Help Grapefruit related emergency.

FourtyBelow
FourtyBelow Posts: 4
in Food and Nutrition
Made my morning smoothie with half a grapefruit in lieu of lemon today. Big Mistake. HUGE. It's as bitter as the Grinch on Christmas. (Pre-heart growth)
Any ideas on how to make it less bitter without adding fruit?
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  • neveragain84
    neveragain84 Posts: 534 Member
    Sugar? Why can't you add fruit?
  • FourtyBelow
    FourtyBelow Posts: 4
    I have the physical ability to add fruit but I am trying to keep an even 3 parts veg 1 part fruit system going on. And it's 1L of juice so the amount of sugar I would need would be incredible.
    My plan is to shave some ginger into it, my thinking is that the overwhelming ginger taste will take the focus away from the bitterness.
  • neveragain84
    neveragain84 Posts: 534 Member
    Perhaps. Personally I don't like ginger as I feel it is too strong of a flavor and would be worse than the bitter, but that could work. You're probably better off just adding fruit.
  • xcalygrl
    xcalygrl Posts: 1,897 Member
    Could you add just a single banana? Banana is a strong yet sweet flavor.

    Otherwise, I would add a bit of stevia. (ETA: Stevia is my sweetener of choice.)
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Made my morning smoothie with half a grapefruit in lieu of lemon today. Big Mistake. HUGE. It's as bitter as the Grinch on Christmas. (Pre-heart growth)
    Any ideas on how to make it less bitter without adding fruit?

    Honey/corn syrup/maple syrup
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I'm kinda gagging just thinking about this.
  • skjones0323
    skjones0323 Posts: 53 Member
    I cannot help you with using Grapefruit in a smoothie. I would never use grapefruit in a smoothie. When I use vegetables in my juicer, I like to add carrot, green stuff and an apple for a little sweetness. The carrots are also sweet. Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE red ruby grapefruit, but I prefer to eat it whole.
  • baba_helly
    baba_helly Posts: 810 Member
    there's only one thing I use grapefruits for and it's definitely not for smoothies
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    Oops, this was not the grapefruit emergency I was thinking this would be.
  • srslybritt
    srslybritt Posts: 1,618 Member
    Did you cut the hole big enough?

    ...

    Oh, wrong thread. Carry on.
  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    Sugar
    Splenda
    Stevia
    Sweet n low
    Equal
    Honey
    Agave
    Maple syrup

    Trash can
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Did you cut the hole big enough?

    ...

    Oh, wrong thread. Carry on.

    If you cut it too small, just push the flesh back... it's just a grapefruit.
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    I love grapefruit,
    :love: :heart: :love:
  • yhaa
    yhaa Posts: 1 Member
    Grapefruits usually have a bitter taste to them. Its not as sweet and citrus-like compared to the citrus family. Most of the bitterness comes from the skin of the peel. So how about juicing the grapefruit and using grapefruit juice rather than blending the whole fruit? If you do want to make your smoothie sweeter, how about adding honey or agave nectar?
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    find another way to add fruit- grapefruit is not something that is going to do well in a smoothie me thinks.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    there's only one thing I use grapefruits for and it's definitely not for smoothies

    :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • tuckeychicken
    tuckeychicken Posts: 167 Member
    I vote for the trash can.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I'm kinda gagging just thinking about this.

    I'm with you on that one. And I have no advice.
  • baba_helly
    baba_helly Posts: 810 Member
    I'm kinda gagging just thinking about this.

    I'm with you on that one. And I have no advice.

    it helps if you hold your breath
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
    I've found that chia reduces the bitterness of grapefruit without sweetening it.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I'm kinda gagging just thinking about this.

    I'm with you on that one. And I have no advice.

    it helps if you hold your breath


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  • 6ftamazon
    6ftamazon Posts: 340 Member
    Did you cut the hole big enough?

    ...

    Oh, wrong thread. Carry on.

    My first thought too....grapefruits have been ruined for me:glasses:
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    there's only one thing I use grapefruits for and it's definitely not for smoothies

    :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

    And that could lead to an actual emergency!
  • bdunham1962
    bdunham1962 Posts: 3 Member
    Add salt to make sweeter.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I'm kinda gagging just thinking about this.

    I'm with you on that one. And I have no advice.

    it helps if you hold your breath

    Breath through your nose.
  • sljohnson1207
    sljohnson1207 Posts: 818 Member
    a tiny smidge of salt or baking soda just may do the trick
  • PapaChanoli
    PapaChanoli Posts: 178 Member
    Salt counteracts bitterness to a degree. Probably not enough to counteract grapefruit though.

    On the other hand, I can't help but doubt that any diet is so sensitive that adding some additional fruit to a smoothie one time would ruin the overall long term diet goal.
  • murphy612
    murphy612 Posts: 734 Member
    Made my morning smoothie with half a grapefruit in lieu of lemon today. Big Mistake. HUGE. It's as bitter as the Grinch on Christmas. (Pre-heart growth)
    Any ideas on how to make it less bitter without adding fruit?

    Carrots. They are my favorite things to mix with Grapefruit.
  • MrsHyland
    MrsHyland Posts: 87 Member
    This won't help you now, but maybe in the future? The skin is really bitter, so removing that should help some. I eat grapefruit almost every day, and sometimes the fruit itself is a little bitter. I add a little salt if that is the case and it helps. I don't know how it would be added to a smoothie though. Maybe next time use half grapefruit and half some other kind of sweeter fruit? You can try adding a little honey or artificial sweetener if you don't want the calories from real sugar.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    And it's also a fat burner!

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