My first avacado ever, besides guacamole. I have never been so full in my life and I only got thru half of it. But yayyyy to all the fat in it!!!! Sorry, I'm sure none of you care. Have any of you noticed that you crave things now that are on the atkins plan... maybe even some weird things?? I want to have a cream cheese omlette for dinner tonight... never would I have wanted that before.

i love avocados.. mashed up in a pack of tuna creations (hickory smoked) wiht mayo.. maybe some homemade salsa or tomato

seems that it encourages my weight loss also

last night i had one but it wasnt ripe enough.. i didnt much care for that.. i like em mushy (but no brown spots inside yuck)

Whats the carb / calorie count in an avocado? Please

Okay, here is for 1/2 an avacado, I just copied and pasted out of my fitday.


Nutrition Facts

Amount Per 0.5 avocado, California (black skin)
Calories 139.26
Calories from Fat 119.27


Total Fat 13.25g 20%


Saturated Fat 2.11g 11%



Polyunsaturated Fat 1.69g



Monounsaturated Fat 8.31g


Cholesterol 0mg 0%


Sodium 8.65mg 0%



Potassium 518.14mg 15%

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Total Carbohydrate 6.39g 2%


Dietary Fiber 4.32g 17%



Protein 1.71g 3%

Alcohol 0g


Vitamin A 11 % Vitamin C 11 %

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Calcium 1 % Iron 5 %

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Vitamin D 0 % Vitamin E 3 %

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Thiamin 5 % Riboflavin 5 %

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Niacin 8 % Folate 13 %

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Vitamin B-6 12 % Vitamin B-12 0 %

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Phosphorus 4 % Magnesium 8 %

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Zinc 2 % Copper 11 %

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After you subtract dietary fiber there are only about 4 carbs.

I get a sack of small ones at the store that say on the label 255 cal per fruit and 3 net carbs.

I LOVE avocados and always have. My mom makes this awesome dip with avocados mashed, creamy italian dressing, sour cream, a smidge of lemon juice, and a smidge of wortershire. I used to inhale it with chips as a child ... now I inhale it with veggies.

the green (smooth skin about the size of a large mango?) and black avocados (pebbled skin that starts off green about the size of a tennis ball) have different values because the green ones are much bigger.. also black ones are higher is good fat than the green ones..

I believe theres a thread in the recipes section that is called avocado ides too

check out WWW.AVOCADO.ORG these are 2 of the many recipes they have on their site::

Recipe Name: Avocado Sunrise Omelet
Category: BREAKFAST
Serves: 4

SOURCE WWW.AVOCADO.ORG

8 Medium Eggs
1 Whole Onion, green
1 Cup Mushrooms, sliced
1 Whole Avocado
1/2 Cup Cheddar cheese
salt and pepper

Beat eggs with fork until lemon colored.

Stir in green onion, mushrooms, and avocado.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Pour egg mixture into oiled 12 inch skillet; cook until bottom of omelet is set.

Flip omelet over in pan; continue to cook until set.

Remove omelet from pan to warm plate; sprinkle top with cheese.

Cut into pie-shaped wedges and serve.


Nutrition Info
Per Serving: 240 calories, 18g fat (5g saturated, 8g monounsaturated, 3g polyunsaturated), 425mg cholesterol, 6g carbohydrate, 4g fiber, 14g protein, 710mg sodium.

Notes: analysis includes 1/8 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper per serving

Recipe Name: Avocado-Cilantro Spread
Category: DIP
Serves: 8

SOURCE WWW.AVOCADO.ORG

1 Whole Avocado
1 Ounce Cheese, goat
1/4 Tsp. Onion powder
1 1/2 Tsp. Cilantro
1/8 Tsp. Pepper, black
1 Pinch Cayenne pepper
1/8 Tsp. Salt
1 Tblsp Lime juice

Combine avocado with goat cheese and mix until well blended.

Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

Adjust salt to taste.

Let stand for 1 hour at room temperature to let flavors blend. Serve.


Nutrition Info
Nutrients per Serving: calories 45; protein 1g; carbohydrates 2g; total fat 3.5g; cholesterol 0mg; fiber 2g; sodium 50mg

I just polished off a whole avocado. I smash it onto some low carb bread, with mayonaisse, some bacon and I put lemon juice and salt on the cado.

Oh my!

Forgive my ignorance, but since I've never eaten an avacado in my life...do you cook it first? Just peel it and eat it? Eat the whole thing, skin and all? I feel like an idiot but I've really never had one!

Ok, I know about avocados, but what is a cream cheese omlet? I love omlets and I love cream cheese, so it's sounding good so far...

Don't feel silly, I didn't know what to do either. You dont' need to cook it, I just cut it open and scooped out the inside after I took out the pit.

Eat them raw baby!!!

I just cut mine in half ... stick a knife in the seed to pull it out ... pull off the skin and EAT IT!!!!

I don't think I have ever cooked on really. Always add them raw to things mashed or sliced or whatever.

I can soooooo relate to this. I have been craving boston lettuce in a BIG way.

I also crave sardines, asparagus and recently read a thread on fiddleheads that got me craving those now. I also crave eggs a lot too. I am going to make up some egg salad later from a recipe from my new LC cookbook and eat it with boston lettuce leaves.

I was *never* like this before LC.

That sounds good. Do you toast the bread first?