Apples...a zero calorie food??

amusedmonkey

Apple trees are very hardy and handle heat well, but this summer has been the hottest in years for us. We have two trees and this year they're so small you can fit 4 in one hand despite taking care of them just the same. Still very delicious (and yes, I do have to deploy my brakes with apples because I CAN and do sometimes overeat them - our apples are so flavorful and there is a something addicting about freshly picked apples).

kshama2001

Here's my favorite apple baked goods recipe: Mrs. Cheney’s Nobby Apple Cake

There's a high amount of apples to flour and sugar, and the apples don't really mix in well, but it all bakes up great.

Oh, and for you pumpkin spice aficionados and haters, that's what I've been using instead of the cinnamon and nutmeg since before pumpkin spice was a thing

Here's an article on baking apples and their different properties: http://www.midwestliving.com/food/fruits-veggies/great-apples-for-baking/

lemurcat12

Favorite apple cookbooks of mine -- picked it up at some farm I visited years ago, although I'm sure it can be bought at amazon or a bookstore somewhere. Warning: nothing is 0 calorie, although there are some baked apple recipes.

debrag12

the only apples I like are granny smiths

AlexandraWk89

Oh certainly not. They are low kcal so if I'm desperate I just have an apple. But soon after my notification is screaming- you had too much sugar! I really need to watch myself with fruit. Good sugar is still sugar

AlexandraWk89

If anyone wants zero kcal meal I'd offer some ice cube salad

JaydedMiss

AlexandraWk89 wrote: »

If anyone wants zero kcal meal I'd offer some ice cube salad

maybe off topic but this reminds me of when my bestie was having her baby they tried getting her to suck on icecubes and she was just screaming at them to eat the dang icecubes and bring her a burger LOL

WinoGelato

AlexandraWk89 wrote: »

Oh certainly not. They are low kcal so if I'm desperate I just have an apple. But soon after my notification is screaming- you had too much sugar! I really need to watch myself with fruit. Good sugar is still sugar

Do you have a medical reason to restrict sugar?

bwogilvie

MegaMooseEsq wrote: »

The last time I ate a red "delicious" I had to spit out most of the skin, so I wished I'd peeled it. Actually, I wished I hadn't eaten it in the first place. #Honeycrisps4Life

I have two apple trees that were planted by a previous owner; the local ciderers think that they may be Mackintosh and Red Delicious, but if one is Delicious, it has nothing to do with the apples marketed under that name. Maybe benign neglect is good. We got over 300 pounds of apples from the two trees this year.

4homer

I'm kinda weird. I love apples. My favorite snack. Always have been. But I hate apple foods, like apple pie,applesauce, Carmel apples ect. Anyway a big fat granny smith Is where it at!