Where do we stand on lemons?

I have been having half a lemon with hot water first thing in the morning for about a month now. Hasn't done any harm to my blood sugar levels and articles on the net seem to indicate that it's good for you. Can't say I have noticed any major change but hasn't done me any harm. I am a type of person who is willing to give most things a try if there is evidence to back it up.

Hedonista said:

Just that really. After a vigorous walk today I really wanted a refreshing drink and wondered if I could still have half a lemon squeezed into a glass of sparkling water?

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Hi yes I have it in my sparkling water every evening and haven't seen any problems. Very refreshing!

Lemons are good for you ... Enjoy .. I use the cooking lemon juce in cold water ..nice
Lemon juce in the big bottles to use as a drink or lemon squash .. Not good as its full of sugar or sweeteners

I start every day with a mug of hot water/green tea and a squeeze of lemon. I prefer lime in cold water and like it squeezed into soda water. Very refreshing! I also like lemon squeezed over fish. I also have a jar of preserved lemons in my cupboard but have yet to find a suitable thing to do with them! Lime pickle also a good accompaniment to indian food.

I consume around half a dozen lemons a week usually in green tea.
Always fresh ones.
Someone put me off the packaged ones when they told me about the preservatives.

JACKTHELAD said:

I consume around half a dozen lemons a week usually in green tea.
Always fresh ones.
Someone put me off the packaged ones when they told me about the preservatives.

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Some fresh lemons are not sutable for vegetarians .. They use carnauba wax, but some time use shellac to keep them fresh for longer .. So if you look for unwaxed lemons they are fresher and better ..

Enclave said:

Some fresh lemons are not sutable for vegetarians .. They use carnauba wax, but some time use shellac to keep them fresh for longer .. So if you look for unwaxed lemons they are fresher and better ..

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I do try and avoid waxed ones but didn't know about the veggie thing.
What's canauba when it's about?

Fruit waxing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fruit waxing is the process of covering fruits (and in some cases vegetables) with artificial waxing material. Natural wax is removed first, usually by washing. Waxing materials may be either natural or petroleum-based.

The primary reasons for waxing are to prevent water loss (making up for the removal in washing of the natural waxes in fruits that have them, particularly citrus but also, for example, apples[1]) and thus retard shrinkage and spoilage, and to improve appearance.[2] Dyes may be added to further enhance appearance,[3] and sometimes fungicides.[4] Fruits were waxed to cause fermentation as early as the 12th or the 13th century; commercial producers began waxing citrus to extend shelf life in the 1920s and 1930s. Aesthetics—consumer preference for shiny fruit—has since become the main reason.[1][4] In addition to fruit, some vegetables can usefully be waxed, such as cassava;[5] vegetables commonly waxed include cucumbers, swedes or rutabagas and green tomatoes.[6] A distinction may be made between storage wax, pack-out wax (for immediate sale) and high-shine wax (for optimum attractiveness).[7]

The waxing materials used depend to some extent on regulations in the country of production and/or export; both natural waxes (sugar-cane, carnauba, shellac, or resin)[3] or petroleum-based waxes (usually proprietary formulae)[2] are used. Wax may be applied in a volatile petroleum-based solvent but is now more commonly applied via a water-based emulsion.[4] Blended paraffin waxes applied as an oil or paste are often used on vegetables.[7] Brand names for waxes include Tal-Prolong, Semper-fresh, Frutox, Waxol, Fruit and vegetable kleen and Decco Luter.[8]


An Egyptian friend of mine sometimes gives me a large jar of preserved lemons, they are delicious, but just eaten occasionally. A similar product,

I don't stand on lemons I put them in my tea!
Sorry ! !
CAROL

@Robinredbreast, how do you eat the preserved lemons please? Just like a fruit? I have some but don't know what to do with

Tweetypie said:

@Robinredbreast, how do you eat the preserved lemons please? Just like a fruit? I have some but don't know what to do with

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Hi, with salad I would cut one up into quarters,nice with a piece of fish or small chunks mixed in with Rocket/Spinach and Watercress, but first giving the lemon a squeeze to get the excess liquid out, also lovely with cold meats, pickles, salad, cut in half and eat with a fork. They are delicious, but Egypt is known for salty foods ( from my friend), so be careful if you are on a low salt intake, all the lemon is edible. I wish I had a jar here now I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Love lemons in hot water ..and in cooking ...

Great, thanks for that RRB. Those ideas would be good for summer and i like the idea for curries too
Thanks @Hedonista for asking about lemons!