Keep your skin on
May 21, 2010
You probably already know that the delicious kiwi fruit is an excellent source of vitamin C and fiber (and a good source of potassium, copper, magnesium, vitamin E, and manganese).
What you probably didn’t know is that you can also eat the skin! It’s much softer and thinner than you’d expect, and contains more fiber and nutrients.
What I love most, though, is that leaving the skin on makes preparation so much easier! Just cut off the little nub where the fruit was attached to the branch, and then eat the whole kiwi like an apple, or simply slice it up.
No more tedious peeling, wasted fruit because you peeled too much, or exasperated attempts to Ginsu a slippery green ball.
Here’s another little kiwi factoid:Â Once cut, they release an enzyme that will soften other fruits (and themselves) — so if you’re adding kiwi to a fruit salad, make sure you wait until the last possible minute to cut them up and toss them in.
Learn more about this great fruit from this in-depth article on kiwi.
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Photo by Lyubov.
What a great life hack!
I have been making green shakes that include, kale,kiwi, strawberries, blackberries and for the liquid I use lemon juice, stevia to sweeten and water. I cambine together in a blender and make a smoothie. I don’t peel the kiwi. I started doing this and it has changed my life. Kale is extremely healthy and has been known to prevent cancer and when a person does have cancer, its advised for them to eat. The fruit and lemon drink masks the bitter taste of kale. I have one glass for bkfst everyday.
I just made myself laugh about eating the kiwi skin. I thought about it being just like carpet on your tongue. Gross.
Just blended up a whole kiwi, drank that shit hard. Killer.
I use a pumice stone to de-hair the kiwi. Rinse, eat, wow.
I rub the kiwi between the palms of my hands like I’m trying to polish it(it gets the fuzzies off). If the fuzzies come off fairly quickly you know the kiwi is perfectly ripe, bite off the top spit out and enjoy the rest.
So I have been doing this for a long time. I take a sharp knife, rinse the outside of the kiwi, scrape the fuzzys a bit, rinse (loses 80%of the fuzzys) and its wonderful. I am sure for you fuzzy eaters out there you are getting a tad more fiber, but I really enjoy them this way and its fiber enough for me (way more than those skin peelers who have never ventured eating fuzzys at all…tsssk). 🙂
Wow. so did not know that. most believe that skin is a little toxic. make u sick. so now i know that the whole thing is ok 2 give my daughter. no more fighting with peeling. YAY!!
Kiwi skins retain almost 100% of pesticides used on them so are only safe to eat if grown organically (certified) or washed thoroughly before eating!
I’d take care with small children especially.
i just ate one unpeeled. awesome.
Wow, great article. I never knew you could eat Kiwi skin.