Monday, May 12, 2014

Grapefruit for Breakfast

I have always been a fan of grapefruit, there's something about the tart, tangy taste that I just love. Recently, I have re-introduced grapefruit into my daily routine and I couldn't be happier. Studies have shown that eating a half a grapefruit before each meal may help you slim down faster due to the fruit's fat-burning properties and it's effect on blood sugar and insulin levels. I don't know about you, but I'm all about anything that can help me naturally slim down.

Ingredients
  • 1/2  Grapefruit
  • 1 tsp Sugar/Honey 

Step 1: Turn your grapefruit on its side so that the ends of the grapefruit with the small circles are across from each other on either side. Use a larger knife to cut through the fruit. 

Step 2: Most of us probably don't have a grapefruit knife or a curved knife serrated on both sides, so I just used a regular knife to cut around the segmented parts to make the pieces loose. 

Step 3: When all my segments are cut and ready, I like to top my grapefruit with a little sprinkle of sugar to compliment some of the tartness of the grapefruit.


Grapefruit is a hydrating, filling and packed with immunity-boosting antioxidants. Half a grapefruit has about 52 calories with less than 1 gram of fat and about 166 mg of potassium and 38 mg of Vitamin C. Pink and red grapefruits are good sources of disease-fighting beta-carotene. Pink grapefruit (like the one pictured above) contains a carotenoid called lycopene, which is most known for being in ketchup and it helps protect cell membranes and may suppress tumor growth. 

I am usually unsure about what grapefruit to pick because I don't know how to "read" fruit so I did some research and found out that majority of grapefruits aren't picked unless they are fully ripe, which makes selection simple. The heavier the fruit, the juicer it is, but like most fruit, you should avoid ones that are squishy or oblong rather than round. The difference between the three types of grapefruit, pink, white and red, is pretty minimal, they are mostly equal in sweetness and tartness. 

To recap, grapefruits can benefit in weight loss, they are low in calories and high in potassium and fat-burning enzymes. Store in refrigerator, for longer lasting results. 

ENJOY!!

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