Ruby Red Grapefruit That Lives Up to Its Name

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I love to start the day with a glass of fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice whenever I can. My favorite Texas roadside market had some amazing grapefruit this week. They were green on the outside, but ruby red on the inside. Most "ruby reds" we get in the grocery store are actually pink, but these really lived up to their name!

Grapefruit contains a good quality, organic salicylic acid (unlike the salicylic acid in, say, aspirin) that is helpful in removing inorganic calcium deposits. 

While I'm not good about doing this, the rinds of grapefruit can be grated and dried and saved for use as a tea during those long winters when fresh fruits are not always available. 

 I have to exercise caution not to go overboard with any fruits - especially fresh fruit juices - as their high potassium content can really mess with the right balance of electrolytes, especially for people who follow a low-salt diet. Since a raw food diet is already quite low in sodium, guzzling fruit juices can have quite the diuretic effect and cause sudden dehydration to occur. Sodium and potassium have to be in balance, so to get a lot of potassium while getting very little sodium is not a good thing for most people.

Anyway, enjoy your Ruby Reds - in moderation!

Guaco-Walnut Meat Tacos

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There's probably nothing I miss more when I give up cooked foods than tacos. But I don't miss them at all when I have these Guaco-Walnut Meat Tacos. I start with two green leaves of organic romaine, load up with guacamole, top with walnut meat taco mixture, and top with red pepper salsa. Nothing to miss with these. There's so much flavor. 

As usual, I don't really follow a recipe. I play it by ear and season by taste. But here are some approximates. I'll try to get a more precise recipe soon. 

• Walnut meat: a few cups of walnuts, soaked in filtered water for about eight hours, strained, with chili powder, cumin, onion powder, and sea salt
  
  
• Salsa: finely chopped or processed sweet red pepper, orange pepper, yellow pepper, onion, jalapenos, garlic, and lime juice.