  |
|
|
|
| I love avocados!! As a kid my grandma would just slice them up and make a sandwich out of them with a little butter which is still my favorite way to eat them. As far as keeping them green as long as possible, for some reason, keeping the pit in it will do the trick. If you make guacamole or dip, just toss it back in the bowl and cover it.
|
|
|
|
At the ED hospital, it was a fat exchange. I use a scale and weigh 28 grams, no skin. That is 50 calories. It is a daily indulgence of late. . . 
|
|
|
|
Oh my, caressing the avocado....whew
You can mash with lemon juice but I do find it still browns. I rarely do this as I have a vegetarian daughter and the mash would disappear and I'd hardly get any!
I cut off a slice to use first and just mash on the bread and then pop the rest in a ziplock sandwich bag and suck as much air out of the corner so it is suctioned right to the avocado. Also I leave the pit in as long as I can before I've consumed the flesh around it. I just scoop around or slice around the pit. They last a couple days this way.
Also, an easy way to get the pit out is to whack it with a heavy kitchen knife. It sticks and you can twist out the pit very easily. (for some reason this also gives me a great feeling of euphoria to whack the pit and haul it out). And if you are cubing the avocado for something, split in half and whack out the pit then cut in cubes while still in the half shell. Sort of turn the skin inside out and the little cubies just fall right out.
Also I do an avocado salsa with black beans and stuff and the dressing keeps the avocado fresh. Lots of options. yummy!
You can cut the browned bits off, or if it is just surface it tastes fine and I tend to put the brown stuff on the bread and top it with the fresh green stuff underneath so you don't even see it.
|
|
|
|
| I have always wondered the same thing! Thanks for the info! Now I can go eat avocados to my hearts delight!
|
|
|
|
We freeze our guacomole...and it works fine. I would think that storing in an airtight container...with a layer of plastci wrap carressing the avocado, so there is actually no air touching the fruit, would work just fine.
You can mash it up, so there is less chance of air getting to it.
|
|
CHELSADILLA
4/7/07 3:43 A
|
|
|
|
| Maybe this is a silly question, but how do you store avocado that you don't eat? Do you mash in a little lemon juice? I love the idea of using avocado as a sandwich spread, but it seems like one avocado would yield a ton of spread! Will a little lemon juice and an airtight container keep it fresh? for how long?
|
|
|
|
Yes, mashed on toast is really yummy. I use Ezekial bread that is sprouted grains and just a grind of fresh pepper and a small sprinkle of Herbemare salt. It also makes a good sandwich spread instead of mayo and you can put broccoli sprouts, sliced tomato and cheese on your sandwich.
I never used to like them, as a kid I tried them thinking "mango" taste and of course they just aren't mangos. They are like creamy buttery goodness.
That's probably it, they want to sell more so they say half an avocado is a serving. Saying a fifth is hard though, how to cut an avocado in fifths? And if you have a massive one do you use sixths and fourths for little ones? Ha ha ha....
|
|
|
|
All the charts I have seen say one serving is 1/5th an avocado...
I didn't see the quiz, but it seems like a conspiracy..they want you to buy more!
|
|
TEXTBOOKCASE
4/5/07 12:02 A
|
|
|
|
| Wow, thanks for the idea about using them on toast. I love avocados and I never thought of using them that way!
|
|
RODENTMAMA
4/4/07 12:36 P
|
|
|
|
| Thanks, I think I was on their site and that is what confused me a bit. They say one ounce has all this...but in the quiz on their site they say half an avocado is a serving...so I was confused. I probably eat a quarter of one at a serving. Just not sure where it fits in the categories of foods.
|
|
|
|
According to the California Avocado Boards website:
Avocados Nutrient Profile:
One-fifth of a medium avocado, or about one ounce, has 50 calories and contributes nearly 20 beneficial nutrients to the diet.
Avocados provide nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. Phytonutrients are thought to help prevent many chronic diseases.
Avocados provide nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, including 4% vitamin E, 4% vitamin C, 6% folate, 4% fiber, 2% iron, 4% potassium, with 81 micrograms of lutein and 54 micrograms of beta-carotene.
Avocados act as a "nutrient booster" by enabling the body to absorb more fat-soluble nutrients, such as alpha- and beta-carotene as well as lutein, in foods that are eaten with the fruit.
|
|
RODENTMAMA
4/3/07 12:50 P
|
|
|
|
I love avocados. The best thing about them is that I find I can completely replace butter on my toast with them for a more healthy option but what really is a serving? I've read conflicting ideas about avocados being a fat serving and not a fruit or veggie, that half is a serving ....whoa...half is a lot of avocado!
Thoughts on the avocado dilemma?
Theresa
|
|
