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Prunes and Brussels Sprouts. What Do They Have in Common?
Posted by Rebecca7 • 6/11/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: antioxidants, brussels sprouts, maggot, prunes
They are both very healthy and full of antioxidants. And both of them would gag a maggot.
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My Granny looks like a prune and smells like Brussels sprouts, is that it?-
I'm going to tell your granny you said that.
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I love brussels sprouts and have actually planted some in my garden this year. Prunes -- hate them.-
I eat Brussels sprouts, actually quite often, for the health benefits, but I have the hardest time choking them down.
I should plant some. Maybe fresh ones from my garden would taste better.
I think I'm allergic to them because my face takes on weird expressions when I eat them. I have to keep a can of salt and vinegar potato chips on hand for an emergency to eat behind them. LOLOL Oops. So much for health. -
Brussel sprouts are delicious! The key is don't overcook them and add something tasty and savory to them like prosciutto or bacon. -
And I do have a tendency to overcook them.
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i like both! roasted brussel sprouts are great. prunes are good too, but only one or two at a time.-
My kids both love prunes. They must be adopted. LOL!
I've been told the Brussels sprouts are better roasted. I'll have to try it. -
Yeah roast em with a little bit of olive oil some good sea salt and a bit of fresh cracked pepper.
I also like to roast em with other stuff like carrots and fennel. All the tastes mingle a bit and make it real good. -
I have to admit, that does sound good. Roasted with the olive oil, sea salt, and cracked pepper.
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Mmm...brusselsprouts...I love both prunes and brusselsprouts. Great additions to a nutritious diet. Brusselsprouts are super low in calories and rich in Vitamin C.-
Good to know I'm getting plenty of vitamin c.
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love brussels sprouts, boiled, friend or roasted, YUM! Prunes I can take or leave. don't hate them, but don't love them.-
I usually boil them, but I don't like them. My six year old will actually eat them. I think I started her off right with vegetables.
At Christmas, I put them in nacho cheese sauce. I've used the Campbell's soup nacho cheese sauce, but I think they've discontinued it. At least I haven't been able to find it lately.
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here in Brussels we just call them sprouts
but anyway, I was surprised to see this post,
because we just had a nice dinner here earlier,
it was chicken with prune 'sauce', and a sprout/potato/bacon side-dish
jummy in my tummy!
so 'what do they have in common' -> there are both in my belly! -
LOL. Chicken in prune sauce? That side dish sounds good. Besides, bacon makes anything taste better.:)
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I know how to destroy a Brussels sprout. You can even make believe it's popcorn when you stick it in the microwave oven for, say, too long. I destroyed five in one sitting. I stuck them in the microwave oven for two minutes and went about my business. Then I heard a 'pop, pop, pop'. At first I thought it was a pop gun. Then I thought, 'I'd better get my popcorn out of the microwave before it burns'. I opened the microwave door and found an empty plate. Then I saw the dreaded green stuff stuck to the microwave ceiling. Now I'm going to write a book titled, 'How to Destroy a Brussels Sprout, for Dummies'.
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I get lured in thinking how cute brussels sprouts are... and then taste them and find them considerably LESS so.
And as for prunes, it seems so wrong something as lovely as a good, sweet fresh plum can become a gooey prune.
Even the word... "prune." It's one word off-beat celebs will likely not be trying to name their kids.-
My husband says Brussels sprouts are just baby cabbages. I tell him, 'No, they are not!' They may look like cabbage, but they sure don't taste like cabbage. I like cabbage.
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We just had a thread on this the other day. Believe it or not, brussel sprouts are a very popular topic on BC. Someone with experience with botany said that cabbage, brussel sprouts and cauliflower are actually all the same plant, different parts.
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Frozen brussel sprouts are the devil and should be banned. Awful. Fresh is the way to go.
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But I like cabbage. And I like cauliflower, too.
The brussels sprout and I, however, have not become friends. -
I can deal with cabbage and cauliflower.
I always use frozen Brussels sprouts, so maybe I'll give the fresh ones a try. And then roast them. -
Same here, ThriftShopRomantic.
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Nothing besides tasting like crap...however I always wonder how a delicious plum turns into a prune similar to the way a glorious grape morphs into a disgusting raisin.-
I like raisins. I hope no one tries to tell me they are baby prunes. LOL
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Brussel sprouts are only in season in the fall, which is why they taste so bad the rest of year. So, wait until fall and eat fresh ones bought at a farmer's market. Then, I bet you won't be so grossed out.
As for prunes, blech.-
I think you're telling me a little white lie????
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Nope, its true.
The brussel sprouts you buy at the super market anytime of year except for fall have been in cold storage since the previous fall. Brussel sprouts are a cold weather harvest.
Same thing with North American apples. They only can be harvested in the fall, and if you eat apples the rest of the year, you are eating apples that have been in cold storage for months. Unless you are eating apples which have been shipped from South America or Asia. In which case, the apples are probably only a couple of months old.
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