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hands down great article…love me some alligator pears!  :)

Unfortunately, I do not like Avocados.

Not even guacamole?! O_o

i don’t trust anyone who doesn’t like guac…true story.

hahah dana.. that is hte funniest thing i ever heard you say.. its kinda of true.. who dies not like guac other then babies??
 
Glenn you can not be trusted!!!
 
 

I loved learning the history of the avocado… soooo interesting!
 
“Avocados are toxic to many domesticated animals such as dogs, cats, fish and horses, and they are one of the only fruits that don’t ripen if left unpicked on the tree. This is due to a hormone that is released from the leaves of the plant that inhibits the gas ethylene from causing the fruit to ripen”
 
“or a long time it was believed that avocados were sexually stimulating aphrodisiacs and shouldn’t be eaten by a person wishing to remain chaste”

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“Avocados are also one of the single greatest sources of fiber, both soluble and insoluble, packing as much as 17 grams in a single avocado!”
 
I know avocados are a super healthy fat but i had no clue they had this much fiber??  Does this make a difference in the calorie count of this fruit??
 
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“One thing you will want to note is that while the Florida variety of avocados are typically larger and less costly than California grown, the Florida-based crop contain only 2/3 the calories, half the fat and carbohydrates, and are usually less flavorful than the California kind”
 
NO WAY!! I had no idea!!!  I know the California kind taste better … now i know why!!!

 
haha, he didn’t say he doesn’t like guacamole, he said he doesn’t like avocados. and before you say it’s the same thing, i know plenty of people that hate tomatoes and like ketchup.

it’s quite possible he hates guacamole too, but don’t assume that unless he says so.

i still dont trust him!! i am sticking with Dana on this one!

lol—pete, ketchup tastes nothing like tomatoes…you talking homemade ketchup?  even then i’m skeptical on this one. 

don’t see it as a good comparison to guac and avocados…

 
 
I agree!! you cant even compare Ketchup and tomatoes  at least guac and avocados tastes pretty much the same

think we scared pete away, laura…maybe he’s making some guac for glenn? 

Lol, you girls are silly. The fun facts about avocados are crazy, right?! I had so much fun learning about them and writing this article, and it makes it even better cause they are one of my favorite foods ever! ^_^

Nuwanee.. you did such a great job writing this article.. i REALLY enjoyed reading it.. You have me a touch of hunger, history, and healthy nutritional knowledge!!!