Add grapefruit to your diet and you’ll feel full longer and curb cravings.
Grapefruit is high in fiber and provides a hefty dose of essential vitamins and minerals, especially vitamin-C, an important antioxidant that boosts your body’s natural defenses. 1/2 of one medium sized grapefruit is also only about 40 calories with 10g of carbs, making it a great food when watching carb-intake.
So make it a point to pick up some Ruby Reds on your next shopping trip. Feeling full for a longer time will help curb cravings and cut back on snacking. You’ll end up saving lots of calories and before you know it, you’ll easily scale down a dress size or two…
A note: I like my grapefruit plain. But for those of you who don’t, here are a few easy grapefruit recipes I’ve tried that will surely tempt your taste buds…
Grapefruit and Cabbage Slaw
Shredded cabbage
Ruby red grapefruit, peeled, coarsely chopped
Sliced scallions
Toasted pecans
A little lime juice
A little extra virgin oil
Toss together!
Grapefruit Avocado Shrimp Salad
(High protein and low-carb recipe)
Pink shrimp, cooked
Mix mayonnaise with a little tarragon
Toss in shrimp
Serve with grapefruit segments and avocado slices
Grapefruit with Honey
Spread honey over grapefruit halves
Broil until partially browned
Grapefruit Spritzer
Fresh grapefruit juice
Club Soda
Crushed mint leaves
Mix it…
More great grapefruit recipes at RealSimple.Com
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Those are great recipes for grapefruit. Very simple, but they look great. I’m a big fan of grapefruit so I’ll have to try some of these.
I’ve also heard that a lot of people are able to ‘switch-off’ their cravings for high-calorie sweet foods by eating fruits such as grapefruit.
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Does a Ruby Red have the same GI as a pink or white grapefruit? Since it tastes much sweeter, it seems that it would be higher…. None of the GI lists that I have seen differentiate between them, there is only a generic listing for “grapefruit,” which is disconcerting.