Apple Cores

[DQ12]

The other day I sat down with a buddy of mine and we were both eating apples and conversing.  About 5 minutes into the convo, a look of horror comes upon my face.  "Are you," I started. "Are you eating the core?" 

He was.  He explained that he always had and that there's no reason not to really.  So i looked it up, and he's right.

Since then, I've eaten four apples in their entirety.  I want to be part of the revolution.

What say YOU? 

[sys]

my grandfather ate cores.  i don't even eat the skins.  life's too short.

[CNS]

I am not a horse.

[Trim]

The other day I sat down with a buddy of mine and we were both eating apples and conversing.  About 5 minutes into the convo, a look of horror comes upon my face.  "Are you," I started. "Are you eating the core?" 

He was.  He explained that he always had and that there's no reason not to really.  So i looked it up, and he's right.

Since then, I've eaten four apples in their entirety.  I want to be part of the revolution.

What say YOU? 

I saw you tweet about this and was horrified, but wasn't in a place I could ask more.

What did your research say about why cores are to be avoided?

I was actually just about to buy one of these:

[Mrs. Gooch]

Do you eat the seeds and stem too?

[DQ12]

I like feeling like a horse/goat!  Makes me feel part of the earth.

Apparently the seeds have trace amounts of arsenic cyanide in them.  Everything says that you'd have to eat a ton of the seeds to feel any of the arsenic cyanide effects, but I don't really want to test it.  Seeds go in the trash.  Stems go in the trash too.

[DQ12]

I saw you tweet about this and was horrified, but wasn't in a place I could ask more.

What did your research say about why cores are to be avoided?

I was horrified at first too.  It's a very disconcerting thing to witness (which I think is one of the main reasons i like to do it).  But also, the "core" is just a different texture.  A little tougher. 

My research actually said that apple cores don't even exist.  It's just a "concept" that society has taught us to avoid maaaaaaaan.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/apple-cores-are-a-myth/281531/
http://www.medicaldaily.com/there-no-such-thing-apple-core-eat-entire-fruit-safely-263017

[BrokenSky1113]

I would never ever eat apple cores... my dog loves them too much. It would deprive him of too much joy.

But if we're doing this... you shouldnt pick the little green tops off of strawberries. Just pop them into your mouth like a boss.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I saw you tweet about this and was horrified, but wasn't in a place I could ask more.

What did your research say about why cores are to be avoided?

I was horrified at first too.  It's a very disconcerting thing to witness (which I think is one of the main reasons i like to do it).  But also, the "core" is just a different texture.  A little tougher. 

My research actually said that apple cores don't even exist.  It's just a "concept" that society has taught us to avoid maaaaaaaan.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/apple-cores-are-a-myth/281531/
http://www.medicaldaily.com/there-no-such-thing-apple-core-eat-entire-fruit-safely-263017

Yeah, well, if they didn't exist, they wouldn't be a different texture.

[Dr Rick Daris]

you can also eat the insides of couch cushions but i'm not sure why anyone would want to. on a side note, i know a person that just eats the entire sunflower seed, shell and all. like pops a bunch in her mouth and just starts chewing away. maybe that's a better comparison than the couch cushion but all three honestly seem pretty ridiculous.

[steve dave]

yard clippings, completely safe to eat and full of fiber as long as you haven't sprayed chemicals on them.

[steve dave]

here's a little tip I learned: when you get a milk carton drink down about 1/4 of it and then eat the top 1/4 of the carton, drink the next 1/4 and then eat the next 1/4 of the carton and so forth until you've consumed all of the milk and carton. completely safe.

[steve dave]

MAKE SURE YOU WASH THE OUTSIDE OF THE CARTON BEFORE CONSUMING!

[420seriouscat69]

 

[Brock Landers]

What about the sticker with the produce code, do you peel that off before devouring the entire apple like a goddam billy goat?

[sys]

my dog (the new, young one) eats everything that has been mentioned in this thread so far.

[steve dave]

when the entire office gets pizza catered in I like to go around the tables and get down on everyone's leftover crusts. probably even more safe than eating low level cyanide cores.

[sys]

also some other stuff.  ever tried dog and cat crap, dlew?  afaict, they are completely safe.

[Mrs. Gooch]

here's a little tip I learned: when you get a milk carton drink down about 1/4 of it and then eat the top 1/4 of the carton, drink the next 1/4 and then eat the next 1/4 of the carton and so forth until you've consumed all of the milk and carton. completely safe.

I mean that sounds reasonable except the fact that you would have an open milk container in your refrigerator. I'd think you'd have to drink/eat the whole carton in one sitting.

[sys]

pizza's don't have crusts.

[Trim]

I was horrified at first too.  It's a very disconcerting thing to witness (which I think is one of the main reasons i like to do it).

If we're both at FattyFest, I'll buy you an apple.  I want to see this.

If somebody donates a decent amount of money, I'll have #oscar describe it live as d-rew's doing it.

[steve dave]

here's a little tip I learned: when you get a milk carton drink down about 1/4 of it and then eat the top 1/4 of the carton, drink the next 1/4 and then eat the next 1/4 of the carton and so forth until you've consumed all of the milk and carton. completely safe.

I mean that sounds reasonable except the fact that you would have an open milk container in your refrigerator. I'd think you'd have to drink/eat the whole carton in one sitting.

there's very low cyanide levels in milk containers that have been sitting open for a few days. safe unless you consume over 5 at a time which nobody does.

[steve dave]

some person: eat this (holds out some gross thing)

dlew: what's the cyanide level of it?

some person: non lethal

dlew:

[jar]

Those cornstarch packing peanuts taste just like cheetos that never got any cheese on them!

[slobber]

yard clippings, completely safe to eat and full of fiber as long as you haven't sprayed chemicals on them.

certain chemicals, not all chemicals. Can probably eat some...never mind, that's a lawsuit waiting to happen.


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