Wow been a long time! Here is another prepping tip. Got a bunch of pomegranates on discount shelf. Here is another good use for silicone baking cups. Regular size muffin cups are about 1/2 c. Jumbo muffin cups are about 1 c. Portion and freeze, then you can easily pop out of silicone cups and right into your blender for smoothies.
Fill the extra space in between the seeds with water. When frozen you will have nice solid cups. If not the seeds will break off easily.
If you keep them in the silicone cups until you use them, then you don’t need this step. Since I make a bunch at a time, I take the frozen cups and vacuum seal them in bigger bags so they don’t get freezer burn.