Foods A-Z - D is for Dates
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (182976)
United States
May 5, 2020 3:12pm CST
I really wanted to do donuts; but I did a piece on donuts on Donut Day some months ago.
Dates grow on date palms which can reach 69-75 feet (21-23 meters). The origin is thought to be in the area between Egypt and Mesopotamia. There is evidence to suggest that date cultivation started around 7000 B.C.; and fossil evidence shows that the date palm has existed for at least 50 million years.
Dates contain a lot of good things such as antioxidants, B-6, iron, fiber and potassium. When dried they contain 75% sugar. They can be stuffed, used in salads, smoothies and stews. We always had figs and dates around at Christmastime when I was young.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
5 May 20
I never care for dates for some reason. Especially blind ones. Oh wait. Different dates.
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@LindaOHio (182976)
• United States
25 Dec 20
@porwest We may never know what happened to poor John. I miss him.
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@porwest (93097)
• United States
24 Dec 20
@LindaOHio Damn, damn, damn. I forgot this was an older post and I saw a comment from John Roberts and got excited. Then saw the date. 
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
5 May 20
Dates kind of freak me out. I don't mind them, but for some reason they make me think of cockroaches and so I have a hard time eating them without thinking I am eating a cockroach haha
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@LindaOHio (182976)
• United States
5 May 20
Ewwwww! Now I won't be able to eat dates without thinking of cockroaches!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
5 May 20
We don't really eat them as much as other countries, do we? I had no idea they (the trees) could grow so big! wow.
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@LindaOHio (182976)
• United States
5 May 20
No. In some countries they are staples in their diets.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
5 May 20
@LindaOHio Those people must lead healthy lives with so much good for us stuff in them.
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@sallypup (61862)
• Centralia, Washington
6 May 20
@LindaOHio I fooled my Mom with my pudding- totally fooled her. I soaked dates soft, tossed them into the blender with ripe avocado and cocoa powder. Even some mint extract if you have it. Totally tasty and full of fat but its good fat and zero refined sugar. Too thick of pudding? Slurp in a little almond milk. Does NOT taste dietetic and does not have a weird after taste. Addictive, though.
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@LindaOHio (182976)
• United States
6 May 20
Good girl! That's doing things in a more healthy way!
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@LindaOHio (182976)
• United States
21 Dec 20
I've written about donuts before on another post; BUT if I had continued this series I would have surely included donuts. Donuts are KING!
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
21 Dec 20
I love dates especially in cakes and breads
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@LindaOHio (182976)
• United States
21 Dec 20
The dried ones are really sweet; but I will eat them occasionally. I prefer figs.
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@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
18 Jun 20
I only eat dates when they are baked in a bread.
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@1creekgirl (41843)
• United States
6 May 20
Interesting info! I have a good recipe for date nut bars, but haven't made them in years.
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@LindaOHio (182976)
• United States
6 May 20
Yes, but at least it's a natural sugar, not refined.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84324)
• Rupert, Idaho
6 May 20
Donuts sound much better! But that is great to know about dates. Sound healthy too...except for the sugar (even from fruits they would affect me).
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