Try Award-Winning Recipes from the Florida Grapefruit for Your Best Life Chef Recipe Contest!

This contest was hosted by The Florida Department of Citrus and Bob Greene, Oprah's personal trainer and author of the current New York Times best-selling advice book, The Best Life Diet. Together, we sought out innovative home kitchen recipes by culinary professionals that bring flavor and good health together using fresh Florida grapefruit and fit the health criteria of The Best Life Diet. The three winning recipes were judged by an esteemed panel of chefs from the Culinary Institute of America.

All of the winning recipes are simple to prepare at home and contain less than 600 calories, at least five grams of fiber, less than 600 milligrams of sodium and no more than 5 grams of saturated fat.

First-place winner: Florida Grapefruit and Jerk-Grilled Chicken with Arugula Salad

Second-place winner: Florida Grapefruit Salad with Seared Shrimp

Third-place winner: Sugar-crusted Salmon with Florida Grapefruit and French Green Bean Salad

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Content courtesy of Florida Department of Citrus - www.floridajuice.com