Toss dressing with spinach mixture and serve. Don't shy away from grapefruit, even if these juicy fruits tend to act like squirt guns at the breakfast table. This recipe is a great way to refresh your eating habits, just in time for March, which is National Nutrition Month. Most people eat the same basic foods week in, week out. As a goal, try a new recipe or a different food every week during March.
Grapefruit are in season, so they're a good place to start.
Plus, you'll be on your way to the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Grapefruit, which are named because they grow in clusters like grapes, are an excellent source of vitamin C, which helps produce collagen, the fibrous protein that helps hold muscles, bones and other tissues together. Vitamin C also helps repair red blood cells, protects you from bruising by keeping blood vessels and capillary walls strong, and helps keep your gums healthy and your immune system working. Vitamin C also helps your body absorb iron better, particularly from plant sources. This iron-vitamin C relationship comes into play with Grapefruit Spinach Salad Oriental.