30 Day Raw Vegan Fruit Project Day 24

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It’s Day 24 of Vibrant Vegan’s 30 Days, 30 Fruits for You Project!

We here at Vibrant Vegan know for sure for sure that if you eat several servings of fresh, raw fruit each day, you’ll be healthier–and we want you to be as healthy and vibrant as possible! So we’re doing this Raw Fruit Project to help you be that healthy and vibrant you of your dreams!

The fruit for Day 24 is the GRAPEFRUIT!

-The world’s largest producers of Grapefruit are the US, Mexico, and China!

-Grapefruit is believed to have been an accidental hybrid of the pomelo and orange.

-Grapefruit is a good source of:

Vitamins A, C, B-complex
Fiber
Potassium
Calcium
Folate

-Grapefruit is a great source of antioxidants that may help prevent heart disease and certain cancers.

-Grapefruit contains compounds that have been shown to help prevent cancer.

-Grapefruit have an alkalizing effect on our bodies, thus can help regulate pH.

-Grapefruit contain pectin, a soluble fiber shown to help lower blood cholesterol.

-One grapefruit contains 12 grams of fiber! About 6 grams are insoluble, which is great for preventing constipation and colon cancer, and the other 6 grams are soluble–shown to help lower cholesterol (the “pectin” thing from above). Peel and eat, rather than cutting the fruit in half then eating each little section with a spoon if you want all that fabulous fiber!

-Grapefruit has also been shown to help reduce the pain and inflammation ociated with inflammatory conditions–gout, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and asthma.

-Grapefruit helps our livers detoxify our bodies! Yep, grapefruit increases the activity of certain enzymes which our boost our liver’s ability to remove toxins.

-Grapefruit trees can produce fruit for up to 40 years!

and now it’s time for your tremendously tantalizing LOW FAT, RAW VEGAN RECIPE featuring GRAPEFRUIT!!!

GLORIOUS GRAPEFRUIT-BLUEBERRY-AVOCADO SALAD

A fantastic blend of flavors makes this salad a sure-to-be-favorite in your home! Add some greens to this to make it even more delicious and suitable for any occasion. This dish contains right around 300 calories. (Substitute any berry or peaches for the blueberries in this dish.)

Ingredients

2 grapefruit, peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup blueberries, or your favorite berry
1/2 avocado, cut into chunks

Gently stir all of the ingredients in a bowl, and serve. Get ready for pure eating delight!

Eat handfuls and handfuls of grape fruit!
Eat thousands of bites of fruit!
Be Vegan, Be Vibrant!

Duration : 0:3:13

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