We Have Pineapples Fresh From The Province

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It's a beautiful day with light showers. I would like to greet a happy early morning to all of you at the other side of the world.

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AUNTIE AND UNCLE'S TRIP TO CEBU

All the way from Bukidnon, my mom's sister and her husband arrived yesterday morning in Cebu. They are going to stay with my cousin until she gives birth next month, and are planning to go to an another trip to Bohol province, to attend a festivity next week. They took a ship from Cagayan De Oro that left the port at eight in the evening, and it docked at around 6 in the morning.
They were fetched by their children at the port went home to one of my cousin's in Balamban, Cebu.

Well, we are so much delighted for having them around once again. It's nice to have them back after many months of not seeing them personally. An additional good news was they brought us presents, some delicious fruits at that, fresh from the province of Bukidnon.

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FRESH FROM BUKIDNON PROVINCE

As you all know, Bukidnon is known as the food basket of Mindanao Island, Philippines, as it is the major producer of corn and rice, as well as products from plantations that include bananas, sugarcane and pineapples.

I have only visited Bukidnon once. It was a one-day-trip to Dahilayan Adventure And Nature Park, in Barangay Dahilayan in the municipality of Manolo Fortich. I haven't been to my auntie's place ever.

Going to Dahilayan, we passed by a humongous plantation of pineapple. It was marvelous. I have no clue how many hectares of land are occupied by such planation. I did not check some facts about this, but based on my eye sight, it was awesomely massive. There were also beautifully uniformed houses along the sideways, that caught our sights as we passed by. Manong driver told us that these houses are occupied by some of the staff or some of the employees of that pineapple plantation.

Speaking of pineapples, my auntie and uncle brought pineapples from the province, along with banana fruits. However, I was not able to take a snap of the bananas because we were busy ingesting the fruits, unknowingly we have already consumed everything. Nonetheless, let's just stick to the pineapples.

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THE SWEET AND JUICY PINEAPPLES

Ranked second to mango on my list of most favorite fruits. I love pineapples. They are sweet and juicy especially when you dip it into rock salt before eating it. It's nutritious as well and mouthwatering.

a little trivia

The term "pineapple" was derived from the Spanish word piña. According to livescience.com, "Because pineapples are very perishable, fresh pineapples were a rarity for early American colonists. Glazed, sugar-coated pineapples were a luxurious treat, and fresh pineapple itself became a symbol of prestige and social class".

health benefits

Pineapples are good for digestion as they contain "bromelain", which is a unique protein-digesting enzyme. These enzymes and other nutritional properties are essential for arthritis, sticky blood and cancer prevention. Of course, pineapples are rich in vitamin C which is vital for the improvement of the quality of skin, and is an effective treatment to coughs, colds and other respiratory problems, particularly. Pineapples are also good sources of "manganese", a mineral that helps in strengthening the body's bones, as well as in energy production and stress reduction. (source)

the downside

Eating pineapples also have health risks. Here's a list. (source)
a.) Pineapple can cause allergic reaction to some people.
b.) It can heighten blood sugar levels, due to pineapples' natural sugars which are very high.
c.) Bromelain enzyme found in pineapples, which has the ability to increase the amount of certain antibiotics absorbed by the body can cause reaction.
d.) Pineapple might interact with particular types of drugs or medications.
e.) Pineapples are highly acidic in nature, when consumed it can initiate a chemical process in the mouth, that could soften the enamel and leads to tooth decay.

Well friends, these side effects could occur on some people. Other folks may not have undergone these. However, as what I have always said, remember to take in or consume anything in moderation. Be it pineapples or other food. Just a heads up, for they may have different list of side effects.

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