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My Avocado Problem

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Avocados are a staple of the ketogenic lifestyle. They have high-fat content, and the fat is considered a very healthy fat that is good for you.

Avocados also are very low in carbs. Actually, if you don’t know how to properly count carbs you may think that the avocado is relatively high in carbs. 100 grams of avocado has 9 grams of carbs. But, it also has 7 grams of dietary fiber. The proper way to count carbs it to use the total carbs minus the dietary fiber (your body cannot process the fiber like a carb), and that will give you your net carbs. So, 100 grams of avocado has only 2 grams of net carbs.

Honestly, though, I doubt that many people would sit down and eat 100 grams of avocado. That is nearly 1/4 pound, and that would seem a lot of avocado to eat. Let’s say you eat 50 grams of avocado, that is only 1 gram of carbs!

So, because of the macronutrient numbers, the avocado is a very keto food, and most people on the ketogenic diet eat a lot of avocado.

So, what is my avocado problem?

Even though it is great food for people on a keto diet… I don’t like them!

I want to like avocados though, as I think it would really fit in well with my lifestyle.

When I was growing up, I never ate avocados. I tried them for the first time a few months back and did not care for the flavor or the texture. As I say, though, I want to like them and I want to eat them!

I am planning to start eating a little bit of avocado on my fasting days so that I can teach myself to like them.

My salad experience

My experience with salads was much the same as avocados. I never at salads when I was young, I thought that I did not like them. Lettuce? Yuck.

Back when I was around 40 years old, I was with a friend at a restaurant. He ordered a salad and I told him I did not eat salads. He encouraged me to give it a try, so I did… and I liked it. It was not my favorite, but I found it enjoyable.

Funny thing is that now, a nice green salad is probably the food that I eat most, and the reason I eat them so much is that I love them.

So, based on what happened with salads, I am feeling I could probably train myself to like avocados too.

Any thoughts?

About Bob

Bob Martin is an American expat who lived in the Philippines from 2000 until 2019. Bob ins now back in the USA. Bob is an Internet Entrepreneur. Doing that kind of work is pretty sedentary, but Bob is making a big effort to be more active and moving toward better health!

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  1. Mark LaBelle

    cut em in half , take out he seed, and fill the hole with a good dollop of mayo, salt and cracked pepper,, then eat with a spoon getting some mayo in every bite

  2. Norm King

    Hi Bob, I have the same problem I do not like avacado’s. I try to eat them but not for the same reason as you, just for the healthy fat. I have tried them in a variety of ways still have not found a tasty way to eat them. However you can add them to smoothies and disguise their taste quite easy.Smoothies made with coconut milk and maybe quinoa. Throw in some tasty fruit and its hard to know there is avacado in there. Regards, Norm Cebu

    • Bob

      Hi Norm – Pretty much we want to eat them for the same reason…. the healthy fat is also my main reason.

      I have heard of others doing things to “mask the flavor” maybe I need to give that a try. Thanks for the tip.

  11. Lian

    Freeze the avocados put in a bowl when you’re going to eat it, sprinkle some powdered milk and stevia. Then eat….

  12. Luanne

    I love avocados, being a California girl, but most avocados here in the Philippines leave much to be desired… they are not the same! Watery, a bit bitter, little strings… bleh! So maybe you are trying to learn to like avocados in the wrong country! There is a reason people here add sugar and codensed milk… but, I make ice candy using coconut cream and stevia or other sweetener, when I buy one that turns out to be a dud by California standards.

    • Bob

      Ha ha.. well, I am not going to travel to start liking them! πŸ™‚ Just kidding…

      I did not know that the avocados here are different than back in the States, that is interesting. Of course I am not going to eat them with sugar, but with Stevia… maybe so. πŸ™‚ Thanks for the tip, Luanne.

  15. Della L. Vank Tyrrell

    I never like them until – In Cape Town South Africa the youth (at a conference i was attending) would toast a slice of bread, spread a layer of mashed avocado (or slices of), sprinkle a generous layer of shredded cheddar cheese on top with a tiny shake of salt. Cut in half and eat away. Gotta tell you it’s delicious. Brought the idea back here to Canada and everyone introduced to it loves it. Try it, you might like it lol

  16. RT Cunningham

    Filipinos tend to mix avocados with milk and sugar. Yuck! Sliced avocado chunks, salt and pepper is the way I like them. I don’t eat avocados often, but probably more often than mangoes.

    I’m like that with a lot of things, mostly melons. A little salt and pepper will do wonders.

  17. Terrence Michalski

    Cut the avocado in half and scoop the middle of both avocado halves into a bowl, leaving a shell of avocado flesh about 1/4-inch thick on each half. Add lime juice, cilantro, celery, red pepper, & onion to the avocado in the bowl and mash together. Add tuna flakes from one can, salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Fill avocado shells with tuna salad and enjoy. For me it’s really the lime & cilantro that makes it enjoyable, the rest is for health!

    • Bob

      That sounds pretty good, Terrence, thanks. I will try it, but instead of the canned tuna, I will use fresh tuna which is plentiful and cheap down here. πŸ™‚

    • Michael Heavrin

      its a mexican thing. Being here in SoCal, we have a product/spice here that I buy called PICO LIMON. Mexicans sprinkle that on most of their fruit like mango’s, melon’s, papaya, even corn on the cob.

    • Bob Martin

      People all over the world eat avocados in different ways and with different spices. Here in the Philippines they eat them sweet. But, the avocado is certainly very special for Mexico/SoCal.

    • Michael Heavrin

      Bob Martin here’s another thing I do. I mix the avocado with some cream cheese, then I stuff it into a small sweet pepper (like a small bell pepper). If you can’t find them, cut up a bell pepper into wedges and use it to dip like a chip. πŸ™‚

  19. Pete McKee

    Like you, I never ate avocadoes growing up. In fact, the only tropical fruits I was even aware of were pineapples, coconuts, oranges, and lemons. Other than the health benefits, I really don’t see the attraction. They’re just sort of pasty and blah tasting. I’ve enjoyed them in shakes. But that requires plenty of sweetener to make it palatable. Guacamole isn’t bad either. One day I might try that mayo, salt and pepper trick, but I dunno.

    Take care,
    Pete

  20. Steve Gray

    Bob try to find a system of resipes to test out various textures along with spices or other fruits or vegetables that you like to “hide” the avocado. Then gradually reduce the other flavors. They can be as simple as lemon or lime, or perhaps more spicy like cayenne pepper or canned, diced green chiles. Crumbled bacon is also excellent with a touch of cider vinegar. By the way, here are some great avocado recipes. I have tried many and love them. https://www.aroundmyfamilytable.com/50-scrumptious-avocado-recipes/

    • Bob

      Oh, Steve, your idea about bacon sound like it would be right up my alley! I am certainly going to try that! I mean everything is better with bacon, right? πŸ˜‰

  21. Stephen M Gray

    Bob — try to find a system of recipes to test out various textures along with spices or other fruits or vegetables that you like to Γ’Β€ΒœhideҀ the avocado. Then gradually reduce the other flavors. They can be as simple as lemon or lime juice, or perhaps more spicy like cayenne pepper or canned, diced green chiles. Crumbled bacon is also excellent with a touch of cider vinegar. By the way, here are some great avocado recipes. I have tried many and love them. https://www.aroundmyfamilytable.com/50-scrumptious-avocado-recipes/

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