Please Join Our Table - Avocados…Guac’ed, Baked or Stuffed?

As I was enjoying guacamole and chips on Cinco De Mayo earlier this month, it came to me to dedicate an entire column to avocados. After all, they can be really healthy or, in some recipes, loaded with delicious but not-so-good-for-you ingredients making the avocado dish … not so good for you. Avocados are called one of the good-for-you fats with around 20 vitamins and minerals, not to mention that they are also cholesterol free. The big question is, are avocados a fruit or a vegetable? I contacted my brother-in-law Edward, who has about 25-30 avocado trees on his property in Ventura, Calif. for the answer. After all, he grew up on the Boughton family farm and went to Ohio State where he got his bachelor’s of science degree in food science and industry. And the answer is: avocados are classified as berries, because a fruit is the part of a plant that develops from its flower and contains the seeds – or in the avocado’s case – seed. Thank you, Edward, now could you please box up and ship us a few dozen of your organic, GMO-free California avocados to your favorite Texas family? Read full article at OurTribune.com