Figs?
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MFP- The place we turn an original OP rejecting fruit into a chocolate coated fruit party. I love you MFP28
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My stomach may reevaluate its current stance of "feed me and I'll make you pay for it".
Chocolate covered mangoes sound like a little slice of heaven!1 -
I have a fig tree in my backyard (two actually, but one is a baby and won't yield much), I plan to eat as many of them fresh as humanly possible, because fresh figs, omg!!
Intrigued by choc-covered mango. Choc-covered ginger is my thing, but I could get on board with the mango too.6 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »nicolefatule97 wrote: »So my favorite fruit of all time is figs, and I know there is a bunch of fruits that are a nono when it comes to dieting (like mangos) is figs one of them?
Ps: I just ate one
I'd love to know what mangos did to end up on the naughty list...
Mine are dried and then coated in dark chocolate...very naughty, but I still lost weight.
I now want these more than I've ever wanted something else sweet. I need to ask my husband to hunt some down for Christmas for me.
Wonder if they have these north of the border here. Looks like something my wife would be into.1 -
The only fruit that's off-limits in my life is the durian. For real, look it up - they smell like roadkill and vomit and poop, all mixed together and left in the sun for a month. One of my co-workers brought one into the office for funzies, and I feel like there's a time bomb sitting on the desk behind me.6
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »The only fruit that's off-limits in my life is the durian. For real, look it up - they smell like roadkill and vomit and poop, all mixed together and left in the sun for a month. One of my co-workers brought one into the office for funzies, and I feel like there's a time bomb sitting on the desk behind me.
But it doesn’t taste as bad as it smells!
I tried it out of curiosity (though my husband wouldn’t touch it) and didn’t mind it.
They really do stink though, so I wouldn’t buy one even if I could get them at home.1 -
Figs have tons of fiber and a fair amount of iron.
As long as you track and are not going over your personal limits for calories/sugar/carbs, there is nothing wrong with eating a fig.4 -
azulvioleta6 wrote: »Figs have tons of fiber and a fair amount of iron.
As long as you track and are not going over your personal limits for calories/sugar/carbs, there is nothing wrong with eating a fig.
no. Only limit to worry about for weight loss/maintenance is calories. Im over my sugar and carbs daily and i lost and maintain just fine and am very healthy.6 -
pebble4321 wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »The only fruit that's off-limits in my life is the durian. For real, look it up - they smell like roadkill and vomit and poop, all mixed together and left in the sun for a month. One of my co-workers brought one into the office for funzies, and I feel like there's a time bomb sitting on the desk behind me.
But it doesn’t taste as bad as it smells!
I tried it out of curiosity (though my husband wouldn’t touch it) and didn’t mind it.
They really do stink though, so I wouldn’t buy one even if I could get them at home.
Yeah, it doesn't taste bad, but there are so many other fruits in the world to enjoy that don't smell like death.1 -
Fresh figs, dates and loquats are my absolute favorites!0
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »The only fruit that's off-limits in my life is the durian. For real, look it up - they smell like roadkill and vomit and poop, all mixed together and left in the sun for a month. One of my co-workers brought one into the office for funzies, and I feel like there's a time bomb sitting on the desk behind me.
It's the one food Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods can't stand -- so that should tell you something.1 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »Who on earth told you mangoes are a no-no for losing weight?
Weight loss is down to a calorie deficit. Eat less than you burn and you lose weight.
Unless you have a medical reason to reduce your sugar intake, there is nothing wrong with eating any type of fruit as long as it fits your calorie allowance.
I once attended a Health and Wellness meeting where we were told a portion of mango is one slice. I had just eaten two whole large mangoes before that meeting!!2 -
fresh figs + bleu cheese, or good shaved parm is truly one of the most delightful combinations.
Don't deny yourself yummy things!4 -
Ginger, orange peals, dried mangoes, dried figs, almonds... are all.good covered in chocolate!
It's just that: can't have all the bag the day it gets home
@Tacklewasher visit your local BC Costco and walk home with the yummy mango loot... but it IS a big bag1 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »nicolefatule97 wrote: »So my favorite fruit of all time is figs, and I know there is a bunch of fruits that are a nono when it comes to dieting (like mangos) is figs one of them?
Ps: I just ate one
I'd love to know what mangos did to end up on the naughty list...
Mine are dried and then coated in dark chocolate...very naughty, but I still lost weight.
I now want these more than I've ever wanted something else sweet. I need to ask my husband to hunt some down for Christmas for me.
We don't belong to Costco. I hope we can source these some other way. I must have them.2 -
Ginger, orange peals, dried mangoes, dried figs, almonds... are all.good covered in chocolate!
It's just that: can't have all the bag the day it gets home
@Tacklewasher visit your local BC Costco and walk home with the yummy mango loot... but it IS a big bag
I will do, just hope no one is disappointed that I won't actually eat them, but being dark chocolate and gluten free, I'm pretty sure my wife will enjoy them.3 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »The only fruit that's off-limits in my life is the durian. For real, look it up - they smell like roadkill and vomit and poop, all mixed together and left in the sun for a month. One of my co-workers brought one into the office for funzies, and I feel like there's a time bomb sitting on the desk behind me.
It's the one food Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods can't stand -- so that should tell you something.
In Thailand durian are banned from being carried on public transport and in some hotels. The fruit stinks but I quite like the taste, like fruity custard meets an overripe French cheese (I realise I’m not selling it with that comparison).
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »Who on earth told you mangoes are a no-no for losing weight?
Weight loss is down to a calorie deficit. Eat less than you burn and you lose weight.
Unless you have a medical reason to reduce your sugar intake, there is nothing wrong with eating any type of fruit as long as it fits your calorie allowance.
I once attended a Health and Wellness meeting where we were told a portion of mango is one slice. I had just eaten two whole large mangoes before that meeting!!
Portions don’t mean anything though. Google says a medium sized mango is 135calories - I wouldn’t really trust this without weighing etc. but for arguments sake you could eat 3 of these at 405 calories and call it your breakfast. As long as it fits into you allotted daily/weekly calories then who cares what someone considers a “portion”? Just enjoy your food and try not to stress too much about what other people consider good dieting.3 -
Yuck to mangos, even covered in chocolate. But I can get behind figs, especially when it’s a Newton. With a nice Pinot Noir.3
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