ugh my wife got pomegranate scented dish soap. ugh what's wrong with lemon or green?

10/24/2009 9:35:52 PM

here is a thread for pomegranate scented dish soap

message_topic.aspx?topic=560123

10/24/2009 9:44:27 PM

ha!

10/24/2009 9:49:46 PM

Chop -- buy the POM brand pomegranate juice. It is the only stuff I've found that is truly 100% pomegranate juice. If you look on other juices you'll see other additives but the POM stuff is pure pomegranate. It is quite tangy.

10/24/2009 10:06:50 PM

My mom had a pomegranate tree in our back yard growing up. It would produce about 2 or 3 good pomegranates every other year or so.

Also - that new Minute Maid Pomegranate/Blueberry juice is delicious. Not a big fan of the sugar free and low calorie versions but the regular kind is glorious.

10/25/2009 11:51:58 AM

ok... i broke down and bought one of these alien fruits... i got all of the red pod things out of the husk... what do i do with them now?

10/25/2009 2:16:44 PM

eat them!

10/25/2009 3:10:01 PM

how to open a pomegranate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHyqoeB0Wlk

10/25/2009 3:18:47 PM

just plain? turns out the pods have inner seeds... can you eat those too?

10/25/2009 3:19:08 PM

when i cut into it, the damn thing started bleeding.

10/25/2009 3:19:40 PM

I eat the arils and the seeds inside them -- they taste wonderful.

If they 'bleed' while you cut into them it means they should be extra juicy. It might also mean that you're cutting into them too much -- just score down the sides a bit to pull the fruit open.

[Edited on October 25, 2009 at 3:40 PM. Reason : ]

10/25/2009 3:39:39 PM

Yes, you chew and eat the seeds as well.

It would be a great shame and a disservice if you chewed them and spit them out, as a lot of people do.

Pomegranates are one of the healthiest foods on the planet... don't waste them.

10/25/2009 3:41:27 PM

ok i just finished up my pomegranate. i put the pods in the fridge, and that made them better to me. the seeds weren't a problem.


it sucks that they have so much damn sugar in them though... won't be able to enjoy any more of these things.

[Edited on October 25, 2009 at 6:44 PM. Reason : ]

10/25/2009 6:43:35 PM

I agree that the arils taste better if the fruit has been refrigerated.

What's the deal with the sugar? Will these things give me diabeetus?

10/25/2009 7:06:14 PM

i dunno... it just tastes very sweet to me.

10/25/2009 7:16:55 PM

http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/2038/2

lots of sugar.

10/25/2009 7:18:52 PM

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"What's the deal with the sugar? Will these things give me diabeetus? "

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"i dunno... it just tastes very sweet to me."

What, you didn't know that there was sugar in FRUIT???

There is lots of sugar in most fruits, however, it is only old-fashioned/stupid/incompetent doctors who tell diabetics/potential diabetics to stay away from fruit because fruit has sugar. Just like some fucking morons/doctors tell heart patients to stay away from nuts, olives, and avocados because those foods are high in fat Never mind the fact that those foods might actually clean your arteries and rid you of heart troubles. And that having fruits (not fruit juices) can actually regulate blood sugar and are good for pretty much anybody.

Even though fruits are high in sugar, the vast majority of them have a low glycemic index (GI). GI is what you should be looking at when deciding if something will give you or worsen your diabetes. Bread and commercial processed cereals are way worse for you than any fruit.

Eat your poms (and other fruit) with pride.

P.S. Check out the high levels of fiber on that link. And protein and fat as well (from the seeds).

10/25/2009 8:08:42 PM

i've started to use the arils on salads, in place of bacon bits

gives the crunch factor, quite a bit more healthy, and quite delicious

makes even a bland salad pop

10/25/2009 8:32:33 PM

OMG is it pomegranate season again??!!!???

I have a hard time deciding which season is my favorite. Summer - berries on sale! Fall - squash on sale! Late fall - POMS!!!

I like putting the seeds in a tupperware and bringing them to work to eat with a spoon for a snack.

10/25/2009 8:34:00 PM

i went to the grocery store this afternoon hoping to try some, but there was nary a pomegranate to be found..

10/25/2009 8:51:43 PM

For some strange reason, the kroger in garner has poms by the butcher section - right there by ground beef.

10/25/2009 9:00:18 PM

i went to HT tonight and bought 2 of the biggest poms i've ever seen. i can't palm them (like pick one up with one hand). you could probably throw one at someone's head and kill them.

and they were soooooooooo good for dessert.

10/25/2009 9:10:42 PM

Quote :

"What, you didn't know that there was sugar in FRUIT??? There is lots of sugar in most fruits, however, it is only old-fashioned/stupid/incompetent doctors who tell diabetics/potential diabetics to stay away from fruit because fruit has sugar. Just like some fucking morons/doctors tell heart patients to stay away from nuts, olives, and avocados because those foods are high in fat Never mind the fact that those foods might actually clean your arteries and rid you of heart troubles. And that having fruits (not fruit juices) can actually regulate blood sugar and are good for pretty much anybody. Even though fruits are high in sugar, the vast majority of them have a low glycemic index (GI). GI is what you should be looking at when deciding if something will give you or worsen your diabetes. Bread and commercial processed cereals are way worse for you than any fruit. Eat your poms (and other fruit) with pride. P.S. Check out the high levels of fiber on that link. And protein and fat as well (from the seeds)."

Thanks -- I figured if anyone would comment on this it would be you.

While I know fruits have sugar, the connotation I read was that these were just bursting at the seams with it.

10/25/2009 9:37:18 PM

loooove pomegranates. whole foods had them on sale 3 for $6 the other day. i love putting the arils in my oatmeal w/ walnuts. YUM.

10/25/2009 11:09:02 PM

they have MUCH more sugar than a lot of fruits...

Apple:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1809/2
Pear:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/2074/2
Orange:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1966/2

10/25/2009 11:43:07 PM

^ that is true if you eat the entire pomegranate in one sitting. however, you can just eat a few spoonfuls (or even half a cup) of the arils and you'll be right on par with the fruits you listed.

10/26/2009 7:50:02 AM

it doesn't matter how many sittings i eat it in, the sugar content is still there.

10/26/2009 9:29:52 AM

but would you eat 5 apples in one sitting

10/26/2009 9:31:30 AM

no, but i wouldn't eat a bowl of ice cream either, which has less sugar than a pomegranate has.

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 9:52 AM. Reason : ]

10/26/2009 9:52:23 AM

eh. You really need to view it on a better comparative basis:

This is based on grams of sugar / 100g of fruit for some popular fruits:

Fig - 16
Grapes - 16
Pomegranate -14
Cherries - 13
Apple - 11
Pears - 11
Pineapple - 10
Cantaloupe - 9

A "large" apple is listed at just over 200g. Comparing eating 200g of apple to 200g of pomegranate is the difference between ~22g and 28g of naturally occurring sugar.

To add to that, when dealing with daily healthy limits of grams of sugar, the number is almost always explicitly meaning added sugar. The sugar in these fruits is really nothing to be alarmed about.

[Edited on October 26, 2009 at 10:32 AM. Reason : ]

10/26/2009 10:25:07 AM

Just got 3 ENORMOUS poms from the grocery store!!!!

like se7entythree said, I can't even palm these poms

all this discussion of sugar is ridiculous. Smath I can't believe you would even compare a pom to a bowl of ice cream. unless you are just trolling as usual Either way I will tolerate no more insults to the honor of the pomegranate, the most delicious of fruits. PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!

10/26/2009 6:48:18 PM

lol...i saw some poms and was all...Britta is clapping her hands with glee for this years pomegranate season

10/26/2009 8:09:26 PM

i just seeded three poms

i remembered this time to wear my "cuttin' up poms" t-shirt

they j000sy

10/26/2009 8:12:23 PM

Quote :

"all this discussion of sugar is ridiculous. Smath I can't believe you would even compare a pom to a bowl of ice cream. unless you are just trolling as usual Either way I will tolerate no more insults to the honor of the pomegranate, the most delicious of fruits. PROCEED WITH CAUTION!! "

it's fun sometimes to get interweb people riled up, and i've been guilty of it from time to time, but I don't "usually" do it... (and yes, i have in this thread, but all in good fun)


however, some folks do need to watch their sugar, myself included. not because of diabeetus or anything, but as part of a program I'm on to watch my weight. I'm aware that pomegranates are "good for you" but they do have a lot of sugar. Granted, it's natural sugar and not the refined stuff, but it is something i always look at. some fruits, such as bananas, have way too much sugar for me.

I'd love to use pomegranates as a topping for ice cream... I just can't.

10/26/2009 8:22:07 PM

how do yall eat them without removing the seeds? I eat them individually as a snack food and eat the flesh of the them, spit out seed

10/26/2009 8:28:29 PM

CalledToArms beat me to it.

Yes, you need to see sugar/100 grams of the fruit.

And here is one that he missed:

Banana: 12 g/100 g, which is pretty close to that of poms, and bananas have a higher glycemic load than poms! So, bananas will increase blood sugar levels more than poms would.

And anyway, if you eat them after a meal, it won't make a difference to your blood sugar.

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"I'd love to use pomegranates as a topping for ice cream... I just can't."

Is this part of your riling us up? Because if you are eating ice cream....

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"how do yall eat them without removing the seeds? I eat them individually as a snack food and eat the flesh of the them, spit out seed"

WTH are you talking about??? Just chew the hell out of them and eat it all, without spitting out anything. Are you that much of a softie that you can't handle a tiny amount of tiny mildly hard/gritty tasteless seeds???

10/26/2009 8:37:01 PM

Smath74: message_topic.aspx?topic=579834

10/26/2009 8:50:14 PM

ew, i just think it tastes icky

10/26/2009 9:04:20 PM

^^I was watching man vs food and was curious.

the ice cream/pomegranate comment was just that it would taste good. I don't eat ice cream anymore. (well, I haven't since August anyhow.)

10/26/2009 10:43:51 PM

ugh you people...


I just broke down and got 3 of them. 3 for 5 bucks at Krogers.

10/28/2009 9:00:17 PM

good for you, my friend

10/28/2009 10:11:44 PM

Eating one right now. OMG this is amazing.

They are especially large and good this year.

10/29/2009 12:48:09 PM

opened up 3 of them last night

I love taking a spoonfull of seeds after all the tedious work of getting them out

10/29/2009 1:36:06 PM

Oh my. I actually bought one yesterday and was saving it for this weekend.... but this thread has gotten me so hot and bothered that I have to have it now! So thanks for that.

10/29/2009 11:52:31 PM

more like weaksauce, amirite?

11/1/2009 3:26:39 PM

we had a pomegranate tree/bush in our backyard growing up... i don't see what the big deal is with them. they're full of gross seeds

11/1/2009 3:53:54 PM

here is the big deal:

1) they are delicious
2) they are one of the healthiest foods on the planet

those "gross seeds" are what's delicious. you stick to apples and bananas. more poms for us

11/1/2009 3:59:54 PM

ok well if they could create a seedless pomegranate, i'd be into it... but srsly... why do i want to sit there spitting out seed after seed

11/1/2009 4:00:49 PM

Quote :

"Yes, you chew and eat the seeds as well. It would be a great shame and a disservice if you chewed them and spit them out, as a lot of people do. Pomegranates are one of the healthiest foods on the planet... don't waste them."

Quote :

"WTH are you talking about??? Just chew the hell out of them and eat it all, without spitting out anything. Are you that much of a softie that you can't handle a tiny amount of tiny mildly hard/gritty tasteless seeds???"

11/1/2009 4:21:42 PM

gross! do you chew and eat your grape and apple seeds too? sick sick sick

i guess food is hard to come by in your country though...

11/1/2009 4:34:47 PM