Topic: My favorite fruit salad... you'll love it...
JaymeStephens84a0lc's photo
Thu 12/11/08 11:08 AM
Edited by JaymeStephens84a0lc on Thu 12/11/08 11:09 AM
1 pomegranate
1 mango
1 banana
1 bunch grapes

you might even try mixing in a cup of your favorite yogurt if you want.

yields approx 4 cups, or 4 meals for me :D

To learn how to prep a pomegranate use search term "how to prepare a pomegranate" on youtube. There's several tutorials and once you get the hang of it its really easy.

Tips for picking good pom and mango:
Pomegranates should be between red and a more red maroon. Feel them, are they REALLY hard? They need a few days to ripen (maybe 2...) If they're too soft then the fruit is not so good inside...(bitter and YUCK)

A mango should be good and firm, the coloring will vary. If a mango is soft, then the fruit towards the center will be no good. There's a huge pit in the middle you have to cut around, and you lose enough volume there...lol.

Pomegranates and Mangos are hard work to prepare and kinda expensive, but SO delicious. I promise the taste will make it worth it.

Winx's photo
Thu 12/11/08 11:15 AM
Edited by Winx on Thu 12/11/08 11:18 AM
Thanks. I love fruit salads. I've never tried that one before.happy


Derekkye's photo
Thu 12/11/08 11:26 AM
ah...any instruction set longer than one sentence is too big an effort - after all it'll just get gobbled up in a matter of minutes

Jill298's photo
Thu 12/11/08 11:33 AM
That sounds delicious... I love all of those fruits bigsmile

JaymeStephens84a0lc's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:20 PM
It seriously is, if I could marry pomegranates and mangoes, I so would. I love both, then I tried them together.. YUM... then I tried them with the grapes... EVEN MORE YUM, then I added the banana... HEAVEN! I want to try fresh pineapple and papaya thrown in too, but I'm low on cash... if someone wants to throw those in their salad and tell me how it turns out be my guest!

I have expensive taste when it comes to fruit...

Winx's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:22 PM
Natural fruit costs more then canned fruit.grumble

But..you can't compare the taste.

JaymeStephens84a0lc's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:23 PM
I know it and it bothers me...lol. I'm a vegetarian who prefers fresh fruits and veggies to canned. I can go with frozen, but frozen fruit tends to be soggy and the flavor somehow just isn't the same as a freshly ripened and cut into fruit...

Jill298's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:25 PM
I hate frozen fruit sick

JaymeStephens84a0lc's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:26 PM
Yeah, I feel you. I prefer to ONLY use frozen fruit for baking. I tried frozen berries in a fruit salad for thanksgiving, and they were so soggy and just yuck....

Jill298's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:26 PM

Yeah, I feel you. I prefer to ONLY use frozen fruit for baking. I tried frozen berries in a fruit salad for thanksgiving, and they were so soggy and just yuck....
I do keep forzen blueberries on hand tho cause I like them in my cereal bigsmile But I have to thaw them out first.

Winx's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:27 PM

I know it and it bothers me...lol. I'm a vegetarian who prefers fresh fruits and veggies to canned. I can go with frozen, but frozen fruit tends to be soggy and the flavor somehow just isn't the same as a freshly ripened and cut into fruit...


I bought frozen fruit recently. I put cool whip in it.laugh

I like fresh veggies too.

I planted my first veggie garden this year. Things tasted better then the store's fresh veggies.

I really am going to try your recipe. My child will love it.

Jill298's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:28 PM
I'm not a vegatarian but I certainly :heart: :heart: my fresh fruits and veggies

JaymeStephens84a0lc's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:29 PM


Yeah, I feel you. I prefer to ONLY use frozen fruit for baking. I tried frozen berries in a fruit salad for thanksgiving, and they were so soggy and just yuck....
I do keep forzen blueberries on hand tho cause I like them in my cereal bigsmile But I have to thaw them out first.


I was disappointed in the frozen berries I got. They were a mix of blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries. I was so excited, then saw what they turned into when thawed. I looooove those fruits fresh, but not too crazy about frozen. I'm tempted to try frozen mango though, cus its slightly cheaper and a quicker way to my salad...

I just had some of it for lunch a little bit ago.. YUM. Not to mention, Pomegranates are chocked full of antioxidants and cancer preventing vitamins.

Winx's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:29 PM

I'm not a vegatarian but I certainly :heart: :heart: my fresh fruits and veggies


Me too.happy

JaymeStephens84a0lc's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:32 PM
I just don't like meat...lol, so I need as much fresh fruit and veggie variety as I can so I don't get bored with my food.

Winx's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:35 PM

I just don't like meat...lol, so I need as much fresh fruit and veggie variety as I can so I don't get bored with my food.


You're like my child. I'll serve some yummy pizza, fruit and salad. They eat the fruit and salad before the pizza. It's that way with every meal.

Jill298's photo
Thu 12/11/08 12:40 PM


I just don't like meat...lol, so I need as much fresh fruit and veggie variety as I can so I don't get bored with my food.


You're like my child. I'll serve some yummy pizza, fruit and salad. They eat the fruit and salad before the pizza. It's that way with every meal.
That's a good thing tho bigsmile

Winx's photo
Thu 12/11/08 05:58 PM



I just don't like meat...lol, so I need as much fresh fruit and veggie variety as I can so I don't get bored with my food.


You're like my child. I'll serve some yummy pizza, fruit and salad. They eat the fruit and salad before the pizza. It's that way with every meal.
That's a good thing tho bigsmile


I think so too.bigsmile