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06-25-2008, 01:03 AM
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onedayatatimer
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Do you love Mango?
Hey fellow chicks,
I just wanted to let you know that I just love magoes! Crazy, huh? I was feeling an impulse to binge (PMS related) and I decided to have a mango. Now, I'm feeling better and no longer want to binge. I checked the calories and it's only 135 for a large mango without the skin. Who the heck eats the skin?
Anyway, doesn' anyone else feel this way? Just wondering!
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06-25-2008, 01:22 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: California
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mmmmmmmmmmmmm
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06-25-2008, 01:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: The Deep South
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Mmmmm mangoes.
I chop up fresh ones and put them in my morning yogurt sometimes.
Wow. Now I'm drooling.
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06-25-2008, 01:28 AM
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#4
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 182
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I. LOVE. Mangos.
And that is an understatement.....
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06-25-2008, 10:12 AM
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#5
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3 + years maintaining
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 12,070
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I love, love, LOVE mangos. They are PHENOMENAL.
I love to make a salad with them. A little bit has such strong, wonderful flavor and goes very far, cubed in a salad that I make once a week. With greens, strawberries, red onion, mandarin oranges, chopped walnuts, bell peppers and balsamic vinegar
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06-25-2008, 12:33 PM
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Let's do this!
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rockinrobin
I love, love, LOVE mangos. They are PHENOMENAL.
I love to make a salad with them. A little bit has such strong, wonderful flavor and goes very far, cubed in a salad that I make once a week. With greens, strawberries, red onion, mandarin oranges, chopped walnuts, bell peppers and balsamic vinegar
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MMMM! that salad sounds incredible!
I love mangos, too. I make fruit salads with it a lot- mango, apple, orange, strawberry, with a little cinnamon. I also love them plain. They have such a unique flavor and texture that they are easy to enjoy solo.
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06-25-2008, 12:44 PM
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Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
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I love mangoes too but I generally don't eat them very often because of the price. Costco does carry them so it helps and the Asian market carries the yellow mangoes which are also not too expensive. Growing up in California, mangoes were cheap though.
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06-25-2008, 12:45 PM
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prepare for the BEST time
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: NJ, USA
Posts: 1,623
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I love mangos also, but they are such a PIMA to cut and peel properly...any tips before i slice my finger off?
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06-25-2008, 01:25 PM
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3 + years maintaining
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 12,070
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How to slice a mango:
http://veganyumyum.com/2007/02/how-to-slice-a-mango/
And Nelie, funny enough, what with skyrocketing produce prices, I've been getting mangos now for several months from anywhere from $1.00 to about $1.29, which I think is pretty reasonable.
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06-25-2008, 02:35 PM
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aka Sarah
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Mango Salsa
Mix in smallish bowl:
1 ripe mango, cubed (and let the juice drip in the bowl as you're cubing, if you can!)
1 clove garlic, minced
Juice of 1 lime
Red pepper flakes or minced fresh chile pepper to taste
Enjoy with chips or veggies. YUM.
This weekend I'm planning to make a Brazilian Black Bean Soup which has mango and other good stuff in it.
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06-25-2008, 02:55 PM
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Let's salsa!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I love mango myself (actually, when I was signing up with 3FC, I was thinking of using Mango as my handle, and then I settled on Tomato). :-)
I had the yellow ones for the first time this past weekend. At the farmers' market, they have a good price on the whole box, but as a single person, I can't buy that, so I keep buying them one by one.
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06-25-2008, 03:19 PM
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3 + years maintaining
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 12,070
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Cucumber, Mango and Red Onion Salad
This recipe serves: 4
Preparation time : 15 minutes
Ingredients
1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced (I use about 3 kirybs and dice them instead of slicing
1 mango, pitted and cut into large dice (I dice the mango small)
1 red onion, sliced into thin rounds (I chop the onion)
2 tablespoons lime juice
salt to taste
3 tablespoons cilantro
Cooking Instructions
1. Place the cucumber, mango and red onion in a medium bowl.
2. Season to taste with the lime juice and salt.
3. Garnish generously with cilantro leaves.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 0 about 1/2 cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 57
Protein 1 g
Total Carbohydrate 14 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Soluble Fiber 1 g
Insoluble Fiber 1 g
Sugar 10 g
Total Fat 0 g
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06-25-2008, 03:33 PM
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Come on Spring!
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Delta, Ontario, CANADA
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Now I'm drooling! Mango has to be my favourite tropical fruit. When they are on sale around here - 79 cents is good - I stock up on an assortment and eat them as they ripen. I've discovered the smell is the key to ripeness.
By the way, Fitday says 135 calories for a mango but they're worth it!
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06-25-2008, 05:00 PM
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#14
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 3,509
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I'll tell you what's good - stick them on the grill. Grilled mango slices are fantastic.
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06-27-2008, 08:57 PM
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Choosing with every bite.
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WarMaiden
This weekend I'm planning to make a Brazilian Black Bean Soup which has mango and other good stuff in it.
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Please don't tease us like this without giving the recipe.  This sounds awesome. Would you mind sharing the recipe?
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