Man I love avocados!

Chris_2013
Chris_2013 Posts: 107 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just made some simple guacamole to have with dinner and realized I LOVE avocados! One ripe pitted avocado mashed with a fork and mixed in some fresh chopped cilantro, squeezed half a lime over it and sprinkled a little salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. 3 minutes and half of the mixture is 120 calories of deliciousness.
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  • Amberonamission
    Amberonamission Posts: 836 Member
    I make a salad of a can of chick peas (garbanzo beans), 1/4 cup raw hulled sunflower seeds, 1 avocado, 3 T of annie's light goddess dressing. Mash it all together and serve like Tuna or Chicken Salad.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I still can't get guacamole to taste like it's supposed to, but sometimes I have just sprinkled a little garlic salt on it and ate it that way!
  • jvcovert
    jvcovert Posts: 2
    I eat a few avocados a week! Some favorites of mine are Avocado BLT's and I have been making this salsa to put on top of meats,pork, chicken, etc... with tomato,feta,avocado and a little olive oil. Yum!!
  • refinley2
    refinley2 Posts: 52 Member
    SogoodSogoodSogood
  • FoodandFitness
    FoodandFitness Posts: 502 Member
    I love them but for some reason they make my mouth and stomach itch if I eat a lot of it. It's a weird feeling. I'm assuming I have a mild allergy to the stuff.
  • Jester522
    Jester522 Posts: 392
    Count me in!!!!

    The real debate: Florida or Haas?

    Dun dun....
  • mensasu
    mensasu Posts: 355 Member
    Love avocados too!

    Still trying to figure out exactly what an avacado is though - there sure are a lot of listings in the database for them :noway: Is it some kind of weird spelling that even wikipedia hasn't heard of, maybe like potatoe? :ohwell:
  • Jester522
    Jester522 Posts: 392
    Love avocados too!

    Still trying to figure out exactly what an avacado is though - there sure are a lot of listings in the database for them :noway: Is it some kind of weird spelling that even wikipedia hasn't heard of, maybe like potatoe? :ohwell:

    It's a fruit. How do you know? That giant thing in the middle is a seed. Just as tomatos ar fruits, not vegetables.

    Avocados are considered a fat source despite being a fruit. About 14g fats for 1/2 or 200g. Florida avocados or "light" avocados are slightly less fat dense and a little higher in carbs but lack that buttery/avacodo-y taste of the haas yet have more vitamins and micronutrients. Florida avocados are the big ones, the haas (california) are much smaller and more flavorful.
  • mensasu
    mensasu Posts: 355 Member
    Yes avocado is a fruit, avacado is, I hope, just a spelling mistake. :wink:
  • gddrdld
    gddrdld Posts: 464 Member
    I still can't get guacamole to taste like it's supposed to, but sometimes I have just sprinkled a little garlic salt on it and ate it that way!

    Have you tried different recipes? What do you think it's "supposed to" taste like?
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Count me in!!!!

    The real debate: Florida or Haas?

    Dun dun....
    Haas!! My favorite!

    Avocados are a staple in this house. We eat them on burgers, in salads, with eggs, with tacos of course. For guac, I usually rough mash the avocado with some lime juice, a little garlic powder, and salt & pepper to taste.
  • AnnaMC1977
    AnnaMC1977 Posts: 241
    I just got addicted to them after Subway changed their menu and added them. I love them with eggs!! So yummy!
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    Count me in!!!!

    The real debate: Florida or Haas?

    Dun dun....

    Haas! Love me some avocado.
  • tracymat
    tracymat Posts: 296 Member
    I don't even bother with all that mashing and prep. Cut it in half, sprinkle with salt and eat it right out of the shell! YUMMMMO!
  • silver_arrow3
    silver_arrow3 Posts: 1,373 Member
    I toss some frozen grilled chicken or boiled shrimp into a pitted avocado, sprinkle with cheese, then toss it in the oven for 15 minutes or so. Best dinner ever.
  • KickassAugust
    KickassAugust Posts: 1,430 Member
    I might actually be IN LOVE with avocados..!
  • twiglips
    twiglips Posts: 136 Member
    OMGosh - me too! I eat them several times per week. My usual is just mashed in a bowl with a little minced garlic, salt & pepper and spread on anything! Or i'll slice them in the skin and add to a salad or on top of a burger. So yummy!
  • BamsieEkhaya
    BamsieEkhaya Posts: 657 Member
    Count me in!!!!

    The real debate: Florida or Haas?

    Dun dun....

    I have to say florida, the ones i had on holiday were amazing !! breaks my heart thinking about them!:cry:
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    *sobbing uncontrollably*

    I'm allergic to their delicious goodness!
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    I really, really love avocados. Early and often. It's almost completely and utterly sinful and dirty how much I love avocado.

    Slices, with some sea salt and dash of hot sauce. Perfect.
  • RSuta
    RSuta Posts: 60
    avacado salsa, avacado, diced onion, can of tomatoe w/chilies, texas pete buffalo sauce, lime juice, little bit of daisys sourcream, and s&p to taste
  • andeehrdz
    andeehrdz Posts: 59 Member
    I don't love avocados, im full on ADDICTED to them!!

    We used to have an avocado tree when I was younger, so since I can remember, I can legit sit there and peel 3 straight in a row, slice, throw some lime juice and sea salt and be in absolute HEAVEN.

    Now I'm careful of my intake since I'm watching my calories, but I will still fxck up a whole one, no problem, no questions asked, no guilt whatsoever.

    ::homer drool::
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    Definitely Haas! Love them! I add them to lots of things. Realy good mixed up with some quinoa, corn, black beans and either steak or shrimp. Yum!!
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I really, really love avocados. Early and often. It's almost completely and utterly sinful and dirty how much I love avocado.

    Slices, with some sea salt and dash of hot sauce. Perfect.

    I'm having a blast imagining just how much you *love* avocados.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I really, really love avocados. Early and often. It's almost completely and utterly sinful and dirty how much I love avocado.

    Slices, with some sea salt and dash of hot sauce. Perfect.

    I'm having a blast imagining just how much you *love* avocados.

    *snort*
  • Maddalen101
    Maddalen101 Posts: 307 Member
    A sliced avocado and a sliced tomato, with either a small can of tuna or a grilled burger (no bun), is a GREAT lunch.
    Sometimes I'll just have the avocado and tomato, with a sprinkling of pepper and sea salt. Muy yum.
    For the poster who has trouble getting guac to taste right, the simplest way is to use a great salsa.
    But if you want to make it traditionally, from scratch, you have to make sure to have coriander powder (from the seed, not the leaf). For some reason, that taste is essential. Find recipes that include that ingredient.
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    I really, really love avocados. Early and often. It's almost completely and utterly sinful and dirty how much I love avocado.

    Slices, with some sea salt and dash of hot sauce. Perfect.

    I'm having a blast imagining just how much you *love* avocados.

    *snort*

    a lot. really a lot. not sayin' another word.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I really, really love avocados. Early and often. It's almost completely and utterly sinful and dirty how much I love avocado.

    Slices, with some sea salt and dash of hot sauce. Perfect.

    I'm having a blast imagining just how much you *love* avocados.

    *snort*

    a lot. really a lot. not sayin' another word.

    *snicker*

    unh, unh, unh.


    I'm never going to be able to look at an avocado the same..
  • 76tech
    76tech Posts: 1,455 Member
    I really, really love avocados. Early and often. It's almost completely and utterly sinful and dirty how much I love avocado.

    Slices, with some sea salt and dash of hot sauce. Perfect.

    I'm having a blast imagining just how much you *love* avocados.

    *snort*

    a lot. really a lot. not sayin' another word.

    *snicker*

    unh, unh, unh.


    I'm never going to be able to look at an avocado the same..

    all i'm going to say is they don't look the same. you know, since i prepare them with salt and hot sauce and all.
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    I really, really love avocados. Early and often. It's almost completely and utterly sinful and dirty how much I love avocado.

    Slices, with some sea salt and dash of hot sauce. Perfect.

    I'm having a blast imagining just how much you *love* avocados.

    *snort*

    a lot. really a lot. not sayin' another word.

    *snicker*

    unh, unh, unh.


    I'm never going to be able to look at an avocado the same..

    all i'm going to say is they don't look the same. you know, since i prepare them with salt and hot sauce and all.

    I can only imagine what you do to guacamole...

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