Avocados are one of those amazingly healthy foods that even kids will eat and they seem to be nice and ripe in stores right now. Usually they are from Mexico but still on our continent at least. They have nearly 20 different vitamins and minerals, they are a source of healthy fats, and they are creamy so they can be fed to babies and toddlers as well.
Some ways to serve Avocados:
* For guacamole and chips of course!
* As dip for veggies
* Blend them up with cacao to make chocolate pudding
* As filling for raw key lime pie
* Slip some slices into sandwiches
* Puree and add to hot cereal
* Combine with tuna for a sandwich filler
* Spread on toast or a bagel
* Add strips or chunks to salads
You can tell when they are ripe by their dark green, pebbly skin and they will stay good in a fridge for 3-5 days. If you only need to use half of the avocado just squeeze some lemon juice on the remaining half to keep it from going brown. You can also use an avocado saver.
To make the job of scooping out the filling and slicing easier I recommend an avocado slicer. I find mine to be a bit hard to clean but if you have a dishwasher (I don’t) that may not be such a big deal. Enjoy!
We love avocados in our house. Do you have a recipe for raw key lime pie?
We LOVE avocados in our house too. My favorite way to eat them (my son’s too) is with a spoon straight from the skin. I never thought of adding it to tuna, but I’ll have to give it a try!
Avocados are our favorite! Avocado was my son Xander’s first food and we had it for dinner tonight. LOVE it!
I’ve always loved avocados and growing up we ate them with salt and pepper or soy sauce as a savory treat. My Filipino friends in school introduced me to avocados as dessert, which I thought was strange until I tried it! You cut or mash up the avocado and add sugar or condensed milk. Probably not the healthiest way to have them, but very tasty, especially when chilled. They’re also great in smoothies with a little sweetener!
I make muffins for my kids for breakfast ( I make them ahead and freeze and pull them out every morning) I mash an avacado and substitute 1/4 cup avacado for each egg in the recipes! The kids can’t tell the difference!
Avocados are my daughters favorite! We just eat it with a spoon right out of the shell :)
Not to mention 11 (yes that’s right, 11) grams of fiber in one avocado!!!
Ooh, this is neat. I love avocados, and I totally want to try these suggestions. One of my favorite local restaurants makes an avocado smoothie, which I highly recommend. It’s just avocado, milk, ice and sugar. I know the added sugar isn’t great for kids (or anyone), but I bet you can tinker with it to make it healthier.
Sounds yummy Mary. I bet you could replace the sugar with dates!
Great recipe! The benefits of avocado are often overshadowed by its high calories content but I believe it’s a mistake: http://www.theironyou.com/2011/07/one-avocado-day-keeps-doctor-away.html
Keep up the great work!
Peace
Mike @TheIronYou:disqus