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My son is eating a kiwi all wrong.

45 replies

TheOnlyReality · 10/08/2015 13:38

He's eating it like you would an apple, skin and all.

He says it's delicious, he's had two in a row now.

I have always peeled kiwis and discarded the skin, surely what he is doing is an abomination?

Aibu?

OP posts:
wankerchief · 10/08/2015 13:39

I eat the skin. The fuzz is gooood

Dp thinks I'm skanky

EatDessertFirst · 10/08/2015 13:40

I'm a skin-eater too! Delish.

However, my DM taught me to scoop out the kiwi halves boiled egg style.

starlight2007 · 10/08/2015 13:40

I just googled as I didn't know if the skin was edible ..I got this

"The kiwifruit skin is completely edible and makes this nutrient-dense fruit even more nutritious! A recent study shows that eating the skin triples the fiber intake compared to merely eating the flesh. And by not peeling the skin, you preserve much of the vitamin C content as well"

Clearly he is eating it in a more nutritious manner

vestandknickers · 10/08/2015 13:41

Get rid of him reality.

Only way.

You can't live with someone who does that.

addictedtosugar · 10/08/2015 13:41

Personally, kiwis are wrong in any form.
One child has them cut in half, and uses a spoon, one has them in quartets, but still leaves the skin.
DH eats the skin.

MaidOfStars · 10/08/2015 13:42

Kiwis make my mouth swell. Horrible things.

Eating the skin? Urrhrhhghg.

DeeWe · 10/08/2015 13:43

I love eating the skin, but it makes your tongue all tingly afterwards which I don't like.

PotOfYoghurt · 10/08/2015 13:43

Nobody should eat kiwis.

Kiwifruit on the other hand...

DrElizabethPlimpton · 10/08/2015 13:43

Kiwis are the devils testicles. Nasty horrible things.

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 10/08/2015 13:45

Love kiwi but not the skin, yuk!

I peel mine then slice it , all dainty like. Wink

vestandknickers · 10/08/2015 13:46

I even peel them for the hamster.

Dismalfuckers · 10/08/2015 13:47

This makes me feel better about ds just biting into a satsuma- not breaking it into segments.

He did peel it though Grin

DurhamDurham · 10/08/2015 13:49

I eat the skin too, it's the tastiest bit......life is too short to peal a kiwi Smile

Tuskerfull · 10/08/2015 13:51

I eat the skin too. It's much nicer that way.

ChilliAndMint · 10/08/2015 13:52

Lychees are rather testicular as well.

HedgehogAtHome · 10/08/2015 13:52

I peel them, but I feel daft about it. I could use the extra fibre in my diet and I hate food waste. It's just too darn hairy.

QueenOfCats · 10/08/2015 13:54

Anyone who eats a kiwi in any way is BU - food of the devil Confused

Mrscog · 10/08/2015 14:29

I once tried the skin as my boss ate them like that. Wayyy too much like eating a tarantula for my liking. Kiwis are best scooped with a spoon like a yoghurt.

CMOTDibbler · 10/08/2015 14:31

I can't bear the skin in my mouth, but ds likes it

FernGullysWoollyPully · 10/08/2015 14:37

Kiwis taste like shit and make my lips swell up.

The kidslove them and eat them with a spoon.

HeadDreamer · 10/08/2015 14:38

What potofyoghurt says. Nobody should eat kiwis. That's the bird or the people. The fruit is kiwi fruit.

A kiwi in the UK.

Theoldshmoo · 10/08/2015 14:40

They say you learn a new thing everyday!

At 42, i had no idea you could eat the skin Blush

AngieBolen · 10/08/2015 14:40

I've never really liked kiwis.

Then I discovered they are related to gooseberries and that explained everything.

BlueKarou · 10/08/2015 14:42

Kiwi fruit makes my mouth burn, skin or no skin... Sad

ProcrastinatorGeneral · 10/08/2015 14:42

My eldest loves then, tends to eat them like a runny egg, lops the top off and scoops it all out with a teaspoon.

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