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Grapefruits Are Good Now!

Sooner — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:00:11 GMT

I love grapefruit in the winter and I got a really good bag of the Texas red ones last week.

They aren't as big as I sometimes get them (is it early in the season?), but they are so good and juicy and just right sweet tart!

I had one for breakfast with an egg and toast and it reminded me of the old egg and grapefruit diet that was so popular back in the 80's or so, LOL!! A friend at work was forever on it and we used to ask her if we could share! We'd laugh about it, but it didn't really work for her.

I love the combination, but boy would I get tired of it in a hurry if I ate it every day!

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IMW — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:03:15 GMT

Love red grapefruit. Excellent review.

Enjoy.

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Sooner — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:09:21 GMT

It just occurred to me that the peaches, plums, and summer fruits are what I miss. So the grapefruit gives me some of that sweet and tangy and juiciness I am missing!

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millieshops — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:10:04 GMT

@SoonerI don't know the Texas schedule. but I do know this is the beginning of the season for Florida - when we nade the transition to Florida for the winter, we always used to stop somehwere along 95 to buy bags of new oranges and grapefruit.

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Sooner — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:18:04 GMT

@millieshops You are lucky! I love those big old Florida navel oranges and the great big red Texas Grapefruits!

Enjoy those you will be getting! I associate those oranges with the cold days and holidays.

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Shelbelle — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:18:29 GMT

Grapefruit lover here too, and with no sugar on top. We just got some from FL.

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KingstonsMom — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:19:01 GMT

Good to hear!

I've been craving some ruby red grapefruit!

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SandySparkles — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:23:11 GMT

I love red grapefruit as well. When I was young, my mother would eat grapefruit with her breakfast. She would sometimes give us one, but it would be sprinkled with a little sugar. It was the perfect blend of tang and sweetness. When, I grew up, I discovered red grapefruit because it was on sale.and fell in love! Besides the beautiful color that added color to my breakfast plate, it was SWEET-no further need for sprinkling a little sugar.

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

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Nonametoday — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:50:47 GMT

My mother had them for her breakfast. She was always eating thin because we owned a restaurant and if she ate the food at the restaurant, she would have lost her (what was then) a size-10 figure (probably that would be a 6 now) with the vanity sizing.

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patbz — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 17:05:59 GMT

Since DH and I have both been on Lipitor forever so (my understanding is) no grapefruit for us!

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J Town Girl — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:32:13 GMT

@patbz wrote:
Since DH and I have both been on Lipitor forever so (my understanding is) no grapefruit for us!

I'm not on Lipitor but a few years ago I was going to be having surgery on my eye and I wasn't allowed to eat grapefruit for a few weeks before surgery.

I never thought to ask why grapefruit was contraindicated with any of the medications used during or after surgery.

Does anyone know?

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J Town Girl — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:40:14 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
Good to hear!

I've been craving some ruby red grapefruit!

Have you ever purchased the 8oz containers of red grapefruit that they sell at Costco?

I believe the carton contains about 12 little cups of grapefruit in the juice.

It's not quite as good as a fresh grapefruit but it's still pretty tasty. We always purchase them in the winter when good fruit is difficult to find in our local stores.

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Carmie — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:40:21 GMT

Oh....grapefruits are too sour for me. I don't ear sour, tart or salty foods.

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Luvtuna — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 20:37:25 GMT

@patbz wrote:
Since DH and I have both been on Lipitor forever so (my understanding is) no grapefruit for us!

I've also read that it interferes with thyroid medicine. I love grapefruit and miss having it.

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Sooner — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 20:58:59 GMT

@Luvtuna wrote:
@patbz wrote:
Since DH and I have both been on Lipitor forever so (my understanding is) no grapefruit for us!
I've also read that it interferes with thyroid medicine. I love grapefruit and miss having it.

@Luvtuna I've also read take it four hours before or after Synthroid. . . who knows?

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jannabelle1 — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 23:55:36 GMT

I dearly love fresh grapefruit with a little salt on top of each half! But I take Lisinopril, so I guess I'm still not allowed my favorite grapefruit.....although I do have one or two in the winter. I don't think my cholesterol will get out of whack with one or two.

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so so — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:19:59 GMT

Texas gratefruit is my guilty pleasure!!!!!! I only eat red grapefruit in the winder and only buy the Texas red. they are sweet and tart and juicy

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laundrycat — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 02:50:51 GMT

Same here, thanks for the info Sooner. Love the Ruby Reds and I'll be buying one soon.

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Sooner — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:59:47 GMT

If you are ever in a Sur La Table store or ordering from them they have the best grapefruit spoons ever! The teeth on the edges are very sharp and will dig that section right out of the peel!

I use it all the time too for scraping and getting avocado out of the shell and things like that in the kitchen.

They are expensive (for a spoon) but I use mine a lot.

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Moonlady — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:17:03 GMT

I love grapefruit, and peel and eat them like oranges. The pith has healthful bioflavanoids, too.