benefits that pineapple has in store

Wow, one of those miracle-drug foods. I wish that I liked it more than I do ... although, I don't have a strong dislike for it. And, I do like it with Canadian Bacon, on a pizza.

I once spent a week in a colleague's timeshare, in a small town on Oahu. I cooked in the apartment, and most groceries were quite expensive. I figured that was because so many things have to be flown/shipped in. It occurred to me that, if that was the reason, pineapple should be pretty affordable. I was right, and ate quite a bit of it. It was OK. Maybe, I'll try to work it into the diet.

I've never purchased a whole one. When I was in Makaha, I bought containers of fresh-cut.

The way I've seen it done, in videos, is to use a knife to cut the "prickly" sides away, and cut across the top. Then, there is a cylindrical tool that is used to cut down, through the core.

I've seen the fresh pieces for sale, here. I'll probably try those. Most canned fruit has sugary syrup added, and I don't care for that.

Thank you, Sunshine. I would never have dreamed that it would be that easy to "pick" pieces of a pineapple.

It's only recently, that I learned that the best way to take the core out of a head of lettuce, is to SLAM it on the counter, then simply pull it out of the rest of the head.

Mother Nature works wonders.

It benefits me in the form of a Pina Colada.