avacado - certain kind? tell when ripe?
#296605 - 01/15/07 08:37 AM
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Hello,
Does anyone have a preferene for a certain type of avacado. There are Haas and I wondered if one was tastier than another? Also, how do you tell if it is ripe to eat? Thanks -Debbie IBS-C
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I always find the darker green avacados more ripe.
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My grocery stores only carry one kind, the Haas, I believe.
You want to look for one green in color, with a little bit of 'give' when you gently press it.
However, for the past five months or so, every avocado I've bought has been crap. They look/feel great on the outside, but have dark spots when cut open. Don't know what's going on.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE avocados and eat it with some white rice, cayenne pepper and salt.
Or I'll much up 1/2 fruit and eat with Baked Tostitos.
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Thanks - I do hope that the avacados at the grocery store start to get better for you. Have you tried buying organic ones? D
Debbie IBS-C
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Me too! I'm missing the days when I can cut into an avocado without worry.
I've found that the organic ones are worse, surprisingly.
Maybe they're not in season?
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Jules, WHat do you dowith the other 1/2 of the avacado? THanks.
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I 'sprinkle' it with lemon juice and put it in a ziploc. That prevents it from browning and I eat it the next day.
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Ahhh, thanks. Oh, I made a tasty avacado dish at lunch. I mixed avacado in with my pasta (just brown rice pasta) and sprinkled some ground flax on it. Maybe could of used some spices but I just ate it like that. Tasty. Debbie IBS-C
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Just wondered if you are IBS-D or IBS-C?
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... They look/feel great on the outside, but have dark spots when cut open. Don't know what's going on. ...
Are the spots near the skin, or deeper down in the flesh itself?
In my grocery store, they sometimes have "lower fat" avocados from Florida, but I haven't tried one yet. They are a lot bigger than the Hass variety.
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