Ways to make avocado less disgusting?
Lalasouli
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I eat as much coconut oil and olive oil as I can but I need another way to get healthy fats and less animal fats. I figured avocado would be perfect. Problem is: I hate them. Any recipes to make them tolerable? I've heard about chocolate pudding! Thinking of trying that. Thanks my fellow low carb peoples.
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What animal fats are you trying to avoid?0
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If you can't stand avocados, there's always macadamia nut butter or the nuts themselves. They have the highest ratio of fats to carbs. 1 oz serving (40g) approx 10-12 whole nuts = 21g fat and 2g net carbs.2
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From a fellow avocado hater (it's a textural thing), this recipe makes me a believer!
https://www.copymethat.com/r/tE0oim5/low-carb-fudgy-avocado-brownies/1 -
Animal fats are healthy fats. Don't believe all the lies about saturated fats.4
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I'm not a fan of avocado in general, but they're good in smoothies in place of yogurt.3
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I hated avocados until about two years ago when for health I thought I shld add them to my diet. My hubby has always eaten them w a spoon rite out of the skin which I found disgusting. After two years of including them in salads and sandwiches (pre LCHF0
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I'm assuming you've tried raw in salads, or straight. Have you tried loading with salt and pepper?
Guacamole would hide the texture and taste. If still not tasty, add more garlic/cilantro/lemon zest. Have to look for recipes online, I just wing it normally.
Avocado miso salad is tasty, but might be higher carb than your looking for. Been a while since I've made it...
2 tbs miso
1 avocado sliced
1 tbs raw sesame oil
2 tsp rice-wine vinegar
2 tbs raw sesame seeds
Best of luck, I thoroughly enjoy a ripe avocado (unripe and I feel like I'm eating plastic) and hope you can too.1 -
To me avocados are a carrier food for garlic! My breakfast is 2oz avocado, 1 tbls chia seed, 1tbls pumpkin seeds, 1 tbls coconut or some other oil, ghee or butter and a bunch a fresh garlic squeezed on top...and salt. I often use a product from Costco called wholly Guacamole which uses organic avocados. Sometimes I do the same thing above and skip the avocados and double the fat. Good luck!1
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canadjineh wrote: »If you can't stand avocados, there's always macadamia nut butter or the nuts themselves. They have the highest ratio of fats to carbs. 1 oz serving (40g) approx 10-12 whole nuts = 21g fat and 2g net carbs.
Thank you! I'll have to get me some0 -
Steph_Maks wrote: »Animal fats are healthy fats. Don't believe all the lies about saturated fats.
I don't. I've been following a keto diet for a month. I've just always preferred to eat a more veggie based diet.0 -
Dragonwolf wrote: »I'm not a fan of avocado in general, but they're good in smoothies in place of yogurt.
Great idea!0 -
If you don't like avocados you can get fats from: coconut, seeds, nuts, nut butters (as mentioned), cocoa and olives.
I don't over eat nuts and seeds if I keep only unsalted/nonflavored versions in the house. My reports reflect that I seem to get equal amounts of saturated/unsaturated fats. It's not that I fear saturated fats, I just don't prefer fatty cuts of meat. I suppose a lot of my sat fats come from dairy and eggs as well as fish and leaner cuts of meat. I get plenty of fat. I eat about 100 grams per day at this time.0 -
I hated avocados until about two years ago when for health I thought I shld add them to my diet. My hubby has always eaten them w a spoon rite out of the skin which I found disgusting. After two years of including them in salads and sandwiches (pre LCHF) I now actually enjoy them. I eat them alone with olive and salt, in salads or w my morning eggs. An acquired taste??1
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I tend to add avocado to my salads and today there was about 1/2 an avocado on my Pechuga a la Monterey (grilled chicken breast, avocado, covered in white cheese). I have a hard time eating them on their own so I always pair them with something else like tomatoes and then add Parmesan cheese, pepper, and kosher salt. You can always make or buy guacamole and use that as a spread or dip, that tends to be my preferred method of eating avocados. There is a restaurant here that will make avocado tacos and rellenos (green chile pod filled with avocado and deep fried not low carb though) which are pretty damn good. From what I can tell the slice the avocado and coat it in some type of sesame seed nut coating an then quickly deep fry it. It tends to make the avocado a little less slimy with a bit of a crunch. I've tried them in smoothies and there are vegan restaurants here that will make avocado shakes but I am sure the sugar content on the shake is high.
I guess in looking back over my post I tend to like avocado when its paired with something slightly acidic and/or salty.0 -
How much fat are you trying to get each day?0
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I can not conceive of avocado as being disgusting. Oh wait, a rotten one would be disgusting if you tried to eat it.
Try blending in part of one to your favorite salad dressing recipe. It works very well with blue cheese dressing, I like to blend avo and mayo together for green goddess dressing as well.0 -
retirehappy wrote: »I can not conceive of avocado as being disgusting. Oh wait, a rotten one would be disgusting if you tried to eat it.
Try blending in part of one to your favorite salad dressing recipe. It works very well with blue cheese dressing, I like to blend avo and mayo together for green goddess dressing as well.
Lol just my opinion. Thank you for the ideas0 -
Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »How much fat are you trying to get each day?
It varies depending on hunger but anywhere from 100-120 grams0 -
avocado carbonara pasta sauce is delicious. Avocado, cream, parmesan cheese, bacon, chicken, garlic and a bit of onion. I don't add the pasta. It's a popular dish in my home and so easy to make. You can improvise with ingredients but it's pretty basic0
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I personally love avocados but if you don't my mom makes me a dark chocolate mousse for holiday desserts with avo. My son ate some and didn't even know...he spit it out when we told him because he hates avocados. I will see if I can get the recipe when I talk to her this weekend and post it0
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I find avocado hides well in eggs. I add to scrambled eggs and also with boiled eggs - mash the egg and avocado together, add a little mayo, salt & pepper.0
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dillydaisys wrote: »avocado carbonara pasta sauce is delicious. Avocado, cream, parmesan cheese, bacon, chicken, garlic and a bit of onion. I don't add the pasta. It's a popular dish in my home and so easy to make. You can improvise with ingredients but it's pretty basic
That sounds amazing!0 -
laurascameronsouli wrote: »Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »How much fat are you trying to get each day?
It varies depending on hunger but anywhere from 100-120 grams
Doesn't sound like you need more fat then. Maybe more protein would help with satiety. I focus it instead, especially with fat loss as a goal.
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Since you are wanting to incorporate more avocados in your daily eating while making them more palatable perhaps one of the recipes in this link will be helpful. Just adapt it to be lower carb if necessary.
http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/g2894/things-to-do-with-avocado/0 -
lady_bug_jd wrote: »I find avocado hides well in eggs. I add to scrambled eggs and also with boiled eggs - mash the egg and avocado together, add a little mayo, salt & pepper.
Me too, throw in some goat cheese (or cream cheese if you don't like the tang) and some leftover salmon. My favorite omelette
OP- the best advice may be to not force yourself to eat foods you dislike. If this WOE or weight-loss goal is your plan for life, spend your energy finding foods that match your goals AND you love to eat! It's hard to fall off the wagon if the wagon is packed with the things you like most3 -
Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »laurascameronsouli wrote: »Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »How much fat are you trying to get each day?
It varies depending on hunger but anywhere from 100-120 grams
Doesn't sound like you need more fat then. Maybe more protein would help with satiety. I focus it instead, especially with fat loss as a goal.
I'm not sure you understood. I'm good with my macros, losing weight and whatnot. I'm not trying to get more fat in general, just less fat from animal sources. Anyways, thanks for the nifty chart and doctor dude.0 -
Since you are wanting to incorporate more avocados in your daily eating while making them more palatable perhaps one of the recipes in this link will be helpful. Just adapt it to be lower carb if necessary.
http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/g2894/things-to-do-with-avocado/
Thank you! Lots of good ideas!1 -
lady_bug_jd wrote: »I find avocado hides well in eggs. I add to scrambled eggs and also with boiled eggs - mash the egg and avocado together, add a little mayo, salt & pepper.
Me too, throw in some goat cheese (or cream cheese if you don't like the tang) and some leftover salmon. My favorite omelette
OP- the best advice may be to not force yourself to eat foods you dislike. If this WOE or weight-loss goal is your plan for life, spend your energy finding foods that match your goals AND you love to eat! It's hard to fall off the wagon if the wagon is packed with the things you like most
Yess thank you! I think you are totally right! I love this WOE, feels like a cheat meal every meal. I'll try some clever recipes, and if I dislike them I'll stop. Got some good ideas here and also found out about macadamias so I'm pretty happy with that! When I decided to go on a keto diet I just really wanted to lose some weight and feel better so I just kinda jumped in with both feet. I'm still finding out things and doing my research. 0 -
laurascameronsouli wrote: »Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »laurascameronsouli wrote: »Sunny_Bunny_ wrote: »How much fat are you trying to get each day?
It varies depending on hunger but anywhere from 100-120 grams
Doesn't sound like you need more fat then. Maybe more protein would help with satiety. I focus it instead, especially with fat loss as a goal.
I'm not sure you understood. I'm good with my macros, losing weight and whatnot. I'm not trying to get more fat in general, just less fat from animal sources. Anyways, thanks for the nifty chart and doctor dude.
I guess I was thinking you were reaching 100-120 and trying to go higher for whatever reason.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
As far as avocado goes, do you like it as guacamole? If you just don't like it no matter what, I'm in the camp of just skip it.
How do you feel about olives?0
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