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Eat prunes for bone health

14 years ago

Saw this in today's paper, that prunes are beneficial to bone health.

I don't love them but can manage 2-3 a day.

Here is a link that might be useful: Prunes for bone health

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bigack
14 years ago
I love prunes!!
glenda_al
14 years ago
Mother always had stewed prunes for my dad.

I drink prune juice when necessary :o)
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bee0hio
14 years ago
No thanks. BTDT & the noxious gas was nearly lethal! LOL!
arkansas girl
14 years ago
Yeah Bee, I was going to say "eat prunes for gas!" HA! I can eat about maybe 2 and that's it.
alisande
14 years ago
I like them too. Think of them as dried plums. ;-)
Georgysmom
14 years ago
I love, love, love them. Now I have a good reason to eat them!
glenda_al
14 years ago
I was drinking almost a whole glass, when needed, but afteraffects all afternoon.

THEN I read too much is what causes the problems, so I cut down to half a glass. No more stomach rumblings, gas, etc and it still did what it was supposed to do.
Marilyn Sue
14 years ago
I love prunes too, right out of the box. It is nice now they no longer have seeds in them.

Sue
pump_toad
14 years ago
A week ago I bought a bag of Sunsweet D'Noir prunes with no preservatives. Delicious !
sleeperblues
14 years ago
I love prunes, but don't eat them because I can't stop at a sensible 3 or 4. I eat way too many, and they are too fattening with fun side effects.
minnie_tx
14 years ago
I love them when soft out of the box.I think back in the old days one of the first things we learned to cook in cooking 101 was stewed prunes.
socks
Original Author
14 years ago
They are very sugary, but I think I'll try to eat 2 a day.
glenda_al
14 years ago
Only prune juice works for me :o)

And thankfully I don't need the juice very often!
Georgysmom
14 years ago
Sleeperblues, I'm just like you...eat them right out of the box and can't stop eating them. Therefore, like everything else I find addictive, I just don't buy them.
mary_c_gw
14 years ago
Nope, never going to eat prunes.

I just don't like dried fruit in any form - no raisins, no prunes, no craisins, no dried apricots or peaches - nope, can't stand any of them. Too sticky, too sweet.

I do make DH stewed prunes, though! He loves them for breakfast with Greek yogurt.
morz8 - Washington Coast
14 years ago
I read that about bone health a couple of months ago - when my last Dexa scan showed a decline in the last two years. I've been keeping a package in the refrigerator and trying to remember to eat one or two, 2 or three times a day.

But dried plums contain sorbitol that I'm sensitive to, so I began slowly with one a day, then two a day...am working up to more and giving myself some time to get used to them gradually :)
kacram
14 years ago
they want you to eat 10 a day. I need to check on calories!

Glenda, the article, is about the health of you bones, not for other problems! lol
socks
Original Author
14 years ago
I noticed that, Kat. Ten a day would not be a good idea for me.
wildchild
14 years ago
Prunes have about 20 calories each so a fruit serving would be about 3.
alisande
14 years ago
All studies like this leave me with questions, and this time one question is: If 10 prunes improved bone health, would seven work just as well? How about five? Three?
lindalou
14 years ago
i like prunes and eat maybe 2-3 a day, but 10 (i don't think) would be possible for me. guess i will try 4-6 a day and hope it helps!! ;)
jackie_ok
14 years ago
I saw that in the paper a week or so ago. I like prunes, but sure cannot eat 10 at one time unless I want to be busy all afternoon.
petaloid
14 years ago
Good information, and I enjoy prunes -- thanks for sharing this!
joyfulguy
14 years ago
Should be helpful for folks who need an extended period of time alone for serious thought.

Actually, after eating a few, I haven't noticed a problerm.

But then ... I don't smell too well ... (or should that be "good")?

ole joyfuelled (in addition to the occaasional prune)
Georgysmom
14 years ago
I bought a huge bag of them today at Costco in honor of this post. I ate ten and could have eaten a lot more (they're like candy to me) but then I checked the calories which I should have done first...100 calories for five which is considered a serving, so I consumed 200 calories. I don't think I will go for the ten a day.

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