Food for Thought - POMEGRANATE

With this powerful little red seeds wrapped into a ball of  juicy deliciousness can inspire you to create.  

The pomegranate is actually a tree that is native to Iran.  The use of this little red seed has been used for centuries in different cultures for a variety of reasons.  It's written history of its curative qualities had been recorded back in 1500 BC for the treatment of tapeworm and other parasites. They are now cultivated in the Mediterranean areas, parts of the United States, Russia, Afghanistan, India, China, Japan, (WebMD)The shape of some fruits was thought of by the ancients to have symbolic meanings.  With the pomegranate, is round or womb-like and that was to help bring fertility to Turkish brides and they carried it for that reasons (Telesco, 2001).  The ancient Greeks stated that Aphrodite was credited with planting the first Pomegranate tree since some myths that the pomegranate is an aphrodisiac (Avey, 2014).  

The overall functional and medicinal effects of the pomegranate can include improved skin health, improved oral health, improved cardiovascular health, antitumoral, anti-inflammatory properties, antimicrobial properties, antioxidants and antidiabetic properties.  Take a read look at the comprehensive review from the Institute of Food technologist article I have found on this awesome fruit.

We all can have issues with the lack of sunlight so it is easy to get pretty down.  I love to plant in my garden, write, walk the dogs, exercise and just enjoy life but this darkness thing really gets to me.  I went to the grocery store the other day and saw one of my favorite foods, beautiful red pomegranate!  Our warehouse Club has them four to a box as well as the local supermarket had them 2 for $4.  Of course, I picked them up!   They are said to help creativity, which is a great blessing for me.  You can put them in salads, Jell-O, or just eat them plain.  The seeds are so packed with juicy nutrients they are a blast of flavor in your mouth.

There had been much folklore about what this little seed can help with in a person's life such as the relief of a sore throat (page 147 Jude’s herbal home remedies), canker shores & cold sores (page 209 Jude’s).  Keep the folklore alive and check with your family to see if you have any different ways to use products that are a natural high. 

This is the way the fruit stacks up!


48% Vitamin C (common cold, immune system, your eyes cardiovascular disease & skin wrinkling)
58% Vitamin K (helps blood clotting)
27% Folate (B vitamin that is essential for cell growth & metabolism)
22% Copper (good to keep anemia away)

18 Total Carbs (11 grams dietary fiber or 45% dietary fiber (we all need to stay regular) 39 grams sugar)

5 grams of Protein
There is more in them but this is the areas there was the most to see.

My thought is when your body tells you that a food is need it listen.  Need creativity try a pom!  It can help it did for me it may for you!

Avery, Tori. "Learn Why These 10 Foods Are Edible Aphrodisiacs." PBS. PBS, 10 Feb. 2014. Web. 06 Dec. 2015.

"Nutrition Facts." And Analysis for Pomegranates, Raw. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2015.
 http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/2038/2 

Telesco, Patricia. Bubble, Bubble, Toil, & Trouble: Mystical Munchies, Enchanted Edibles, and Other Culinary Wizardry. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2002. Print.  

Viuda-Martos, M., J. Fernandez-Lopez, and J. A. Perez-Alvarez. "Pomegranate and Its Many Functional Components as Related to Human Health: A Review." - Viuda-Martos. Institute of Food Technologists, 2010. Web. 06 Dec. 2015.

WebMD Find a Vitamin or Supplement POMEGRANATE http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-392-POMEGRANATE.aspx?activeIngredientId=392&activeIngredientName=POMEGRANATE

Williams, Jude C., M.H. 1st ed. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1992. Print. 3rd Printing.

Disclaimer:  As with anything always consult your family doctor when trying a new food, especially if you are on any types of medications.  There can be interactions that can happen.  Over use of any product or the use of a product not for its intended purposes.  I am not a medical doctor and have tried to use reputable websites and books.  This is written to information from the information that I have read and is available.