Help Grapefruit related emergency.

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  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Add salt to make sweeter.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
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    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
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    a tiny smidge of salt or baking soda just may do the trick
  • PapaChanoli
    PapaChanoli Posts: 178 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    And it's also a fat burner!
  • jnichel
    jnichel Posts: 4,553 Member
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    And it's also a fat burner!

    Breathing through your nose?
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
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    And it's also a fat burner!

    Breathing through your nose?

    "You actually burn fat while you are _______ his ____!"
  • DeadliftAddict
    DeadliftAddict Posts: 746 Member
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    And it's also a fat burner!

    Breathing through your nose?

    "You actually burn fat while you are _______ his ____!"

    My wife has a low body fat percentage, so no arguments on this.
  • JoelleAnn78
    JoelleAnn78 Posts: 1,492 Member
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    I have no idea what is going on in here....
  • rebeccaplatt21
    rebeccaplatt21 Posts: 175
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    Oops, this was not the grapefruit emergency I was thinking this would be.

    must be time to go home for the day since i cant stop laughing from reading this! ^^
  • wheird
    wheird Posts: 7,963 Member
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    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.

    And make sure that it is room temp.
  • KseRz
    KseRz Posts: 980 Member
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    In what Bizzaro world are lemons less bitter than grapefruit?



    ETA: Oh thats right. I forgot the old saying. When life hands you grapefruits you make grapefruit ade with it. I forgot. My Bad.
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
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    I would add honey.
  • smantha32
    smantha32 Posts: 6,990 Member
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    Oops, this was not the grapefruit emergency I was thinking this would be.

    Maybe if you were choking on one it would be an emergency...

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