Yesterday I was at my local supermarket, King Soopers, getting fresh fruit when I saw that avocados were on sale for 77 cents each. The normal sale for avocados there is between $1 and $1.50 per avocado. So when I saw this excellent price (and that the avocados weren’t eeny weeny itty bitty) I put 3 of them in my cart.
I understand why King Soopers put avocados at such a great sale price. The store needs to move all the ripe avocados out now or else the avocados will all need to be thrown out in a day or two. So King Soopers is smart to put them at such a great sale!
Avocados are one of my favorite fresh foods. I can eat avocados sliced right out of their soft shells; I often mix mashed avocados with salsa for a quick and different type of guacamole. Sometimes I make my own true guacamole from scratch, using fresh tomatoes, lime juice, seasonings, and whatever else goes into it (I don’t have it all memorized yet!). Then there’s the quick guacamole: smash two avocados and add a packet of guacamole mix to them. Stir, and refrigerate for an hour or two.
Any of these ways of preparation make avocado-eating truly enjoyable. Whichever way I choose to fix my avocados I almost always eat it with tortilla chips.
Even though avocados are loaded with fat I don’t feel guilty about indulging in them at all. Why? Because avocados are extremely healthy for the human body. The fat they consist of is a fat our bodies actually need. And there are many other nutrients avocados provide that will be the topic for another article.
Downstairs there are still 2 avocados sitting out on my kitchen counter waiting for me to enjoy them, but the one I shared with my daughter yesteray simply got an easy stirring (it was so ripe I didn’t have to mash it at all!) and seasoned with salt and pepper. We scooped it up with tortilla chips for a healthy pre-lunch snack. It was good, and I’ve still got two more avocados to use up within a day or two!