Eating Dates

[SweetSunflowerBoo]

I've just started eating dates today
It suggests 75g online and my god how do people eat them?!?!

I used to eat dates too as I liked them but I'm only 3 out of 11 dates down and I'm barely doing it. And it's day 1!!

Any ideas how to eat them and not taste them or use them in something ?

Why eat them if you aren’t enjoying them…this is very odd!

Why in the name of god are you forcing down dates?

Why do you need to eat dates

11 in a day? I ate them for my pregnancy but think it was only about 4 per day to get to 75g

11?

I ate them in pregnancy. 6 regular or 3 large dates per day is enough. I cut up and added to granola, the milk reduces sweetness.

What does eating dates do?

I've had them microwaved with peanut butter and chocolate before. Something a bit like this: servingupsimplicity.net/nut-butter-stuffed-dates/

Stuff them with gorgonzola, wrap in prosciutto and fry them.

I know.. I used to love them but I don't think I've eaten dates once since giving birth. I did have a really quick labour though

For those asking:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32563673/

I think medjool are supposed to be best but can't remember where I read that.

It's said to help shorten labour and soften your cervix.

75g measured to 11 dates.

Thank you to those who suggested how to eat them

[quote lililou]I've had them microwaved with peanut butter and chocolate before. Something a bit like this: servingupsimplicity.net/nut-butter-stuffed-dates/[/quote]
Ooh thank you! I'll give this a try

I like dates, but 11 is a lot! As mentioned upthread I ate 6 regular or 3 medjool dates a day. Usually half cut up on my muesli/porridge for breakfast and the other half with a cup of tea in the afternoon. That amount worked a treat - was induced 11 days early and midwife was surprised I was already 2cm and “very stretchy” (first baby). Baby was born 12 hours later after just a pessary. So I’d say you can cut down on the dates and still get good results. Good luck!

@Peelspeelspeels yes I'm definitely going to half the amount of dates!! Wayyyy too many otherwise. Thank you

75g of medjool dates is like 3/4, and they are DELICIOUS!

bake them into a flapjack and have an excuse to eat copious amounts of flapjack then...

In your porridge as a natural sweetener, chop them and cook it slowly on the hob, it melts the dates in, very tasty

I ate shed loads of them and still had a 36 hr labour 🤦🏾‍♀️ no tears at all though despite epidural and quick pushing phase!

You need to buy decent dates.
Not the ones I remember from my childhood christmases in a little oval box with a plastic fork that are dry and stringy. They are unless cooked into sticky toffee pudding.
BUT, I lived in the middle east for a while, and man oh man, dates can be delicious. I used to buy boxes of ones with the stone removed and candied orange peel in its place. DH liked the ones with a whole nut in the middle. Yummy. Anyway, buy decent (read expensive) dates. No idea of brands over here tho.

Wrap them in bacon and grill, delicious!

Stuffed with cashew butter

I’ve been “eating” 8 a day. I put them in a smoothie with a whole banana, tsp of peanut butter and almond milk. It’s delicious x

@SweetSunflowerBoo Sorry, I'm no help but just wondered when you're supposed to start to help with labour? Third trimester?

[quote JuneySunshine]@SweetSunflowerBoo Sorry, I'm no help but just wondered when you're supposed to start to help with labour? Third trimester?[/quote]
Third trimester yes- I've waited until 36 weeks to be safe

Medjool stuffed with peanut butter, a little salt sprinkled over and put in freezer are really delicious. They have a Snickers type flavour.

@SweetSunflowerBoo Thank you, hope some of these recipes help 😋

Which Date producer has come up with this theory?

Large medjool date, stuff with stilton, wrap in bacon and grill

Large medjool date, stuff with ground almond paste or a whole almond

Sticky date pudding

I'm sure you are aware that dates are VERY high in sugar?