Which pears are better?
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Cheeky — 1 year ago(March 06, 2025 08:30 PM)
Most of the fruit I buy is in containers. Strawberries, kiwi and pineapple
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Cheeky — 1 year ago(March 06, 2025 08:50 PM)
I meant the strawberries and pineapple. They charge more if it's in a container in general
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Cheeky — 1 year ago(March 06, 2025 08:56 PM)
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Oh yeah, because your paying for the time it took them to cut them up. I love fresh pineapple and tastes nothing like the canned stuff.
Sister recently bought one
I bought some oranges that were listed as blood oranges but they weren't
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Lilith — 1 year ago(March 06, 2025 02:53 AM)
What about Bosc?
I'm trying to find the Asian pears now.
Edit: The Bosc are brown, so I'm wondering if they're like the Barlett ones and are the gritty ones. I haven't eaten pears in years, so I don't remember which ones I used to get.
Edit #2: I just checked, and they're out of Asian pears!
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Lilith — 1 year ago(March 06, 2025 02:52 AM)
THAT is the one I was trying to avoid! I didn't really know how to describe it, but it's gritty. I didn't know which type of pear was gritty. I'm looking for just a "clean" pear, and I've had them before, but I don't remember the name of them. I'm using them for smoothies, so definitely want them "grit-free"! So, stay away from Barlett pears then?
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Lilith — 1 year ago(March 06, 2025 04:30 PM)
I went this morning and they're still out of Asian pears, so I picked up an Anjou and Green pear. I skipped over the Bartletts completely. I'm glad you mentioned the gritty part because that's the part I was thinking of. I use them in my green smoothies mixed with kale, cucumber, ginger, lemon as well as pear, but the pear is clean and crisp. I made the mistake of using a Barlett one time and my smoothie tasted/felt like there was a bit of sand in there.
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Elle — 1 year ago(March 06, 2025 08:22 PM)
Haha yeah they are terribly gritty. I used to make smoothies but just can’t find a protein powder I like. Many are gritty or have a nasty aftertaste. I can’t do artificial sweeteners. They make me feel ill. Asian pears are sometimes hard to get. Good luck with that.
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Lilith — 1 year ago(March 06, 2025 10:33 PM)
I can't do artificial sweeteners either. They either give me migraines or they make me sick. I use unsweetened, unflavoured whey protein powder. If I want chocolate, I'll just add cacao powder directly. The plain lets me make my own flavours as I go. I'll have to check and see which brand I've got in the kitchen now. But the one I use is grass-fed, organic, 5 ingredients. The type of protein, and source, really does matter, because as you said, it can take what would be a great smoothie and make it taste terrible if the wrong protein is added (or if too much is used). I also use unsweetened coconut milk or unsweetened coconut water for my smoothies.
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Elle — 1 year ago(March 07, 2025 12:03 AM)
Let me know which protein powder you use. I was just using bovine collagen but it’s not enough. I need gluten-free but whey doesn’t bother me. Plant-based products I have issues with. They have a lot of lead in them as well. I stay away from sugar as well. Thanks.
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Lilith — 1 year ago(March 07, 2025 02:27 PM)
If you try it, let me know what you think of it and if it works for you. Problems I've had while trying to find the right protein include trying to find unflavoured, (it seems it's much easier to find vanilla, chocolate and strawberry than it is to find unflavoured), avoiding artificial sweeteners, (for all of the reasons we discussed), finding the right type and source of protein, (I've tried plant based as well as whey, but whey consistently is the best, but not all whey is created equally as you can end up with concentrate or isolate), not having a protein powder with lots of extra ingredients, and also getting horrible digestive and intestinal reactions. I've tried so many brands, I've sort of lost track!
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