Eat more avocados...

Jules said:
Except that my husband is really happy with this plain sandwich.

A fried egg sandwich for supper wouldn’t be a balanced meal. That won’t happen in my house.
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Your post reminded me of Joyce E., R.N. ~ nothing more. That poor man was thin as a rail. Hubby loves ham/cheese sandwiches; no lettuce or tomato.
 

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My wife and I like avocados....we usually split one 3 or 4 nights a week at suppertime. However, we were up in the city for a couple of days, and on the way back home, last night, we stopped at one of the huge grocery stores up there, and noticed they had avocados, On Sale, at 2 for $5....are they kidding???

We've been paying about 90 cents for one, locally, and when we make our weekly grocery run this Friday, if they have raised their prices by over 100%, we will pass.
 
I love avocados, but I can see why some people might not like them. I think that an avocado is one of those foods that people either love or they hate…. No in between, for the most part, at least.
The thing about an avocado (just like a pear), it must be perfectly ripe, and not too green or too overripe, or they taste awful; so if you do not know how to choose a perfectly ripe one, you are apt to have a bad avocado experience.
The ones in the store are usually green and very hard, and the few that are not might often be soft and mushy. The green ones are very bitter, and the mushy ones just plain don’t look or taste very good, and are ugly with brown spots.

The perfect avocado should be a pretty shade of greenish color with just a touch of yellow, and the skin should make a dent if you gently push on it. The green ones from the store will get ripe if left out on the counter, and then you check them each day until they start to feel just a little soft. If you keep them in the refrigerator, they stay hard.
I often buy the bag with 4-5 avocados in it, and then put them out one at a time to ripen and eat.
 

My son is an avocado fanatic! He even did a series of posts on FB about eating avocados. He got me into them...somewhat. He eats them often and plain with a little seasoning. I don't have them nearly as much and prefer mine stuffed with tuna salad or as guacamole dip. They are a very healthy food.
 
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I went over to my High School boyfriend's house (my 1st luv) and his mother asked me if I wanted her to make me the same thing she always made Tom. I said sure. She set a plate in front of me that had half an avocado with Heinz ketchup filling up the hole.

I paused but they both kept raving about it. As a rule, I don't like ketchup...but do you know, about every 3 years or so I get a hankering for that...maybe for old time sake...but I always enjoyed it for the moment.
 
hollydolly said:
Nope..everyone else seems to like avocados... I hate them, Yuck!! I 've always managed to look younger than my age without eating them ( that's me in my avatar taken just a couple of weeks ago)..age 67 in 2 weeks time.. I think I'll do without the avocados.. :D
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You're not alone...don't like the texture or the taste - can manage to get down a few chips full of guacamole, though. There are many healthy foods, so you don't have to choke down something you can't stand...lol.
 
It’s surprising how many people here don’t like avocados, especially some of you people in the south. They’re pricy and not always the greatest quality in Canada. Somehow this is feeling out of balance. Next thing you’re going to tell me is that you don’t like Margaritas either. 😉
 
dseag2 said:
I don't eat avocados by themselves but I will eat them on any dish when they are offered in a restaurant or in guacamole.(y)

Collagen Peptides are also supposedly good for the skin and joints. I use 2 scoops of Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides in my coffee every morning.

I'm happy with how I look at 64, especially since I grew up in Florida and "baked" over the years, but I also believe a big part of it is genetics. My mother still had beautiful skin and nice, plump cheeks when I took this pic. She was 86. (Excuse the food.) Now if I could just figure out how to have that much hair!

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Your mom was beautiful ! My mom had smooth, pretty skin when she passed at 97.
@Leann I don't like cilantro either. To me it tastes bitter.
 
My son buys avocados all the time and brings one for me when he gets his. Recently I discovered I like them even better when I stuff them with egg salad rather than tuna salad. I also get very good blood sugar readings when I eat that meal, so I asked him to bring me two each time. He does a way better job of picking good ones and allowing them to ripen (in a paper bag) so they are just right.
 
Bonnie said:
They are a good snack for me ... I like/eat avocados often, but have to watch the calorie count.
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Actually, you don't. A weight issue comes from processed carbohydrates - not high fat foods. Processed carbs are found in foods with a long list of ingredients - chips, bread, cookies, pasta, etc. along with foods high in processed sugar (not the sugar in fruit.) Food that's made in a plant, rather than coming from a plant.
The fat in avocado & nuts is mostly unsaturated (remains liquid at room temperature) & keeps arteries clear.
 
Last week I finished reading a book about how to maintain a healthy heart by the good doctors from the Mayo Clinic in the USA. Basically, they said that you can never eat too much fruit and vegetables. So if you love avocados, like I do, eat all you want.

The same book says keep far away from too much salt, sugars and red meat. You have been warned!
 
My son recently bought avocado oil for cooking. I like it better than olive oil, which I don't like the smell of so took me years to start using it and not often at that. He said the price is comparable to olive oil.
 

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