Grapefruit juice

[Melindaxl]

Does grapefruit juice really help burn body fat! If so I would like to find a way I can enjoy it! It's a little too bitter for me! I like my juice sweet! Does anyone know what kind of fruit I can juice to mix with it, to make it taste better to me? Thanks! Have a fruitful day!

[Melindaxl]

I'm sorry, I guess I should of posted this in the recipe section!

[Melindaxl]

Does anyone know how I can make grapefruit juice taste good to me! I hear it's suppose to help burn body fat! I like my juice to be sweet and grapefruit juice tastes a little bitter to me! Would anyone know what other fruits I could juice to sweeten it up and make it taste better to me? Thanks, have a fruitful day!

[cbowden]

Pineapple!

Personally, I love very tart grapefruit juice.....try buying the red kind. They tend to be sweeter. We had a really sweet red grapefruit tree at my house in Florida. So juicy and sweet....aaaahhhh.

Anyway, try the red kind mixed with some pineapple. That should do it.

[Melindaxl]

Thanks, I love pineapple! That should help!

[Aleesha Sattva]

I merged your two threads...

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[Revvell]

You can always add a squirt of stevia or, melt some agave or honey if you wish. Red is sweeter than the yellow I've found also.

[Mary Kay]

Don't go too heavy on the grapefruits though...I learned the hard way. I juiced two or so grapefruits a day mixed with wheatgrass for months.

Too much grapefruit will stop liver enzymes from doing their thing: removing fats, estrogens etc. So, I think it's best to only do grapefruits a couple times a week.

HTH,

Mary Kay

[kellybethx3]

I have a recipe that uses grapefruit juice
i juice one grapefruit, 2 apples, and a small piece of ginger
you could do that and just add a few more apples and some sweetener or something like that :)

[Revvell]

Don't go too heavy on the grapefruits though...I learned the hard way. I juiced two or so grapefruits a day mixed with wheatgrass for months.

Too much grapefruit will stop liver enzymes from doing their thing: removing fats, estrogens etc. So, I think it's best to only do grapefruits a couple times a week.

HTH,

Mary Kay

I get the operative words here are "for months".... eating/drinking the same thing day after day for months is, imo, never a good thing. Eating grapefruit, or any other fruit for varying periods of time... well, depends on the food. To say "..... it's best to only do grapefruits a couple times a week."... is obviously only one person's opinion...

[MyRedPanda]

I think pineapple and kale mixed with grapefruit is devine. Pineapple and kale by itself is yummy too though :)

[Mary Kay]

Revvell,

I do not disagree with you, but my key words were not to do too much grapefruit juice. I probably juiced betw 1 - 2 avg grapefruits a day - maybe 4 - 6 X a week for 2 or 3 mos. With days off here and there, and even a week off if I couldn't get 'em. Yep, I agree this is too much. Not what I'd call "moderation" either.
But if you do a little research, you'll see that even 1/4 of a grapefruit a day increases your estrogen levels so my statement of not doing more than a couple a week is supported by quite a bit of research and is not just "one person's opinion.". I have also read (now that I know about it --a day late and a dollar short---LOL) Whole Foods had a little ditty on not doing more than a couple a week. If you google "cytochrome P450 enzyme grapefruit " you will find many studies supporting this. Most studies are done re drug interactions --how the liver enzymes are compromised and drugs are not absorbed properly when doing grapefruit.

My estrogen levels were a bit high, I developed fibrocystic breasts, and my liver was fatty. All things pointed to an excess of grapefruit juice. I mixed grapefruit juice with wheatgrass in the morning.

HTH,

Mary Kay

[Melindaxl]

Aleesha thanks for putting my threads together! Thanks everyone for all your info and help! I'll make sure not to have grapefruit juice more then twice a week! I understand about that! When I find out a raw fruit or raw plant food can help with fat burning, I go to strong on it! I need to make sure not to do that no matter if it's just a raw fruit!
I'm also trying this to find something to have in the morning to drink, so it's like a juice fast! It helps me digest my foods better! Plus I want to have something to give me alot of energy because I do alot of exercising in the morning! Most of the time just a 16oz cup of juice don't help! I guess I might have to add some agave syrup or raw honey to it, to make it like a sports drink!

[MysticTree]

Aleesha thanks for putting my threads together! Thanks everyone for all your info and help! I'll make sure not to have grapefruit juice more then twice a week! I understand about that! When I find out a raw fruit or raw plant food can help with fat burning, I go to strong on it! I need to make sure not to do that no matter if it's just a raw fruit!
I'm also trying this to find something to have in the morning to drink, so it's like a juice fast! It helps me digest my foods better! Plus I want to have something to give me alot of energy because I do alot of exercising in the morning! Most of the time just a 16oz cup of juice don't help! I guess I might have to add some agave syrup or raw honey to it, to make it like a sports drink!

You could go the smoothie route using bananas and nut milks to add some oomph to get you through the day.

[Melindaxl]

Thanks MysticTree for your advice! I already have 2 smoothies throughout the day though! I use bananas, almond milk, spinach and spirulina in them! I have the smoothies later in the day because they don't help me detox as good in the morning! So I want something to drink in the morning for high energy before I exercise, but still be in the juice fasting route!

[MysticTree]

Maybe you need to move your exercise to later in the day . . . maybe do some meditation first thing?

[Melindaxl]

Thanks, I'll think about that! It's just that I do exercise more then once a day! Fitness is my favorite hobby!

[CathyA.]

How about a couple of oranges. Orange/grapefruit is delish and simple.

[MysticTree]

eating well is part of good, healthy fitness. If you are eating raw foods and you are fit then detox should be less of an issue and you could have a green smoothie to keep your energy up and still exercise in the morning.

[GlimR]

Grapefruit juice w/spirulina stirred into it is delicious~

[DebB]

I enjoy mixing my grapefruit with oranges - yum! *Ü*

[Melindaxl]

Thanks, I'll try it with orange juice! I love orange juice! Plus oranges are alot more easier to peel then pineapple!

[cbowden]

Pineapples can be easy to peel. You'll need a larger knife than a paring one.

Cut off top and bottom
Stand the fruit on its now flat bottom
Take a knife and slice off the outer layer going from top to bottom

Easy peasy! (and so worth it!)

[Eva]

I love a recipe by Rebecca Kane that's on uncooking101 -- she mixes orange, grapefruit, lemon, and lime. MAN is that cleansing!! It's a lovely juice!

[DebB]

Thanks, I'll try it with orange juice! I love orange juice! Plus oranges are alot more easier to peel then pineapple!

Do you peel your citrus? Are you blending - or juicing? When I'm juicing with my citrus juicer, I simply cut the citrus in half and juice...

[MysticTree]

When I'm juicing with my citrus juicer, I simply cut the citrus in half and juice...

ditto.

Also, I don't tend to mix citrus with anything other than other citrus but that may just be me!

[Revvell]

.... I don't tend to mix citrus with anything other than other citrus but that may just be me!

Maybe just you ... ummm, no, it's not. Me too!

Revvell (http://www.facebook.com/RevvellsFitnessJourney)

[MysticTree]

Maybe just you ... ummm, no, it's not. Me too!

Revvell (http://www.facebook.com/RevvellsFitnessJourney)

lol ... we hoop the same way too - spooky ;)

[Mary Kay]

Watsonreo,

The drug interaction thing was just my way of showing that the enzymes are in fact, affected. Estrogen metabolism as well as fat metabolism are also affected. I do not do any drugs and by doing too many grapefruits I was adversely affected.

But that is interesting to note that when injected, the drugs will bypass the liver ---and not be affected.

Thanks,

Mary Kay

[agustinho]

I love orange juice! Also Pineapple But nowadays were on Orange Juice.. Yummy!