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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.
Recipe: Grapefruit
and Yogurt Pops
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.
 Recipe: Almond
Crusted Chicken with Grapefruit Basil Salad
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.
Check out "Skinny Chef's"
other recipes using fresh grapefruit and 100 percent grapefruit
juice, or enter your own in a contest at GoFloridaGrapefruit.com.
Peak Season Grapefruit Shopping
Tips
- Buy now. 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.
- Color choices. 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 marks are only skin deep! They do not affect the juicy
flavor.
- Storage tips. 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.
Provided courtesy
of the Florida Citrus Department, through ECES, Inc., Electronic
Color Editorial Services.
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