I've been eating prunes lately. Aside from the fact that it is somewhat miraculous that I can eat a prune, but throw a banana or apple at me and I can't keep it down, they are actually pretty good. The fiber and *ahem* digestive assistance isn't so bad, and apparently they have twice the antioxidants as superfood blueberries. Not too shabby.
But I don't understand why PRUNES are so great, when no one ever talks about PLUMS. They are the same food, minus some water, right? Prunes = dried plums. But you never read about the awesome properties of plums. The doctor won't tell you to drink plum juice to get things moving. I am confused and seeking answers. Is it a marketing thing? I wouldn't think so, since prunes have a geriatric-constipation connotation. Maybe it's because you can't get good plums year round? If anyone knows why prunes are so great but plums are not, please pass it on.
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I like plums, actually and I think one of my new trees is a plum. If it is, I'll dry some for you and send 'em your way so you can have free prunes...because nothing is better than free "digestive assistance". ha ha.
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