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AIBU to think grapefruit is the perfect fruit?

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Kepler22B · 13/09/2026 09:11

Grapefruit is the perfect fruit.

  • perfect balance between sweet and sharp
  • can be eaten alone or added to salads
  • just looks nice (especially the pink ones) all jewel like
  • low calorie
  • rich in useful stuff - fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

OK - not so great if you are on statins, I will concede that.

AIBU or is grapefruit the bestest fruit ever?

OP posts:
ErrolTheDragon · 15/09/2026 00:50

Waitingfordoggo · 13/09/2026 15:02

IMO the best fruits are the ones that we don’t think of as fruits, namely peppers and tomatoes.

The Sungolds I’ve grown this year think they’re fruits. Delicious as they are, they’re not quite up there with ripe peaches and nectarines though.

Grapefruits …haven’t had one for ages alas because DH really liked them but can’t have them because of meds so it’d be mean for me to get them.

Ijwwm · 15/09/2026 01:00

Oh, haven’t had grapefruit in ages (I tend to prefer veg to fruit). But this thread has reminded me that I used to love it, especially pink grapefruit.

Every day is a school day, had no idea that that it’s not good for people on certain meds.

This has made me think fondly of my mum. I remember we used to have grapefruit spoons for getting those segments out perfectly!

GellerYeller · 15/09/2026 01:07

We have grapefruit spoons and a grapefruit knife! I like the yellow ones best. The more sour the better. I would cheerfully eat a lime as snack.

TheDenimPoet · 15/09/2026 01:10

I can't have it due to my meds, and honestly, it was the best thing that could ever have happened to me. The vile, round little bastards.

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