Avocados

Trudeau Stanz Avocado Slicer Unique gadget to peel and slice avocados all in one This avocado slicer, part of the trendy Standz collection by Trudeau features a sturdy, comfortable non-slip grip handle and slices delicate avocados perfectly while removing the skin. Simply cut the avocado in half, hold it in your hand and slide the slicer from one end to the other. Dishwasher safe. 5 Year

Avocados are luscious fruit and they are high fat and high-calorie treats but they are great support of potassium, vitamins A and E and some B and C with protein and starch. It's good for anyone suffering from stress or sexual problems. With its rich source of skin-protective antioxidants, vitamin E, women are often warned off avocados as being extra-high in fat and calories, should eat plenty of

Orange County-based advertising agency, DGWB launches a campaign for the California Avocado Commission that brings to the forefront farmers' stories of meticulous and passion-driven efforts that helped with the avocado growth process. (PRWeb Jun 3, 2008) [...]

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Here at the Rancho del Sol in Sunny California we are now picking our organic avocados for the Holidays and shipping them fresh directly to your home. (Freshly picked avocados ripen in two to three weeks and last longer when refrigerated) avocados are rich in nutrients, with vitamins A, B-complex, C, E, H, K and folic acid. They also contain the buffering minerals so critical in neutralizing excess acidity, magnesium, copper, iron, calcium, potassium and many other trace elements.The Rancho del Sol Avocados are a perfect food in that they provide all of the essential amino acids - 18 aminos in all - plus 7 fatty acids, including omega 3 and 6. They also contain more portein than cow's milk (about 2 percent per edible portion).The water content of our avocados ranges from 70 to 80 percent.

My mother in law sent me an email (THANK YOU to Daddio's Mama) about the health benefits of avocados a couple of weeks ago and I have been waiting to blog about this until I had a good picture to post of California eating one. He LOVES them so much he can't wait for me to peel them. See?California said: "Two cados! One, two.""Peel dem, Mama? Please." he says.One of the reasons why he loves them so much is that I started him on them as a "first food" when he was 5 months old after I read a book called Super Baby Food. I fed him home made baby food and avocados were so easy to mash and puree. Apparently, avocados are considered a super food. They contain a chemical that kills cancer cells and prevents precancerous cells from forming into cancer. They also contain lutein, zeaxanthin, beta

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 ..

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 significant

Here at The House of Joy we have been known to rely on The Horizontal Parenting Method. Until last Saturday, we reserved this double-top-secret bit of parenting genius for our own children. But on Saturday we went to a birthday party for a friend's son who turned one. There is wonderful, large playroom on the second floor of this friend's house and somehow, despite being exhausted, I ended up

One of the most anticipated sporting events brings fans together every year to watch the fortunes of 64 teams as they make their way through the NCAA tournament. These same fans apparently also like to consume a whole hellava lot of green fruit. What? Yes. Avocados. Fruit. I personally have never heard of ANY kind of fruit being a staple of gameday food, but alas the California avocado is a number one seed in the food bracket.In fact, according to the California Avocado Commission, so many fans includeavocados in their “starting lineup” of tournament snacks that more than 30 million California avocados, equaling 15 million pounds, will be consumed during tournament festivities. California avocados add a creamy and delicious flavor to a variety of tournament-time dishes. Whether fans are craving the ultimate championship snack– guacamole – or foods such as sandwiches, burgers, pizza or nachos, avocados are a “slam dunk” ingredient. The Jaunt says these statistics must be per

We all know fiber is good for us.  We know it keeps us regular, lowers cholesterol, prevents colon cancer and helps us stay trim.  Yet most of us do not get anywhere near the 20 grams of fiber per day that doctors recommend.  One reason is that many high-fiber foods just ...