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In reply to the discussion: Apparently We've Been Eating Apples Wrong Our Whole Lives (wasting 30%) - eat them this way [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)36. Know someone who eats it all including the stem. But then, she eats sleepies, too.
In fact, she'll eat anything that's remotely called food. And opens up things with her teeth. Pretty wild and free, that one, brought up on a dairy farm. Nothing fazes her. Me, not so much. I core the apples and put the rest in compost, which is not wasteful if you are gardening, and she does.
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Apparently We've Been Eating Apples Wrong Our Whole Lives (wasting 30%) - eat them this way [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Nov 2013
OP
i dont' think so. glad im an american and I can't eat the way I want too. n/t.
okieinpain
Nov 2013
#1
I'm pretty sure that one may eat an apple how they wish regardless of what country they live in.
LanternWaste
Nov 2013
#27
I have a food addiction so I high five myself if I leave food on my plate.
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2013
#17
etiquette says you leave some food so show that you are full and enjoyed the meal
loli phabay
Nov 2013
#64
I never thought of it that way. In high school I ate dinner with mf GF and her family, cleaned my
Erose999
Nov 2013
#67
Core an apple, or drill holes in a big carrot. Stuff with peanut butter. Throw outside
msanthrope
Nov 2013
#59
they are an older variety - really like them for fresh eating - really intense!
NRaleighLiberal
Nov 2013
#45
A couple of years ago a variety I had not seen before--honey crisps, I think they
tblue37
Nov 2013
#46
another really good (fairly recent) one with a bit of a mysterious background...and yes, more costly
NRaleighLiberal
Nov 2013
#47
I eat what I want to. If there's anything left, it goes to the Dog or Bunnies or Rat or Chinchilla.
BlueJazz
Nov 2013
#33
My dad, who grew up without indoor plumbing or electricity, taught me the civilized way to eat
kestrel91316
Nov 2013
#34
Know someone who eats it all including the stem. But then, she eats sleepies, too.
freshwest
Nov 2013
#36
I cut them into fourths. cut away the seeds & eat everything but the seeds.. no waste
SoCalDem
Nov 2013
#38
I grew up in the Hood River valley in Oregon. All orcharding. I don't know anyone who eats the
OregonBlue
Nov 2013
#52
I quarter them and cut out the part surrounding the seeds. I also cut out the stem, and the thing on
Erose999
Nov 2013
#69
Thanks to this nonsense I have a small apple tree growing in my stomach.
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2013
#70