The Pomegranate {The Jewel of Winter}

When I was younger my family and I lived in Berlin for a year. With so many memories there it is crazy that the one that sticks out the most to me is eating a Pomegranate!!

I remember my sister and I put on white t-shirts and stood on the balcony as we tore open pomegranates and picked away at their honey-comb like structure until our hands were dyed red and our shirts were rose-y pink. We snacked on the seeds and spit them off the balcony to see who could spit the farthest. 

Whenever I grab a pomegranate I always think of that day!

So today as I carefully took apart a pomegranate I remembered the savage days of my seven year old self. 

So many seeds and I only used a 1/2 a Pomegranate!! Little delicious snackies for the rest of the day! 

My sister absolutely LOVES skittles & as I was popping these little poms into my mouth I felt like being a health guru and standing on a chair to declare the Pomegranate as "NATURES SKITTLES"

So there you have it. Natures Skittles are indeed Pomegranates. It is a fact. 

Maybe not a real fact... but here are some actual real facts about how bomb the pom is!

1. High in potassium, fiber and vitamin C
2. Contain high counts of antioxidants (tannins, anthocyanins and ellagic accid)
3. Their antioxidants are equal to those in Green Tea!
4. Reduce Cholesterol
5. Lower risk of Heart Disease, Cancer & fight Cell damage!
6. If you are vegan and have low Iron, these buddies can help you out there too! 
7. Naturally fat free, low in sugar and 80 calories for 100grams and 5 grams of fiber! Say what!?

So if you are up for a challenge and have a shirt BEGGING to be stained. I highly recommend skipping on over (extra exercise?) to the store and grabbing one! It can be a fun family activity or just something to keep your hands busy so you don't experience a bad case of the snack attack. 

But go get a nice handful of natures skittles :)

Where did these facts come from? Here & Here & Here

&& if you are feeling like you don't want to go to the trouble of deseeding a Pom? Some supermarkets (like Trader Joes) have already seeded Pomegranates!! 

Thanks for reading :)

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