prunes!! how many?

can someone tell me how many prunes I should eat a day? I sure dont want to eat too many! Donna

Donna, I've not had any prunes. Are these for nutrition or To keep you "Regular?" I use fiber in my diet to keep My "Regularity." Salad, a lot of Flaxseed meal, Beans, etc... And Lots of water and some Fats. (Olive and canola oils) I don't know about the prunes, But they seem awfully sweet to me. Best Wishes- Dx

DX these are for regularity! since I am on iron pills, it just seems worse. I do flax seed, freshly ground in my morning oatmeal and drink a lot of water too. but just needed something to get the ball rolling, Donna

Donna, The prunes I buy are 100 calories for 5. Since I count calories, I take that into consideration - usually I eat two or three but sometimes I eat five. If you are using them for fiber (and my surgeon highly recommends them), start with two and adjust as you see necessary. Patty

Patty, i think we are eating the same brand of prunes! same calorie count. and i have found that they are not as bad tasting as i thought they would be. Donna

I eat two, the ones from Costco or the brand that is all around here in CA, just not in my mind at the moment, the brand that has the lemon flavored prunes (ewwww). Michawn

never heard of lemon flavored prunes but until now I considered pures to be "old peoples food". they actually dont taste bad, will look for the lemon ones next time Donna

for me the answer is zero. I like them, and while I don't "exactly" dump on them it is close. I start feeling very bloated and queasy if I eat them. If I had more than probably 3-4 I would full blown dump on them. Weird, because I can eat 2-3 cookies and not dump.

thanks willow, the way we are all so different in the way we dump or dump dump is vast. Donna

Sorry. I do not eat prunes. Not that I don't like them, I just do not eat them. I do eat one tablespoon of raisins now and then if I have Total cereal. Most dried fruits are full of sugar, so I'm leary of them.