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To think you eat the skin of a kiwi?!

238 replies

TheChosenTwo · 27/01/2020 20:39

Was going to put this in chat but thought I’d opt for the voting to get a clearer picture!
Dds and I eat the skin of the kiwi fruit. Dh and ds think we are weird. It’s much quicker, I’m sure it’s really nutritious and there’s less waste (okay, actually I just started eating the skin when I realised I was too lazy to bother peeling them).
I put it to you, good people of MN, AW(we)BU?

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IHaveBrilloHair · 27/01/2020 21:34

I used to kiss my pet rats, I still don't eat weird fruit skin though!

midwestfornow · 27/01/2020 21:34

I can't imagine doing this! Erghh
Slice top off and eat with a tea spoon.

Wearywithteens · 27/01/2020 21:34

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Itsallgonewoowoo · 27/01/2020 21:36

I tried it after watching a lad at school (where I work), eat one skin and all. Nope, nope, nope, and I eat apple cores so I'm not generally fussy.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 27/01/2020 21:36

I used to kiss my pet rats,

But theoretically, you would have no objection to licking a rodent?

Thestrangestthing · 27/01/2020 21:37

That's disgusting. What kind of way is that to raise your children OP? Shame.

ActualHornist · 27/01/2020 21:37

You absolute degenerate.

I bet you eat the entire apple, core and all, as well don't you?!

onalongsabbatical · 27/01/2020 21:39

SchadenfreudePersonified yay! Ludicrously pleased to have encouraged someone else to eat mango skin.

WingBingo · 27/01/2020 21:39

I eat a Kiwi like an apple, you’re not alone.

theoriginalmadambee · 27/01/2020 21:39

YABVVVU and you are a freak... Comparing the fuzz and fur on a kiwi with raspberries Grin.

Surely a mango is cut each side of the 'stone' and diced on the skin. Beware of pesticides on fruit skins.

To think you eat the skin of a kiwi?!
Bluerussian · 27/01/2020 21:40

I always eat the skin, I like it.

missjaysays · 27/01/2020 21:41

I have in the past but others think it's weird.

You can eat it, it's not bad for you, it's just furry.

They're kind of a demanding fruit, they're hard to peel, you have to get a spoon involved to scoop it, juice goes everywhere. Not worth the effort really. I'll stick to my tangerine.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 27/01/2020 21:42

From the California Kiwifruit Commission
www.kiwifruit.org/about/faqs.aspx

"Can you eat the skin of a kiwifruit?"

"Absolutely! 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."

So there!

StrangeLookingParasite · 27/01/2020 21:42

Nope. Beurk.

Ginfordinner · 27/01/2020 21:43

No way. I have IBS. If I ate the skin, which is horrible anyway, I would never leave the bathroom.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 27/01/2020 21:44

If I survive I will report back on my experience onalongsabbatical

I am quite excited at the prospect of being part of this ground-breaking fructarian venture!

kateandme · 27/01/2020 21:48

i dramatically yelped at this thinking what?how?! then googled and your right.it tripled the fiber and adds to vit c.who knew,but i still dont know how.

Mum2jenny · 27/01/2020 21:48

No,never eat the skin on a kiwi. I eat it like a soft boiled egg. I cut a kiwi in half and scoop out the flesh of each half,

MrsCrosbyNRTB · 27/01/2020 21:50

Far too testicular for me

kateandme · 27/01/2020 21:51

ActualHornist not the seeds though remember as you will grow a tree inside you Grin

ScarlettBlaize · 27/01/2020 21:52

I mean, I crunch up the bones of roast chicken and suck out the marrow, and even I don't eat fucking kiwi skin. YABU

AppropriateAdult · 27/01/2020 21:52

I always eat it. It tastes good (it’s not at all bitter), it’s very nutritious and much handier than peeling or scooping.

AngeloMysterioso · 27/01/2020 21:52

I eat the skin for the fibre, but I don’t particularly like it

onalongsabbatical · 27/01/2020 21:53

We are monkeys. Eat!!!

To think you eat the skin of a kiwi?!
Mum2jenny · 27/01/2020 21:53

Kiwi skin is gross, furry and nasty in the mouth. Surely no one eats that!