Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. We are changing the login scheme for contributors for simpler login and to better support using multiple devices. Please click here to update your account with a username and password.

Hello. Some features on this site require registration. Please click here to register for free.

Hello and thank you for registering. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. If you can't find the email you can resend it here.

Hello. Some features on this site require a subscription. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month.

Is it okay to just swallow seeds?

I decided early on that my enjoyment of foods would increase if I didn't have to stop and start, removing seeds as I go.

Watermelon is the most prominent example. I just eat through and swallow all the seeds in the way.

I do it with lemon squeeze on salads and water too. If a seed is there, I just swallow it.

I'm very much alive, so this must be generally okay. Are there seeds I must not have?

by Anonymousreply 18November 25, 2021 12:17 AM

I don't really know but I would be aware of diverticulitis. I do eat tomato seeds, peanuts and green peas.

by Anonymousreply 1November 24, 2021 4:36 PM

I eat seed

by Anonymousreply 2November 24, 2021 4:41 PM

Depends on from whom

by Anonymousreply 3November 24, 2021 4:44 PM

I think if you can eat nuts (peanuts, almonds, etc - get your mind out of the gutter!) without digestive issues (like diverticulitis), you should be able to eat watermelon and lemon seeds without a problem.

by Anonymousreply 4November 24, 2021 4:58 PM

[quote] Is it okay to just swallow seeds? Watermelon is the most prominent example.

NO, OP!! A watermelon will grow in your stomach and you’ll probably die.

by Anonymousreply 5November 24, 2021 5:48 PM

Lots of tomatoes and watermelons grow in fields where there is unfiltered human waste. But not corn. Think about it.

by Anonymousreply 6November 24, 2021 9:43 PM

This sounds wrong.

by Anonymousreply 7November 24, 2021 9:57 PM

[quote] Is it okay to just swallow seeds?

Of course, silly! Sometimes you practically have to.

by Anonymousreply 8November 24, 2021 9:59 PM

Many seeds like apples have some kind of arsenic substance but if you don't shew them it will pass through the digestive tract and also it will take a large amount to do some harm. On the other hand I wouldn't recommend you to swallow the seeds of the English Yew berries. The berry itself is delicious, if slightly gooey texture, but all the rest of the plant, including the seeds, is highly toxic and if consumed can kill a person.

Offsite Link
by Anonymousreply 9November 24, 2021 10:03 PM

I strive to succeed

by Anonymousreply 10November 24, 2021 10:26 PM

Oh, and I was just going to eat some English Yew berry seeds - thanks for the warning!

by Anonymousreply 11November 24, 2021 10:31 PM

Only if you're okay with birthing a watermelon butt baby.

by Anonymousreply 12November 24, 2021 10:42 PM

If anyone can do that, OP can.

by Anonymousreply 13November 24, 2021 11:41 PM

No you’ll die

by Anonymousreply 14November 24, 2021 11:51 PM

No, OP, you’ll get pregnant!

by Anonymousreply 15November 24, 2021 11:56 PM

Watermelon seed is a gateway: soon you’ll be swallowing avocado pits.

by Anonymousreply 16November 24, 2021 11:59 PM

Most people don't know they have diverticulosis until they have a diverticulitis attack, it is very painful.

by Anonymousreply 17November 25, 2021 12:06 AM

I should have swallowed seed in 1945…

by Anonymousreply 18November 25, 2021 12:17 AM
Loading
Need more help? Click Here.

Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." Take a look at our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, click ACCEPT. Otherwise, you'll just have to find some other site for your pointless bitchery needs.

×

Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads!