Grapefruit Diet

There are a whole range of grapefruit benefits. There is one I want to talk about in particular. This benefit however does not have anything directly to do with nutrition. It does have something to do with health though. The health of your wallet that is. Pound for pound, grapefruit are cheaper than oranges. Both of course are citrus fruits and have similar although not the same nutritional profiles. This means that for those of us concerned with our monthly groceries bill buying grapefruit as opposed to oranges will save us money. While at the same time not having to … Continue Reading

Grapefruit tastes great and is also great for our health. You can read more about the health benefits and grapefruit nutrition here. However one impediment to consuming them or a factor that can put me off eating them is the effort it takes to get them ready for eating. As a child my mother used to cut them in half them use a bent serrated knife which made it really easy for us to scoop out the contents. Doing it this way is fairly straight forward but it does unfortunately leave some of the fruit uneaten. It is a … Continue Reading

Rather than trying to follow the “the grapefruit diet” which I think is just plain ridiculous I am currently eating “a grapefruit diet”. Perhaps even calling it that is superflous. Instead of having 1/2 a grapefruit with every meal and only being on this diet for 12 days then going back to eat fat laden food as well as loads of cakes and so on, what I am now doing is eating a grapefruit breakfast. This does not mean this is all I eat. Rather just as part of my breakfast I include a grapefruit. Especially in the summer, having … Continue Reading