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10 Reasons Why You Should Eat Grapefruit

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January 15, 2015 by Sydney 19 Comments

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10 Reasons Why You Should Eat Grapefruit. Not only does it help with weightloss but the citrus fruit can also stop a cold in it's tracks, help your heart and stop the spread of cancer.

I remember when I was a little girl and watching Lady and the Tramp thinking to myself, Miss Darling was so weird to crave watermelon and chop suey. Who in their right mind would mix these two foods together?! I was still young and knew nothing about cravings during pregnancy, I probably didn’t even know much about pregnancy either. Flash forward twenty something years and I’m pregnant with my second son and having some pretty strange cravings myself. My night time snack was always a big glass of chocolate milk and a grapefruit. Yep, I had to have those two together; every night. My husband would just look at me, laugh and walk away. He knew though; you never question what a pregnant woman eats.

At the time I thought what I was eating was just filling my big pregnant belly before bed time. What I didn’t know was all the good that those grapefruits were doing for me. Now that that baby, Statham, is older he is starting to like grapefruit too (big surprise huh?!)

I’m one of those crazy moms that likes to look into side effects/benefits in all the things my kids like to eat. If it’s something they try once or twice and don’t really care for it’s not as big of a deal but if it’s something they ask for on a daily basis (like grapefruit) I like to look into it a little more. I still eat grapefruits on a daily basis too, when they are in season, and I was very happy to read all the benefits grapefruits offer. Today I’m sharing ten of my favorite. **Note: I am not a doctor nor have I done tests to prove or discredit any of these statements. Consult with your physician or dietician if you have any questions on whether grapefruits would be good or bad for you if you have a medical condition.

1- It’s diabetes friendly. Actually eating grapefruit will help cut down on the amount of sugar in your body’s system.

2- They may help you lose weight. Packed with water and fiber, eating grapefruit makes you feel full so you eat less. (Probably why I liked it so much when I was pregnant)

3- While eating a grapefruit won’t keep the cold and flu away; if you eat grapefruit while you already have a cold or the flu it may make the illness go away sooner.

4- Because of the level of fiber in grapefruit it helps keep your regular. (I had some issues with this after my first son was born but had no issues after my second. I never ate grapefruit during my first pregnancy.)

5- Grapefruit juice helps you sleep better. 

6- It helps lower cholesterol and is good for your heart. Packed with flavonoids, particularly hesperidin, helps raise your HDL (good) cholesterol and lowers your LDL (bad) cholesterol. 

7- Speaking of flavonoid; some of these have been found to stop the spread of breast cancer to other parts of the body.

8- Lycopene. Grapefruits contain lycopene which helps fight signs of aging as well as several forms of cancer.

9- Grapefruits can help calm sore throats and coughs.

10- Grapefruit has been known to help ease pain because it has a shared ingredient with aspirin, salicylic acid.

10 Reasons Why You Should Eat Grapefruit. Not only does it help with weightloss but the citrus fruit can also stop a cold in it's tracks, help your heart and stop the spread of cancer.

As you can see grapefruits can do a lot of good. So next time you’re at the store thinking of what kind of snacks to get, pick up a few grapefruits. Your body will thank you.

Sources: Juicing For Health, Eating Well and Care2.

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cancer cures, cold fighter, cravings, grapefruit, health benefits, weight loss

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  1. Kim @ This Ole Mom says

    January 17, 2015 at 9:13 pm

    I love Grapefruit! When I was pregnant with all my children I craved Grapefruit but , eww not with chocolate milk! I really need to start eating it again. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Sydney says

      January 20, 2015 at 7:41 am

      Yeah I don’t know how those two came to mix but I remember it being delicious then and I tried it again last week and spit the chocolate milk out right away!

      Reply
  2. Meaghan | Cook. Craft. Love b says

    January 18, 2015 at 8:48 am

    I’m not a big grapefruit eater but I think I might need to add a glass of grapefruit juice to my daily breakfast!

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    • Sydney says

      January 20, 2015 at 7:40 am

      I LOVE grapefruit juice! It does take some getting used to though… but it’s so good for you!

      Reply
  3. Christy says

    January 18, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    VerY informative! My hubby loves it so we have it a lot, guess I need to try it again!

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    • Sydney says

      January 20, 2015 at 7:39 am

      Thanks Christy! They’re in season now so it’s a good time to buy 🙂

      Reply
  4. Rebecca says

    January 18, 2015 at 6:38 pm

    This made my mouth water Sydney! I love grapefruit- we have a juicer and love adding it to our concoctions 🙂

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    • Sydney says

      January 20, 2015 at 7:39 am

      I LOVE grapefruit juice too! And the nice thing is noone else in my family does so when we buy it I get it all to myself!

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    January 18, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    I love grapefruit, didn’t know it was *that* good for you. That kind of makes me want to eat more of it. Your pregnancy craving cracked me up, those babies do odd things to us 🙂

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    • Sydney says

      January 20, 2015 at 7:38 am

      Thank you Sarah. Yeah it’s crazy what we do for our kiddos and what they do to us!

      Reply
  6. Kendra @ www.joyinourhome.com says

    January 18, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    I feel bad that this is one fruit that never makes it into our grocery cart! I think I need to change that! 😉 Thanks for sharing Sydney… totally didn’t know many of these! have a wonderful week, friend!

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    • Sydney says

      January 20, 2015 at 7:37 am

      Thanks Kendra! It definitely is an acquired taste. You can take away some of the tart by adding sugar to them too 🙂

      Reply
  7. Danica says

    January 19, 2015 at 12:28 am

    Good to know! I have one sitting in my fruit bowl that I haven’t touched yet! More reasons to open it tomorrow 🙂

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    • Sydney says

      January 20, 2015 at 7:36 am

      Yay! I love having fruit readily available.

      Reply
  8. Heather says

    January 19, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    Great reminders why to eat Grapefruit. I’m not the biggest fan by itself but in a recipe or in a smoothie, yes. I’m trying to be more smart about food choices this year, thanks for sharing!

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    • Sydney says

      January 20, 2015 at 7:35 am

      I hated grapefruit before I had my second baby but now I’m addicted… crazy what pregnancy makes you do!

      Reply
  9. Adelina Priddis says

    January 22, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    Hey Sydney! I love grapefruits so much, these are just more good reasons to eat them. Thanks for sharing on Weekend Bites, you’re one of this week’s features.

    Reply
    • Sydney says

      January 28, 2015 at 9:20 am

      Thanks so much for featuring me Adelina! Grapefruits really are the bomb dot com!

      Reply
  10. Elle Salazar says

    June 26, 2015 at 3:11 am

    I didn’t know grapefruit had more benefits than being another citrus fruit. Thanks for this Sydney!

    Reply

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