what fruit did you have today?

Fyrenza · Post by **Fyrenza** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:23 pm

Mango, apple and banana.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:44 am

Fyrenza;1075346 wrote: Mango, apple and banana.

I tried a mango once, it was awful, then some said I didn't choose it right!:yh_rotfl

Kindle · Post by **Kindle** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:06 pm

Blueberry Scone

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:19 pm

southern yankee;1075163 wrote: so far a glass of orange/peach/mango juice. will eat grapefruit fresh off the tree. later.

you have grapefruit fresh right off the tree?:-5:-5

any idea just how expensive it is here?:-5:-5

Kindle · Post by **Kindle** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:02 am

Raisin cinnimon toast

southern yankee · Post by **southern yankee** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:23 pm

just picked a couple oranges. sure are sweet;)

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:05 pm

southern yankee;1078985 wrote: just picked a couple oranges. sure are sweet;)

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!:-5:-5

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:05 pm

a wrotten tangerine!

southern yankee · Post by **southern yankee** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:30 pm

Odie;1079222 wrote: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!:-5:-5 but you know i really miss. Cherries and Mich. apples. can't grow either here:(:( Use to drive to Mich. in the fall and go apple. picking. YUM:-4:-4

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:16 pm

southern yankee;1079258 wrote: but you know i really miss. Cherries and Mich. apples. can't grow either here:(:( Use to drive to Mich. in the fall and go apple. picking. YUM:-4:-4

o.k...........we have fresh Ontario apples!:yh_silent:yh_rotfl

southern yankee · Post by **southern yankee** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:28 pm

Odie;1079272 wrote: o.k...........we have fresh Ontario apples!:yh_silent:yh_rotflAre they tart or sweet. I LOVE TART:-4

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:55 pm

raisins in my mincemet tarts!:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:28 am

madarin oranges in a bowl, mmmmmmmmmmm, sweet!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:56 am

Idgie;1140724 wrote: ruby red grapefruit

oh gosh, my favorite grapefruit.

Post by **Sunshine** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:34 am

Humm, didn't eat any fruits today. Talked with a few though. Does that count? :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:15 am

Sunshine;1140782 wrote: Humm, didn't eat any fruits today. Talked with a few though. Does that count? :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:26 am

blueberry muffin!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:42 am

Fresh pineapple and strawberries for breakfast with yogurt.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:18 pm

banana, an orange............

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:42 pm

lemon meringue pie!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:59 pm

JAB;1142785 wrote: I just had a navel orange. They were on sale at the grocery store - 8lb bag for $3.99.

nornies are the best!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:54 pm

an orange and a banana

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:43 pm

I had a peach........wow, was it hard!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:50 pm

tomato

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:51 am

Nomad;1163580 wrote: tomato

that's a vegetable.........your out!:D

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:10 am

So far: Small apple X2. Currants, sultanas, a few grapes, tomatoes, sweet pepper (latter two cooked).

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:22 am

Odie;1163651 wrote: that's a vegetable.........your out!:D

Since when? :p

I had grapefruit, pomegranate, blueberry, papaya and pineapple juice so far today.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:23 am

I had an apple flavored lollypop...does that count?

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:45 am

qsducks;1163898 wrote: I had an apple flavored lollypop...does that count?

Depends on whether the apple flavour actually came from fruit or not... :p

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:06 pm

G-man;1163916 wrote: Depends on whether the apple flavour actually came from fruit or not... :p

I am outta fruit and just about everything at this point.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:32 pm

Originally Posted by Nomad

tomato

Odie;1163651 wrote: that's a vegetable.........your out!:D

To really figure out if a tomato is a fruit or vegetable, you need to know what makes a fruit a fruit, and a vegetable a vegetable. The big question to ask is, DOES IT HAVE SEEDS? If the answer is yes, then technically, you have a FRUIT. This, of course, makes your tomato a fruit. It also makes cucumbers, squash, green beans and walnuts all fruits as well. VEGETABLES such as, radishes, celery, carrots, and lettuce do NOT have seeds (that are part of what we eat) and so they are grouped as vegetables. Now don't go looking for tomatoes next to the oranges in your grocery stores; fruits like tomatoes and green beans are usually (alas, incorrectly) referred to as "vegetables" in most grocery stores and cookbooks.

NOW YOU KNOW!

pbbbtthhhh

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:35 pm

Nomad;1163961 wrote: To really figure out if a tomato is a fruit or vegetable, you need to know what makes a fruit a fruit, and a vegetable a vegetable. The big question to ask is, DOES IT HAVE SEEDS? If the answer is yes, then technically, you have a FRUIT. This, of course, makes your tomato a fruit. It also makes cucumbers, squash, green beans and walnuts all fruits as well. VEGETABLES such as, radishes, celery, carrots, and lettuce do NOT have seeds (that are part of what we eat) and so they are grouped as vegetables. Now don't go looking for tomatoes next to the oranges in your grocery stores; fruits like tomatoes and green beans are usually (alas, incorrectly) referred to as "vegetables" in most grocery stores and cookbooks.

NOW YOU KNOW!

pbbbtthhhh

I was just about to correct her on this. Remember when the Reagan Admin. wanted tomatoes defined as fruit or was that ketchup?:wah: Duh, it is a fruit.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:13 pm

Strawberry...yogurt.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:58 pm

Nomad;1163961 wrote: To really figure out if a tomato is a fruit or vegetable, you need to know what makes a fruit a fruit, and a vegetable a vegetable. The big question to ask is, DOES IT HAVE SEEDS? If the answer is yes, then technically, you have a FRUIT. This, of course, makes your tomato a fruit. It also makes cucumbers, squash, green beans and walnuts all fruits as well. VEGETABLES such as, radishes, celery, carrots, and lettuce do NOT have seeds (that are part of what we eat) and so they are grouped as vegetables. Now don't go looking for tomatoes next to the oranges in your grocery stores; fruits like tomatoes and green beans are usually (alas, incorrectly) referred to as "vegetables" in most grocery stores and cookbooks.

NOW YOU KNOW!

pbbbtthhhh

okay spock fine, you win, your back in the game.

but just remember, I'm watching you!:sneaky::D

Post by **Sunshine** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:45 pm

Didn't. Opps.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:33 pm

Cute sun ya got there Sunshine, cute avatar too. :-6

In the school I work in every single child has a piece of fruit every single day. There are normally 2 or 3 choices each day and the varied selection includes bananas, apples, satsumas, pears, tomatoes and carrots. The staff are also allowed a piece of fruit as it encourages the children to try it if they see you eating it and enjoying it too. Unfortunately we are in a relatively poor area and the children often aren't given any fruit at home (the parents prefer to spend their benefits on fags and booze and big cars - I can't afford any of these! :-5 It's an unfair world! lol)

However, the school has to pay for all this fruit out of its own pocket and we've recently been told that we cannot afford to continue giving fruit without contributions from parents. A handful of parents do help. The school has over 300 children. Even with 2 or maybe 3 kids per family in school, thats still a limited number of parents! :-5

Soon it will only be Key Stage 1 children who are allowed fruit. That is the Reception Class children, aged 4-5, and Year 1 children, aged 5-6. All the Year 2 to Year 6 kids will have to go without. :-1 That's all the 6 to 11 year olds. It's such a shame! When they were first given fruit a lot of kids were skeptical about eating it as they didn't really know what it was like and they thought they wouldn't like it! However, now they love their fruit and really look forward to eating it and enjoying it each day. It will be such a shame when it has to end!

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:48 pm

My daughter & I saw some guy walking down the street today and she declared him "a fruit":yh_rotfl. Yah, he was worth it.

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:09 pm

Odie;1164041 wrote: okay spock fine, you win, your back in the game.

but just remember, I'm watching you!:sneaky::D

Don't let him get away with that weak ass argument!!! Now get back in there and fight for your beliefs, Odie! Bring up the "But, it grows on a stalk... argument", the food pyramid, and the US Supreme Court!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:13 pm

Rapunzel;1164174 wrote: Cute sun ya got there Sunshine, cute avatar too. :-6

In the school I work in every single child has a piece of fruit every single day. There are normally 2 or 3 choices each day and the varied selection includes bananas, apples, satsumas, pears, tomatoes and carrots. The staff are also allowed a piece of fruit as it encourages the children to try it if they see you eating it and enjoying it too. Unfortunately we are in a relatively poor area and the children often aren't given any fruit at home (the parents prefer to spend their benefits on fags and booze and big cars - I can't afford any of these! :-5 It's an unfair world! lol)

However, the school has to pay for all this fruit out of its own pocket and we've recently been told that we cannot afford to continue giving fruit without contributions from parents. A handful of parents do help. The school has over 300 children. Even with 2 or maybe 3 kids per family in school, thats still a limited number of parents! :-5

Soon it will only be Key Stage 1 children who are allowed fruit. That is the Reception Class children, aged 4-5, and Year 1 children, aged 5-6. All the Year 2 to Year 6 kids will have to go without. :-1 That's all the 6 to 11 year olds. It's such a shame! When they were first given fruit a lot of kids were skeptical about eating it as they didn't really know what it was like and they thought they wouldn't like it! However, now they love their fruit and really look forward to eating it and enjoying it each day. It will be such a shame when it has to end!

to me, there is no reason why parents cannot help out.....so simple, send a piece of fruit in each day for their child.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:17 pm

Odie;1164202 wrote: to me, there is no reason why parents cannot help out.....so simple, send a piece of fruit in each day for their child.

you'd think so wouldn't you?

sadly the majority of 'em are incredibly selfish! :-5

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:21 pm

G-man;1164199 wrote: Don't let him get away with that weak ass argument!!! Now get back in there and fight for your beliefs, Odie! Bring up the "But, it grows on a stalk... argument", the food pyramid, and the US Supreme Court!

darn right G-man!:sneaky:

Tomato - Fruit or Vegetable?

Produce OASIS Tip of the Day

August 22 - Is the Tomato a Fruit or Vegetable?

In 1893 , the Supreme Court ruled that the tomato must be considered a vegetable, even though, botanically, it is a fruit. Because vegetables and fruits were subject to different import duties, it was necessary to define it as one or the other. So, tomatoes were declared to be a vegetable given that it was commonly eaten as one. (Source: The Packer, 6/9/90)

so there!

Post by **Sunshine** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:10 pm

I can't seem to find out the story about schools using ketchup as a vegetable in their school lunch program but I think it was overturned.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:44 pm

sponge bob cheez it fruit.

Post by **Sunshine** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:26 pm

I had some grapes and a banana. Maybe an apple later after dinner.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:45 pm

Sunshine;1165717 wrote: I had some grapes and a banana. Maybe an apple later after dinner.

good girl!

tedhutchinson · Post by **tedhutchinson** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:23 am

Sunshine;1165717 wrote: I had some grapes and a banana. Maybe an apple later after dinner. :DFructose Metabolism By The Brain Increases Food Intake And Obesity, Review Suggests Bananas and grapes are probably the worst fruits for increasing weight.

While a low intake of fruit is natural, the human body did not evolve with access to daily fruit availability. Since we started farming the selection process has meant the fruits we now have readily available are far sweeter, larger and contain more calories and more fructose than ever before.

Eating those vegetables that grow above ground and eating a limited amount of fruit is far healthier than concentrating on fruit. Our bodies didn't evolve with a requirement for regular fruit intake. Eating fruit would have occurred seasonally and the propensity to stuff with fruit in Autumn to put on a store of fat to improve winter survival would have been advantageous but the current obsession with fructose is actually adding to the obesity epidemic.

woppy71 · Post by **woppy71** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:51 am

I had a couple glasses of orange juice and two bananas for breakfast