pomegranate juice

dorsy1943 said:

Dean Ornish did a small, short study on pomegranate juice which was
funded by Pom Wonderful brand pomegranate juice and found that drinking
one cup a day of pomegranate juice a day caused some regression of
plaque build up in the coronary arteries. The study lasted three
months.

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Is this another noni juice or could there really be something to this?
I like the taste of Pomegranate juice and its dark purple color means
it is chock full of free radical fighters. On the other hand, it is
very expensive. The 46 oz bottle is 9 dollars in my grocery store and
the smaller bottles are much more expensive.

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The information about the study is on the internet. Do you think it is
worth a little more than 9 dollars a week to buy this stuff or should I
save my money?

I think that eating fruit is usually more nutritious than drinking the
juice. But, how do people eat pomegranites?

--
Ron

dorsy1943 wrote:

: Dean Ornish did a small, short study on pomegranate juice which was
: funded by Pom Wonderful brand pomegranate juice and found that
: drinking one cup a day of pomegranate juice a day caused some
: regression of plaque build up in the coronary arteries. The study
: lasted three months.
:
: Is this another noni juice or could there really be something to this?

There are several studies about pomegranate in Medline, which are all quite
impressive. It is no noni juice thing.

: I like the taste of Pomegranate juice and its dark purple color means
: it is chock full of free radical fighters. On the other hand, it is
: very expensive. The 46 oz bottle is 9 dollars in my grocery store and
: the smaller bottles are much more expensive.
:
: The information about the study is on the internet. Do you think it
: is worth a little more than 9 dollars a week to buy this stuff or
: should I save my money?

I think it is worth of money. However, I think that it depends on what your
intentions are, what you intend to prevent with it.

--
Juhana

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dorsy1943 said:

Dean Ornish did a small, short study on pomegranate juice which was
funded by Pom Wonderful brand pomegranate juice and found that drinking
one cup a day of pomegranate juice a day caused some regression of
plaque build up in the coronary arteries. The study lasted three
months.

Quoted message said:

Is this another noni juice or could there really be something to this?
I like the taste of Pomegranate juice and its dark purple color means
it is chock full of free radical fighters. On the other hand, it is
very expensive. The 46 oz bottle is 9 dollars in my grocery store and
the smaller bottles are much more expensive.

Quoted message said:

The information about the study is on the internet. Do you think it is
worth a little more than 9 dollars a week to buy this stuff or should I
save my money?

I think that eating fruit is usually more nutritious than drinking the
juice. But, how do people eat pomegranites?

It's admittedly harder than eating an apple, but
give it a shot. I like the flavor very much. I don't
buy the juice because--like all fruit juices--it's
too caloric.

http://brianna.org/howtopom.htm

George

George Cherry said:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I think that eating fruit is usually more nutritious than drinking the
juice. But, how do people eat pomegranites?

Quoted message said:

It's admittedly harder than eating an apple, but
give it a shot. I like the flavor very much. I don't
buy the juice because--like all fruit juices--it's
too caloric.

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http://brianna.org/howtopom.htm

I gave it a try, but the seeds were more than I was willing to chew.

--
Ron

Ron Peterson wrote:
: George Cherry wrote:
:: "Ron Peterson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:
::: I think that eating fruit is usually more nutritious than drinking
::: the juice. But, how do people eat pomegranites?
:
:: It's admittedly harder than eating an apple, but
:: give it a shot. I like the flavor very much. I don't
:: buy the juice because--like all fruit juices--it's
:: too caloric.
:
:: http://brianna.org/howtopom.htm
:
: I gave it a try, but the seeds were more than I was willing to chew.

That's it. Eating it is also very messy. So when it comes to pomegranates
there are good good practical reasons to consume juice instead of whole
fruits.

--
Juhana

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George Cherry said:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I think that eating fruit is usually more nutritious than drinking the
juice. But, how do people eat pomegranites?

Quoted message said:

It's admittedly harder than eating an apple, but
give it a shot. I like the flavor very much. I don't
buy the juice because--like all fruit juices--it's
too caloric.

Quoted message said:

http://brianna.org/howtopom.htm

I gave it a try, but the seeds were more than I was willing to chew.

Really? You found the seeds a hard chew?
I don't at all--I like them. It's separating the
seeds from the pulp that is challenging--
for me. One issue is that the juice is available
all the time, but the whole fruits are not. So,
unless I can get the whole fruit, I'm going to
pass on the juice, despite its convenience
and steady availability. I feel the same way
about cranberries. I love cranberries, but,
alas, the cranberry season is over. I wish
growers sold frozen cranberries. I just don't
like the high calorie density of fruit juices.

George

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I gave it a try, but the seeds were more than I was willing to chew.

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Really? You found the seeds a hard chew?

Yes, and my SO did also. Perhaps it was just a bad pomegranate.

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I don't at all--I like them. It's separating the
seeds from the pulp that is challenging--
for me. One issue is that the juice is available
all the time, but the whole fruits are not. So,
unless I can get the whole fruit, I'm going to
pass on the juice, despite its convenience
and steady availability. I feel the same way
about cranberries. I love cranberries, but,
alas, the cranberry season is over. I wish
growers sold frozen cranberries. I just don't
like the high calorie density of fruit juices.

Dried cranberries are now available, but are sweetened to make them
similar to raisins.

--
Ron

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George Cherry said:

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I gave it a try, but the seeds were more than I was willing to chew.

Quoted message said:

Really? You found the seeds a hard chew?

Yes, and my SO did also. Perhaps it was just a bad pomegranate.

Quoted message said:

I don't at all--I like them. It's separating the
seeds from the pulp that is challenging--
for me. One issue is that the juice is available
all the time, but the whole fruits are not. So,
unless I can get the whole fruit, I'm going to
pass on the juice, despite its convenience
and steady availability. I feel the same way
about cranberries. I love cranberries, but,
alas, the cranberry season is over. I wish
growers sold frozen cranberries. I just don't
like the high calorie density of fruit juices.

Dried cranberries are now available, but are sweetened to make them
similar to raisins.

Dried fruit (especially sweetened dried fruit) have
a very high calorie density. Of course, you can
attempt to rehydrate them. But's it crazy to dry the
fruit and then have to try to make it like whole fresh
fruit again.

George

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George Cherry said:

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Really? You found the seeds a hard chew?

Yes, and my SO did also. Perhaps it was just a bad pomegranate.

I never chew the seeds... EW!

I eat Pomegranate kernels one at a time and just eat the fruit off of
the seeds. I spit the seeds out.

If this is too hard for you to do, just juice them. Crushing the fruit
in a china cap works for seed removal and juicing.

As for cranberries, I believe they ARE sold frozen but that's never
going to be the same as fresh.

I have also seen whole cranberries canned.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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George Cherry said:

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> Really? You found the seeds a hard chew?

Yes, and my SO did also. Perhaps it was just a bad pomegranate.

I never chew the seeds... EW!

I eat Pomegranate kernels one at a time and just eat the fruit off of
the seeds. I spit the seeds out.

Why? Why not chew 'em up?

Quoted message said:

If this is too hard for you to do, just juice them. Crushing the fruit
in a china cap works for seed removal and juicing.

As for cranberries, I believe they ARE sold frozen but that's never
going to be the same as fresh.

I have also seen whole cranberries canned.

"Canned cranberries" sounds good--if they're
unsweetened. Food company's think that they
add value to food by adding sugar, corn syrup,
and so on. I don't buy their [censored]. They also
add lots of salt to veggies. I don't buy that
[censored] either.

George

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George Cherry said:

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George Cherry said:

>> Really? You found the seeds a hard chew?
>
> Yes, and my SO did also. Perhaps it was just a bad pomegranate.

I never chew the seeds... EW!

I eat Pomegranate kernels one at a time and just eat the fruit off of
the seeds. I spit the seeds out.

Why? Why not chew 'em up?

'cos they are bitter.
And nasty.

Why chew the seeds???
It's the fruit I am after.
That's like asking why spit out watermelon seeds?

Do you chew them too?

Or shrimp shells? :-p

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

If this is too hard for you to do, just juice them. Crushing the fruit
in a china cap works for seed removal and juicing.

As for cranberries, I believe they ARE sold frozen but that's never
going to be the same as fresh.

I have also seen whole cranberries canned.

"Canned cranberries" sounds good--if they're
unsweetened. Food company's think that they
add value to food by adding sugar, corn syrup,
and so on. I don't buy their [censored]. They also
add lots of salt to veggies. I don't buy that
[censored] either.

There are plenty of canned veggies now that are "no salt added".
They are surprisingly good, and the only (canned) ones I buy.

Green giant and store brand makes them in corn, string beans, spinach,
beets and peas so far.

Most of the veggies we eat tho' are fresh or fresh frozen...

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George

--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

-Grab the fruit

-with a small serated knife, score the peel in four sections

-score around the stem side of the top and remove

-carefully break apart the four sides (over a plate)

-nibble away at the seeds and see how few seeds you can get on
the floor\carpet

-vacuum the eating area

tc

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Quoted message said:

how do people eat pomegranites?

Quoted message said:

George Cherry said:

It's admittedly harder than eating an apple, but
give it a shot. I like the flavor very much. I don't
buy the juice because--like all fruit juices--it's
too caloric.

I buy the POM juice and dilute it into my daily water - calories (?)
just 140 for 8oz ..big deal .. a tradeoff for all the great
antioxidents value you are getting.

joanne