Grapefruit
Improving your overall health is easy and flavorful when you prepare dishes with a mix of functional superfoods. These antioxidant-rich gems from the fruit, vegetable, whole grain, legume, nut and fish categories provide a substantial number of nutrients compared to their total calories to actively benefit the body.
Among the tastiest superfruits, fresh grapefruit and 100 percent grapefruit juice step gracefully from the breakfast table into great tasting dishes from appetizers to desserts and can help enhance vitamin C and antioxidant intake.
Building on her philosophy of simple and healthful cooking, "Skinny Chef" Jennifer Iserloh created recipes pairing grapefruit with other superfoods to boost the nutritional benefits of tasty, easy-to-prepare dishes for your family and friends. "Cooking with superfoods is one of the simplest ways to naturally support a healthy immune system and improve our well-being inside and out," says Iserloh.
The versatile grapefruit supplies nutrients to help rejuvenate the body, such as vitamin C, folate, potassium and magnesium, as well as lycopene in pink or red grapefruit. Including fresh grapefruit or 100 percent grapefruit juice as part of a healthy diet may help fight heart disease and cancer, slow signs of aging, and aid in the maintenance of healthy weight and cholesterol levels. Both are fat-free and contain fewer than 100 calories per serving.
• Florida grapefruit is in peak season from winter through spring. All varieties can be easily found at your local grocery store and are ready to eat because they are fully ripe when picked. One-hundred percent grapefruit juice is available year-round.• The most popular Florida grapefruit varieties are Marsh White, Ruby Red and Pink. Most have yellow skin with overtones of pink, white, orange or green. Sometimes, small blemishes, or wind scars, appear on grapefruit skin as result of the fruit rubbing against its tree branches, but these do not affect the flavor.• Grapefruit is best stored loose at cool room temperature. For top quality flavor and nutrition lasting up to three weeks, store in your refrigerator crisper. Unrefrigerated grapefruit will remain fresh for four to five days.
