Do you peel off the skin?

Hi billybibps, I know the skin of fruits contain lots of vitamins though I still prefer to take the trouble to peel off them before eating. From many articles I have read it's obvious that skins of most of the fruits contain chemical toxin like pesticide, etc to keep away the harmful injurious insects. Other than that the wax type anti-staling agent do apply on the outer part of the fruits to keep them always look fresh and striking I am afraid that taking too much this awful stuffs might bring harm to our health. As we know from small increments comes abundance for long term for sure. Therefore I prefer to abandon the skins which are rich in vitamins and minerals. I don't want to be the victim of these chemical toxin Take care and happy posting

i do not peel freshly picked green mangoes... i love it.. and of course i do not peel guavas, apples and the likes... :)

Much like you, I will not eat the peel of citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruit, lemons and the like and I also don't eat the peel of a banana. However, I will eat the peel of most of the other fruits. They don't taste bad at all, but this is the part of the fruit that has the most nutrients for us in them. I grew up in a home where we ate the peel of the fruits and that is what I am teaching my children now that I have two of my own.

me too. i peel off fruits like banana, watermelon and orange. but usually, i eat the fruit with its peel on.

If i am eating it no, but for a meal i usually peal fruit.

For fruits where you don't normally eat the peel (oranges, bananas, etc.), I don't eat them at all. But if you can eat the peel, I'll eat it. It's a waste of fiber. Besides, they're good sources of empty calories, as my friend says. They're filling and you don't have to worry about gaining pounds. You're right about them having all those vitamins as well. It's all goes down to personal taste I guess.

Ohh I was about to say about bananas and oranges . But one thing funny i do to apples is that I don't peel it, i want to eat it together with its nutritious skin, but i will just chew it and juice it up but i will still not swallow it all, i would spit on the remaining .

ear the ski on every fruit, except the banana. I couldn't see my self not peeling it off before eating it. With my luck, I'd accidentally swallow the sticker they often put on it.

I try to eat the peel whenever possible, except for bananas, oranges, mangoes, papaya, grapefruit, pineapple . . . all the ones that are just too tough. I just learned that avocado was a fruit - and I don't eat avocado peels either. I have taken off the peel for my daughter when she was little as it was a choking hazard, but she can handle them now - peels are no biggie finally!