Talk to me about pineapple core

poppies717 · August 2013

I'm willing to try anything. I have to go to the grocery tomorrow anyway, so I will pick up some pineapple. Do I get a whole pineapple? The precut stuff in the produce section? How do I eat it? Can I put it in a blender in a smoothie? How often do I eat it? Help!

islandmonkey8 · August 2013

Good question! I've been meaning to ask this too! We have pineapple in the house all the time cause it is DH's favorite.

Uptowngirl2009 · August 2013

I'm not sure but I think you buy a whole pineapple, cut the core up into 5 sections and eat it for 5 days following O. I could be totally wrong about that though....I've never done it myself. Hopefully someone that has more info will chime in here!

poppies717 · August 2013

I guess I have just never thought of the core as edible. It's not as fleshy as the rest of the pineapple. Is it hard to chew? I feel so ignorant right now, haha.

islandmonkey8 · August 2013

I still don't know how to use it. But have heard ladies here say they blend it up in smoothies, its very fibrous.

blueeyedblossom · August 2013

I know by itself the core isn't as sweet and kinda tough. But nothing you can't get past. As far as how to eat it, it's beyond me, so I'll sit back and wait for one of these smart ladies to answer!

TudorRose11 · August 2013

You will want to cut the core into pieces, then dice the pieces. It will be tough to eat in chunks. The good fleshy part of the pineapple is beneficial but not as much as the core so that should be your concentration.

ecinereb · August 2013

Get a fresh pineapple. Eat only the core. 1/5 for the 5 days post o. I usually cut the fleshy parts off and freeze them for smoothies later. There is a chemical in it, bromelain that is thought to help with implantation. Its most concentrated in the core.

You can blend it up in a smoothie but I just eat it as is. It's kinda chewy but not that bad.

FWIW I ate it the only 2 cycles I got a BFP, these were both our only IUI's as well but who knows.

MRads · August 2013

I ate pineapple core for a few cycles. It didnt help, but I figured I had nothing to lose because I love pineapple anyway. I ate a piece of the core for the five days following O. I just ate it, along with other pieces of pineapple. It wasn't as delicious as the rest but it wasn't bad, per se.

Uptowngirl2009 · August 2013

http://conceivewithpineapple.blogspot.com/

I just found that link while searching the interwebz. It pretty much just says what everyone has already said though. Just thought I would share in case anyone was curious!

poppies717 · August 2013

Thanks, everyone!

amandaf6383 · August 2013

I actually like the pineapple core. I ate it before I was TTC. lol.

poppies717 · August 2013

So here goes nothing...I'm glad I kept part of the juicy flesh. Pineapple core is tough to eat!

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