How to Ripen an Avocado
2008-04-26 03:47:00 Ripening an avocado can be done in the same way that you ripen bananas. Place the avocado in a paper bag with an apple, banana, or tomato. Fold the bag closed and leave it to sit on the counter overnight. The ethylene gas in the other fruit will cause the avocado to ripen in about 24 hours. If you don't have other fruit to put in the bag with the avocado, you can put it in the bag by itself and it will ripen, but not as fast as if you'd put the fruits in with it. Another method for ripening avocados is to bury them in a sack of flour overnight or place them in a paper bag with some flour. I haven't tried this method but many people swear by it. Happy avocado eating! Related Content 10 Health Benefits of Avocados 20 Facts About Avocados How to Ripen Bananas Quickly
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Simple snack of the week: the skinny on avocados
2008-04-25 17:50:00 Sorry for the lack of posts this week. I’ve been under the weather and thus not eating/cooking much. I did, however, discover a tasty little snack in one of the most unexpected fruits–the humble avocado. Don’t get me wrong; I love a good, ripe avocado in a salad, as guacamole, or mixed with roasted corn and ...
10 Health Benefits of Avocados
2008-04-22 13:26:00 Here are ten reasons to do just like I do and eat an avocado a day: Prostate Cancer Prevention Avocados have been shown to inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. (reference) Oral Cancer Defense Research has shown that certain compounds in avocados are able to seek out pre-cancerous and cancerous oral cancer cells and destroy them without harming healthy cells. (ref) Breast Cancer Protection Avocado, like olive oil, is high in oleic acid, which has been shown to prevent breast cancer in numerous studies. (ref) Eye Health Avocados have more of the carotenoid lutein than any other commonly consumed fruit. Lutein protects against macular degeneration and cataracts, two disabling age-related eye diseases. (ref) Lower Cholesterol Avocados are high in beta-sitosterol, a compound that has been shown to lower cholesterol levels. In one study, 45 volunteers experienced an average drop in cholesterol of 17% after eating avocados for only one week. (ref) Heart Health One cup of avoca...
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Awesome Avocados
2008-02-13 01:00:00 Just adding avocados to the daily diet for 7 days provided the following results in people with high cholesterol: * 17% reduction in total cholesterol * 22% reduction in LDL cholesterol * 22% reduction in triglycerides * 11% increase in HDL cholesterol ..
Avocado Thieves Strike Before Super Bowl
2008-02-03 21:33:00 Four days before Super Bowl Sunday, the second-biggest guacamole consumption day of the year, thieves stole $2,500 worth of avocados from the avocado grove of Jim Shanley in Visalia, California. Workers in the grove saw an SUV speeding away with the avocados around 9am on Wednesday morning. Looks like somebody was planning a big Super Bowl Party. It turns out that avocado theft is a big problem in California even when Super Bowl Sunday isn't looming on the calendar. "Right now, at the beginning of the season, we're looking at a quality crop and strong prices -- anywhere from $1.30 a pound and up, depending on size and quality," Witney said. "When we have these conditions, thefts are all too common." See Also 20 Facts About Avocados Super Bowl Sunday Is Avocado Day Sunday
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Keep Your Avocados and Guac Fresh and Green
2008-01-04 21:01:00 I love avocados, but they definitely have to be handled with care. You have to eat them when they’re just ripe ” when the skin gives slightly to the touch ” and ideally, you shouldn’t peel an avocado until right before you plan to eat it or it will turn brown and mushy.But what if ... Related Entries: Lifestyle/Food: A Delicous Guacamole RecipeCucumber Avocado Soup: RecipeAvoid Yucky AvocadosWhat Would You Make? Tags: tips, Avocados, guacamole, simple tip, - Dieting
20 Facts About Avocados
2007-11-13 00:39:00 Avocados are a fruit, not a vegetable. There are more than 500 avocado varieties. Avocados are native to Central and South America, where they have been cultivated for over 10,000 years. Another name for the avocado is the "alligator pear," so-called because of its alligator skin texture and pear shape. The Aztec word for avocado was ahuacatl, which means "testicle tree". Spanish explorers could not pronounce ahuacatl, so they called the avocado aguacate. This is the origin of the word guacamole. The origin of guacamole is the Aztec avocado sauce called ahuaca-hulli. Avocados were first introduced to the United States in 1871, when Judge R.B. Ord planted three trees in Santa Barbara, California. The Hass is the most common avocado in the United States and is the only avocado grown year round. Rudolph Hass, a postman, patented the Hass avocado tree in 1935. The first Hass avocado tree is still alive and producing fruit. Mexico is the world's top producer of avocados...
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Oct 14, recipes for avocados,how to prepare avocados
2007-10-14 10:27:00 Recipes for Avocados. Avocados are a really healthy addition to any table and have long formed an important part of the healthy Mediterranean diet. Learn some different ways to prepare avocados.
Avocados Prove Fruitful In Fighting Oral Cancer
2007-09-01 15:52:00 The next time you reach for the guacamole and chips, you'll be doing something good for your body. Avocados are loaded with healthy monounsaturated fat,* and now researchers say they might also help your body fight off cancer.Renee Bean always tries to make fresh fruits and vegetables a part of her recipes. As a chef, she says they can make her dishes taste better.As an oral cancer survivor, she believes they might actually help her feel better."I try to eat things that are supposed to keep you from getting any recurrences. Lots of berries and broccoli," says Bean.And now there's a new fruit Renee may want to add to her diet - the avocado. The green meat inside is rich in more than 20 vitamins and minerals, and it may offer much more than that.For the first time, researchers at Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered that certain compounds in avocados have the ability to find and destroy oral cancer cells, even before they do any damage."It's signific...
Avocados
2007-04-06 19:30:00 I?ve been requested to find the benefits of Avocados. Personally, I can?t stand the taste of an avocado?however, after researching the benefits of an avocado maybe I?ll start to acquire a taste for them. *It has been used to prevent osteoporosis. It is a great source of vitamin D and helps turn the calcium into bone. *They ...
Wholly Guacamole, Batman! How Many Avocados In That Dip?
2006-12-11 22:30:05 MIPTC moved from Iowa to Southern California for several reasons, not the least of which is Southwestern food and the many music venues, including the Hollywood Bowl, jazz, rock and other concerts available around the greater Los Angeles area. But it's the food that first turned my head. To say that I like guacamole is an understatement. It wasn't always that way, however. To put my love of Southwestern food into context, you should first understand that in New England where I was born, my Mother often cooked Yankee Pot Roast, which my brother Todd just as often called Rankee Rot Roast. My Mother was not a great cook, as you can imagine. Before I moved to California, I had never tasted guacamole the way it's made here, and it had not once graced the Williams household kitchen table. A dear friend of mine, Father Rafael Luevano, makes it fresh this way: avocados, chopped tomatoes and onions, cilantro and... |
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