eat an apple a day

I had my apple today. I expect to be a lot healthier six months from now if I keep with this apple eating resolution.

I’m actually doing about 3 apples a week instead of every day. I like apples, actually quite a lot, but it does get to be a burnout to eat one daily. 43 Things has helped me with this though because I’ve actually tried several new varieties of apples and that’s always a good thing!

Ok, this is really a mild and delicious apple. More crisp than I was expecting but with no tang whatsoever. My personal preference is for tart apples, but this was a good one, too. I’d buy it again.

Courtesy of www.freshplaza.com:

In the 1980’s, Wilfrid and Sally Mennell discovered a tree bearing unusual apples in their orchard in the Similkameen Valley in British Columbia, Canada. They had replanted Jonagold trees in an area that previously contained plums and occasionally Golden Delicious trees. A chance seedling grew up in one of the rows, and, unlike the other trees, was stripped clean by the pickers, who traditionally never eat apples! The Mennells tasted the apple and realized that here was something different, exciting and worth investigating, so they grew a few trees to see if the variety remained true to type. It did and so was born Ambrosia!

I saw these at my local supermarket on Sunday and thought, “why not try one?” I fully admit to being in an apple rut. I like what I like and who wants to mess with perfection anyway? But the description of this variety was tantalizing, courtesy of www.freshplaza.com.

A new apple variety appeared on the US market recently. Called Pinata, this new variety is a trademarked hybrid bred from some familiar parents. The Pinata apple borrows its sweetness from the golden delicious apple; inherits its fragrance and sunny yellow skin washed with stripes of red from Cox’s orange pippin; and gets a note of acidity from the Russian variety Duchess of Oldenburg.

If you like honeycrisp apples, you’ll like Pinatas. They’re a delicious snacking apple, but beware: They’re so juicy they’ll drip on your clothes if you’re not careful.

Editor’s note: The Pinata apple actually is the commercial name of a well known European cultivar called Pinova, bred in Germany and grown in Austria, Germany, Poland and Italy for few years already.

My son didn’t want a green apple or a red apple tonight, so we settled on a “yellow” apple, the sweet and juicy jonagold. Ours was a little different from the picture, more gold than red, making it acceptable as a “yellow” apple to a child who’s 3. It’s a bit softer than I prefer (but perhaps mine was older than it should have been), the taste certainly made up for it. Here are some details, courtesy of Catherine Anderson at www.the4cs.com.

The fortunes of Jonagold reveal much about national differences in apple appreciation. Although released in 1968 by New York State’s Geneva Station, this cross of Jonathan and Golden Delicious has succeeded far better in Europe than at home. Large plantings have been made in Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, and Belgium – Jonagold may become Europe’s number one apple – as well as in Japan. But the home crowd resists it, preferring the familiar red, sweet, tame Red Delicious. It has been said that Americans eat apples with their eyes, and Jonagold is a case in point.

Nevertheless, this variety is the leading apple west of the Cascades in Washington State, and in British Columbia Jonagold challenges McIntosh as the number one variety.

With its aroma of Golden Delicious and the sprightliness of Jonathan, Jonagold is an excellent sweet-tart dessert apple. The texture of the creamy yellow flesh is noticeably crisp and juicy. In a poll of nineteen apple experts in nine countries, Jonagold scored as the overall favorite. The fruit makes fair sauce and a good pie.

Harvest varies from mid-September to late October. The apples keep well unless picked late in their two-week harvest period.

Picture is courtesy of www.nyapplecountry.com

Granny Smith again today – diced in some 2% cottage cheese, Cool Whip, Splenda with 6 crushed pecans and 1/2 a banana! Simply delightful and very filling lunch.

ITs been 2 days that I am eating apple . :D :D

Fuji: Crisp, juicy and delicious!

Courtesy of appleorchardtours.com

Fuji has become widely available in recent years – one can now find it in most super-markets every season – and it remains one of the most delectable introductions to this country. Long a favourite in SE Asia, having been developed at Tohuku Research Station in Morioka, Japan, this intriguing cross between Red Delicious and Ralls Janet was first brought to our attention from New Zealand in the 1980s. Fuji apples are aromatic and juicy with a spicy, crisp sweetness which renders an exceptional eating quality. For those with a ‘sweet tooth,’ this big sweet apple makes a great substitute for sugary snacks. Fujis keep very well in storage, and there are some who claim that, like fine wine, the flavour of this magnificent cultivar actually improves with age. Washington’s cool weather in the late fall helps develop the reddish-pink color and superb tatse. Fuji’s are harvested anywhere from late September through early November and can be purchased throughout the year.

My favorite: Granny Smith!

According to Wikipedia and several other websites:

Granny Smith, or green apple, originated in Australia in 1868 from a chance seedling propagated by Maria Smith, where the name “Granny Smith” comes from. They are found wild in New Zealand; it was originally introduced to the United Kingdom circa 1935 and the United States in 1972 by Grady Auvil.

Granny Smith apples are a light speckled green in color, though some may have a pink blush. They are crisp, juicy, tart apples which are excellent for both cooking and eating out of the hand. They also are favored for salads because the slices do not brown as quickly as other varieties. A Granny Smith Apple has no sour taste, but has a more sharp flavor than other apples. It also tends to have a harder texture than other green apples.

Granny Smith apples may help suppress the appetite according to the Smell and Taste Research Foundation in Chicago, Alan Hirsh, M.D.

eat an apple a day

A way to keep me from eating unhealthy foods