Friday FUN! 8 Reasons You Should Start Hoarding Avocados
Did you see my latest article for Elite Daily?! As a contributor for this Gen Y online forum, I’m so happy to share my first article in light of the recent avocado shortage rumors. Here are the 8 reasons you should start hoarding avocados NOW…
If guacamole is your go-to happy hour app, or chocolate avocado pudding is your stay-slim dessert secret, you may need to press the panic button pronto.
Recent reports say we may face an avocado shortage in America due to the ongoing three-plus-year drought in California.
California citizens have been rationing water, and farmers are paying a premium for this basic necessity, as the drought has taken over 98 percent of the state.
We’ve seen this panic before — nearly a year ago and, again, just a few months back — but yesterday’s repeat reports bring a whole new level of hysteria over this impending adios to guacamole.
The nutritional powerhouse is creamy, green and oh-so versatile. It serves many purposes, from breakfast toast, a happy hour staple and even dessert, to a delicious face mask that will rejuvenate your skin post-winter blues.
Not to mention, we may get a little less healthy from this impending doom; avocados are packed with fiber, have more protein than nearly any other fruit or vegetable, plus tons of healthy fats that protect against a plethora of diseases.
Americans are eating more avocados than ever before, and, unfortunately, avocados take much more water to produce (72 gallons more water for each pound of avocados grown) than most other fruits and vegetables, so supply is having difficulty keeping up with demand.
Although avocados are not reported to become completely extinct, here are the top eight reasons we should all start hoarding avocados now:
Read the rest of this article HERE!
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Here are some favorite C it Nutritionally avocado-based recipes:
Avocado Toast (pictured above)
Mung Bean, Quinoa, and Lentil Salad-Stuffed Avocado
Summer Guacamole (pictured above)
Have an AVO-LICIOUS weekend! 🙂
XO
Say it ain’t so! :'( I want an avocado forest in my future backyard!!!
That would just be the best!!
Oh no- don’t say it’s so! I need a t-shirt that says “avo-licious” – lol.
Oh yes! Let’s make em!