Avocado
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Why you're advised to wash avocado before eating it
The FDA has issued a warning about the bacteria lurking on your avocado on toast
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Wonder why that avocado toast is so expensive? Blame Mexican drug cartels.
The avocado industry is worth billions, and Mexican drug cartels have been shaking down farmers to get a share. But the government and growers are fighting back.
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Avocado-related injuries are on the up, so here's how to cut one safely
It seems we have an inability to dissect them without hurting ourselves.
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You Can Grow Your Own Avocado Tree - But It May Take A While
Avocado lovers rejoice! You can now grow your own avocado tree. Which is pretty darned fantastic news because avocados are in short supply ATM due to everyone jumping on the healthy eating bandwagon. All you have to do, is put a peeled avocado seed into the hole, place it in a large, water-filled pot and wait for it to grow.
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5 unexpected things you can grill at your next backyard barbecue
Turn off that stove, because BBQ season is upon us! But there’s more to grilling than burgers, hot dogs and corn. Here are five unexpected things that prove you can BBQ anything if you put your mind to it! Fire it up!
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Why you may want to consider eating an avocado a day
Many of us are eating avocados every day – or at least that’s what the 90,000+ avocado toast posts on Instagram would suggest. Here’s a big myth debunked: for one, eating avocados regularly won’t make you fat. “The monounsaturated fats in avocados are what give it the creamy texture that make it such a good replacement for butter, margarine or mayonnaise,” says Michelle W. Book., the in-house nutritionist at the Canadian Health Food Association.
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Why We Should All Be Eating The Seeds In Avocados
Sounds bizarre (not to mention a recipe for a cracked tooth), but chowing down on the avocado stone is apparently really good for you. It’s also teeming with more soluble fibre than oats and most other foods and is so good for us that it makes up 70 per cent of the nutritional benefit of the entire avocado.