Jocotes Will Keep You Fit and Happy

Jocotes will keep you fit. I know that for a fact. I mean, fruits keep us healthy. Eat enough and you're on your way to fitness and happiness. Oh yeah, jocotes can make you happy. I can remember as a kid how I and my cousins would buy some jocotes and try to hit each other with them. It was fun to see very ripe and soft jocotes hit someone's face. What are jocotes? They're "Sinigwelas!" Man, you should know!

Or, there's an alternative. Eat the jocotes first and then hit someone with the remaining seed, with traces of your saliva still on it. Or, just plain hit a foe with it whole and round. When I spent summer vacations in San Juan, La Union as a kid, that was among our summer treats. I wonder if my cousins remember. There would be jocotes everywhere. It signaled the onslaught of summer heat. By the way, that's my hand above holding jocotes. My skin's still rich with fresh collagen. See? Because of jocotes. 

But be sure about it--jocotes will keep you fit. Because of its dark green color, it's got lots of antioxidants, Vitamins, and other micro-nutrients. Not to mention the natural fiber. When you bite into it, you'd see its rich yellow inner color. That makes it so rich in Vitamin A. I heard somewhere from someone that jocotes also pact you up with iron and alkaline. That makes it safe for those with reflux--I mean the alkaline part. Plus, they say it has a fat burner property. And I'm sure that any fruit as good-looking as jocotes can only mean good health for anyone. Yes, jocotes will keep you fit. 

I can also remember how we used jocotes to decorate cakes and other sweet desserts--like Halo-Halo. You should try keeping extra ripe (but not rotten) jocotes in your chiller for an hour or two. Then take a bite--ummm! Relish that cool, fresh splash of juicy jocote essence round your tongue, teeth, and tongue! It's something like a subtle mix of papaya, pineapple, banana, kiwi, and peach, all rolled into that tiny crooked, oblong globe of a tropical fruit. Hey, that's my finger above sizing up a jocote. All jocotes seen here on the blog have been consumed as of this writing. Yum!

Now, why didn't anyone invent seedless jocotes? I also used to ask why a seedless mango was never invented. Anyone who invents them will become a multi-billionaire in a day. And how about a seedless mongo? Hey, I know a man who loved eating mongo beans and he died....

Anyway, jocotes will keep you fit. The only problem is, it's not a year-round fruit in Manila. What happens if your wife gets pregnant and starts craving for jocotes in October? Someone must start making jocote jam or candy or preserves. Or at least make it a juice flavor. 

The guy above is a jocote fanatic kept fit by the fruit--and regular exercise (martial arts) and right diet. I just had my latest blood chemistry this month, April 2010, and the results were all very normal! Praise God! And I'm able to keep an ideal weight. Yup, jocotes will keep you fit.