KIWI FRUIT

SANDY44
SANDY44 Posts: 17
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
Hi from TCI

Does anyone eat kiwi fruit with the skin on?
Growing up in Australia my mother always made me eat the skin - said it was the most nutritious part of the fruit (hey this could be an old wives tale??)
Yes, I know the skin is hairy but if you take a vege brush and scrub off the hair then it is not so bad.

Looking for nutrient content value/calories for eating a kiwi fruit with SKIN ON!

If not, is there a good website I can be referred to for researching this??
Thanks
Keep on releasing those pounds!!!:happy:
Sandy44:smile:

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  • SANDY44
    SANDY44 Posts: 17
    Hi from TCI

    Does anyone eat kiwi fruit with the skin on?
    Growing up in Australia my mother always made me eat the skin - said it was the most nutritious part of the fruit (hey this could be an old wives tale??)
    Yes, I know the skin is hairy but if you take a vege brush and scrub off the hair then it is not so bad.

    Looking for nutrient content value/calories for eating a kiwi fruit with SKIN ON!

    If not, is there a good website I can be referred to for researching this??
    Thanks
    Keep on releasing those pounds!!!:happy:
    Sandy44:smile:
  • keiko
    keiko Posts: 2,919 Member
    Sorry Sandy, I've only eaten them peeled. But since you asked it made me wonder. So I googled eating kiwi skin and a few sights came up that say exactly what your mom has said. The skin does contain vitamins, fiber. So eat away and I think I might try eating it too! It makes them easier to eat. No trying to peel them and not lose to much of the fruit. Thanks for asking! Now I am more informed on the yummy kiwi.
  • PolarQueen
    PolarQueen Posts: 73
    Kiwi skin is very nutritional. But cant stand the hair myself. I live in Cali and a friend just gave me a big box of kiwi. I can only eat so many. The tingly mouth feeling. :noway: :laugh: :laugh:
    Gonna have to give some away. :cry: I :heart: kiwi. But not that much.
  • kolbif
    kolbif Posts: 83
    My 6 year old daughter actually eats it with the skin on, too. I thought maybe that it wasn't good for her, so, I, too Googled it and found the exact same thing - it's really good for you and has a lot of nutrients and stuff.

    I, myself, couldn't eat the kiwi skin if I were starving - YUCK! That'd be like eating a banana peel or something. :noway:
  • SANDY44
    SANDY44 Posts: 17
    Hi Everyone
    Thanks for the responses. Well my Mum was right! As a child I hated eating the skin but you soon get used to it (the key is to ensure that you take off all that fuzz/hair - the skin is not so bad after that - also chop off each end as well).

    For those that don't like the skin - cut your kiwi in half and eat it with a teaspoon , scooping it out like you would when you eat a boiled egg from the shell!!!

    Have a great weekend!
    Sandy44:wink:
  • stef_e_b
    stef_e_b Posts: 593
    I love the skin its so sour mmmm. I don't care about the hair either. it just never bothered me. I just eat around the ends too so that there is no need to slice and drip the juice.
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