PRUNES...Why do people think prunes are only for elderly people?

Question

They are so good right out the box. My grandkids love them. They are even good when stewed just that they will clean your clock.

Answer 1

Because most people don't know that a prune is actually just a plum that has been dried (like a grape is a raisin) & the fiber content is the best thing to keep your system cleared of the "gunk" that is leftover in your intestinal tract when you eat the wrong type of hard to digest foods! 3-5 prunes a day will do ya good.

Answer 2

The article on the right just broke my heart when I read it. When I was really young, I picked prunes during the summer. Some of my earliest memories are from working in my Grandfather's prune orchard. I learned the whole work for money thing really early in life. When I first started picking prunes, you would get fifteen cents per box (2'Lx1.5'Wx8"D) that's a lot of prunes to pick for a 6 year old. By the time I was nearly a teenager, prunes were going for thirty five cents for the same box. At the time, I really hated getting up early to go pick prunes. We would start at one end of the orchard and work to the other end. It seemed to go on to the horizon. Now, they are some of my fondest memories. I loved the combined smell of the fog, freshly plowed dirt, and ripe fruit. My Grandmother would always pack us a nice picnic lunch. It always seemed to have a surprise for me and my sister. My sister earned her nickname of "dirt-clod" in the orchards - While we were eating our nice lunches, Roxanne was busy eating dirt-clods and chasing birds and bugs. We would ride the tailgate of the truck, loading it up with boxes of prunes. Jumping off the back of a moving truck is a big thrill for a kid. Then there was "branch catapulting"... This is a process whereby teenagers launch the little kids into the air. The teenagers would pull down a tree branch using a hooked pole called a "shaker", and a little kid (me) would hold onto the branch, when the teenager let go, the little one (me) went flying. It was a good time for all. I learned how to drive in the dirt roads of the orchard, dodging prune trees, relatives and workers. I learned in my Grandfather's old Ford with "three-on-the-tree" and a wooden bed. Today, my grandparents are gone, the orchards have been bulldozed and covered with streets and houses. But, I still have my memories of simple hard work and play and friends and relatives

Answer 3

Prunes have what we call a classic fruit taste; sour, sweet with a bitter after taste. It is also a proven effective laxative that helps older people release waste. Kids on the other hand deal with constipation in other ways than what is considered best...natural. I'm of middle age and i like prunes. Juices, Fruits...

Answer 4

Prunes are a good source for laxatives. The elderly's system
gets sluggish & they need the fiber.
I enjoy prunes also.

Answer 5

hey i dont know?? its just what ppl think,.
at age 35 our bodys start acting crazy!!!
i have to be in the bathroom a long time , waiting lol.
i dont eat alot of fiber.
but all people need prunes etc. its good for us.
prune juice tastes ok if mixed with another juice. like grape juice etc.
prune pudding and cake are great!! tastes like spice cake!!!

Answer 6

Because they are nasty. If you rated them on the Nasty scale 1 to 10 they would rate 650 for just plain nasty. Yuk, gross, disgusting and belong in the same garbage disposal as raisins, dates and boiled okra.

Answer 7

because prunes are commonly eaten as a source of dietary fibre to relieve...you guessed it, constipation! but besides that they have alot of anti oxidants, and are laden with nutrition, and are in fact tasty.

Answer 8

i think people associate its regulating property as a necessity for the elderly. i personally like them, but not the juice and i am 28.

Answer 9

To help move their bowels,they can bet a bit sluggish when older

Answer 10

They are just so nasty looking and smell so bad...no matter how constipated I got, I would never eat the icky things.