Summer, sun, sea of fruit ... The presence of the last component is very important for maintaining your body in tone. Many people often forget to buy such an important fruit like grapefruit. Is the grapefruit a mixture of fruits? Yes, we tell you with certainty, and unlike other useful fruits, grapefruit is a mixture of several fruits due to the unique substances contained in it.
The very word grapefruit makes us think about the complex origin of this overseas miracle. Scientists believe that grapefruit is nothing else than the hybridization of orange and pomelo. Thus, it becomes clear why the grapefruit is a mixture of fruits, because it combines the beneficial properties of both orange and pomelo. Though sometimes this mixture happens and is dangerous to health ... But about everything posoryadku!
A number of studies have proved that grapefruit helps to lower high cholesterol, burn fats, improve the exchange of sugar-containing substances, which means that it is very necessary for people who suffer from diabetes or have a predisposition to it.
However, despite so much positive effect of grapefruit on our body, it turned out and other circumstances that have not yet been fully confirmed by scientists. American researchers from the University of Southern California said that the use of grapefruit causes breast cancer! However, this observation can be attributed only to women who were in menopause. In addition, solar radiation in California, as well as the absence or presence of abortions were not taken into account.
Thus, the negative effect of grapefruit on the female body has not yet been proved, but it forces one to handle more carefully with this fruit. After all, everyone understands perfectly well that the human body is unique and individual: someone has an allergy to strawberries, and someone is contraindicated in grapefruit.
It is also proved that grapefruit is incompatible with a number of medicines. Suppose, if a woman takes birth control pills and drinks them with grapefruit juice, then one day she will find herself pregnant. This fruit will help you in solving the children's issue in independence, whether you want it or not.
If you often suffer from depression, we advise you to drink grapefruit juice. You will have a good mood and will have vital energy. Our advice: do not overdo it, because if you are always cheerful, your friends will suspect something is amiss.
Remember that grapefruit should not be used on an empty stomach and in large quantities, because it is traumatic for gums, teeth and stomach - and all because of the high acidity
Scientists have found out that grapefruit is a help in digestion, but advise to limit one fruit a week or use it every day on a lobule.
We offer you a Cuban salad of grapefruits.
For this we need:
ham - 300g
green peas (canned) - 200g
grapefruit - 1 pc.
green salad - 1 head
soy sauce - 1 tbsp.
salt, black pepper to taste
for sauce:
mayonnaise - 150 ml
lemon juice - 1 tbsp.
cream - 80-100 ml
white wine - 1 tbsp.
mustard - 2-3 tablespoons
salt, ground pepper, greens to taste
garlic - 1-2 cloves
Pickled cucumbers - 2-3 pcs.
To prepare the sauce, we need to mix mayonnaise with parsley and green onions, garlic, finely chopped pickles.
Put large lettuce leaves on the bottom of the plate. Finely chop the ham, mix with green peas. Next, cut the grapefruit. All mixed and poured into our sauce. Spread on lettuce leaves. The dish should be served chilled, so put the salad in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes.
Bon Appetit!