Dates! Who knew?

[lauraelmore1033]

Hmm, mine was definitely not crunchy. Was soft and caramelly. Well darn. Probably good ride food though. Better than bars anyway...

[maillotpois]

Yeah I think the zero point is for fresh dates and the ones you usually get (the carmelly ones) are considered dried dates, and thus, not zero points. Sorry.

I have never seen fresh dates - will need to look for them.

[lauraelmore1033]

The package says California medjool dates and I bought it in the produce section. Doesn't say anything about "dried" or "fresh", but those are probably the 3 point dates. Ah well. Still a pretty good snack...

[OakLeaf]

Fresh dates look something like this , dried dates are brown and somewhat wrinkly and have a very sugary skin.

[lauraelmore1033]

yeah, if I'm in the mood for somethin' appley, I'll just eat an apple...

[emily_in_nc]

Downside of dried dates (which are totally delicious): very sugary and stick to your teeth. If you eat them on the bike, make sure to rinse your mouth with plenty of water afterwards to avoid dental issues.

[Crankin]

I used to be addicted to date shakes. Fresh dates in a vanilla based shake, which I used to get at the farm stands on Baseline Rd. in South Phoenix and Tempe. Like several times a week, on my way home from work.
Don't know if the dates are still there, most of the farms are gone.
Oy, I sound like my grandfather: Remember when...?

[marni]

something else to consider is that if you worry about estrogen related cancers, is that you should be avoiding sugar as much as possible, so fresh dates would be preferable to dried ditto for most fruits, plus there is the extra fiber, minerals, and mositure in fresh fruit.

just a thought. I have the same problem with figs- but the fresh, if you can get the are delicious and sensuous, just have to keep my quantities extremely limited.

[badger]

I would take a medjool date out of a child's hand. They are pure decadence and little angels dance on my tongue when I eat them.