it can be good for people trying to lose weight.
- Stroke
- Grapefruit is a citrus fruit that can lower risk of stroke.
- Blood Pressure
- Grapefruits have potassium which can help to balance blood pressure levels.
- Cancer
- Grapefruits are full of antioxidants that can help prevent the risk of cancer.
- Digestion
- Because grapefruit contains both fiber and water, they can help promote digestive health. This improved digestion can help to detox your body.
- Skin
- Vitamin C, which is one of the vitamins found in grapefruit can help promote the formation of collagen which helps the skin.
- Immune System
- Vitamin C in grapefruits is also great for boosting your immune system and ward off illness.
Risks of grapefruits.
Sadly, grapefruits aren’t good for everyone. As this video shows, while grapefruits are full of nutrients, they don’t mix well with certain medications for things like high blood pressure or arrhythmia.
Getting grapefruits.
Most of the grapefruits you eat are grown in Florida and Texas and can usually be found in stores all year long. However, they are best from about November through April! Wonderful Citrus explains exactly how to select the perfect grapefruit:
- Select a firm and heavy grapefruit
- Make sure there are no soft spots or wrinkles
- Check for a good, sweet scent
- It’s okay for it to have discoloration or blemishes because those do not affect the inside fruit
Eating grapefruits.
Some people like to just peel a grapefruit and eat it like an orange, but honestly, we think they are crazy! Here is what we recommend:
- Put on salad
- Add to tarts, cakes, and pies
- Pair with shrimp
- Eat it in the rind topped with things like salt, sugar or tajin (we recommend topping it with powdered sugar)
- In salsa
- In juice or other beverages
Not everyone likes the taste of grapefruits but that doesn’t mean they’re not healthy! Try eating grapefruits in some of the ways we recommended, you might be surprised and find a way you like them. We love grapefruits!
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