Avocados

All of the above. Creams up a smoothie very nicely, too.
I heard a new one today. Apparently the internet is now calling avocadoes "hipster apples" hehehe

Following this, I've recently learned how good they are and that they're pretty good to eat, would like to know what else to use them for beside guacamole lol.

Ok, so yesterday I made this thing:
I put some olive oil in a cast iron pan.
Added some crushed red pepper flakes (spice thing)
Then I cubed up some firm tofu and cooked it in the oil to soak up the spicey flavor.
Then I also cubed up an avocado and put it into that.
I ate it on some rice noodles.
It was new for me, but very delicious.

I also use avocado when I make egg salad. Instead of using mayonaise, just take 2 or 3 hard boiled eggs, mash in some avocado, and hten put it into toasted bread. It tastes good like egg salad. Is likely better for you. It does look a little odd the green and white colors. But I kind of like it. Add paprika if you like that too.

When one of my kids needed to gain weight I used to mix it in everything, it made banana bread really moist.

I eat it on toast too! Add a hard boiled egg or two and some chopped up cherry tomatoes. Or I put it in a kale smoothie - 1/4 cup frozen pineapple, 1/4 cup frozen mango, 1 cup kale, 1/4 avocado, 1 tbsp. chia seeds, 1 cup coconut water (give or take depending on how thick you like your shake), and one scoop vanilla protein powder - delish!

Chop and add to a salad or a sandwich
Guacamole for Mexican style dishes

Fresh salad, smoked salmon, red onion, cherry tomatoes, half avocado. You will get somewhere around 250cal

quick and easy. No salad dressing need because salmon already had strong flavour

i just love it as it is.

There is an older thread from Jan. 25th you should look at too. A few ideas there as well. community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10322586/avocadoholic#latest

Love avocado! Aside from the usual uses, I usually keep some chopped avocado in the freezer and sometimes use that instead of a frozen banana in a smoothie. I also like making avocado pudding once in a while (blend an avocado with a couple tbs of unsweetened cocoa powder and sweeten to taste with honey). Makes 2 or 3 servings.

I've found if you seal the unused half (leave the pit in) into a Ziplock with a little piece of tomato, the avocado will stay fresh for several days. It starts to turn by about day 3.

VERY YUMMY.... I really LOVE avocado's, I use them as listed above....in my salads, mashed with tuna instead of mayo and they are great on top of a garden burger, as well as bean or turkey burgers with salsa instead if ketchup. Delish and Nutrish

Avacado Smash ... mash avacado, feta, salt pepper and lemon juice ... then spread over some toast (a nice thick multigrain is good). Sometimes I add fresh cilantro or Italian parsley if available.

Mix it with tuna..yummy!!

A BLT-A!

BrownsFan19 wrote: »

What healthy things/snacks can you dip into guacamole? Feel like I'm eating tons of calories of I use chips.

Others have mentioned the veggies. Try jicama, too - it's my new favorite. Very crunchy, mild flavor, very low cal.

But here's another possibility:

Look for Sharwood's spicy puppodums (or plain ones, or other brands - ethnic section of big grocery stores, Asian markets that have Indian foods). You pop this flat thing in the microwave briefly, and it puffs/wrinkles to a tortilla-sized crispy tasty salty thing - 20 calories each, and 1.5g protein (made with chickpea flour). Other brands may be spelled differently (pappadams, papodums, etc.) They're so crispy as to be brittle, so you might have to spoon on the guac, but they're a pretty darn tasty chip substitute.