Do you eat pomegranate? I like the idea of pomegranate: a healthy fruit. I like the look of pomegranate: a pretty fruit. But the last time my daughter had a pomegranate, she made such a mess that I told her I wouldn’t buy another one. Uh oh.
A study I read recently found that people are less hungry – have a lower desire to eat – after having pomegranate. Here’s my theory: it’s so much work and makes such a mess, that after dealing with a pomegranate we are no longer hungry. Ok, I admit, the study looked at people who’d taken a pomegranate supplement. They didn’t have to deal with the actual fruit. Heck – if someone else (or some machine) is willing to extract the juice from all those little seeds (are they seeds?), and if the price is right, I might consider it. I’m not necessarily jumping on the pomegranate band wagon, but mixing a little pomegranate into my life might not hurt. Maybe I’ll have it on holidays so I don’t overeat…
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Jane, I bought a container of Chobani Greek yogurt in the pomegranate flavor. I found the seeds to be absolutely disgusting, like someone had added a handful of tiny pebbles. It didn’t help that one of them got stuck under my bridgework.
That’s awful! They should not include the seeds in yogurt!!
I’d be interested to know how you get on with pomegranate and the effect on blood glucose. I haven’t dared to try them yet. I’ve looked on the web and seen a suggestion that there are 25g carbs (mainly fructose) in a pomegranate. Seems high to me.
It’s an excellent question, Richard. I haven’t eaten enough pomegranate to know. It’s such a workout to prepare it for eating that you’d probably burn off all the carbs! But seriously, it would be good to know. Ok, I was curious so I googled the carb count for pomegranate and found that one pomegranate has about 25 gm carb (just like you said). The really exciting part is that the website where I looked had a coupon for 50 cents off “Poms Poms,” which are ready-to-eat pomegranate seeds. Bonus!
I’ll keep an eye on this thread then and hope you post your results
…I’m waiting for strawberry season. The only fruit I’ve found that I can eat every day without spikes.