Nutrition & Diet Don't Bin Avocado Pits

[shyvas]

An avocado pit can be easily grated using a microplane grater and added to salads and soups/smoothies ect.

You can grind up avocado pits in a smoothie. It contains several nutrients including calcium, magnesium and potassium. Blogger Elena Wilkins suggests splitting the pit with a heavy knife and cutting it up in pieces, then blending it while it's still wet. It's easier to mix and make it easier on your blender

Why You Should Eat Avocado seeds and How to Make Them Tasty

The avocado seed is the most nutrient-dense part of the fruit, and it's completely edible. We've been flippantly tossing away healthy goodness!

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9 Ways to Use an Avocado Pit

You can do so much more than compost the pits from avocados. Here are some ideas.

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[vatansnj]

It contains a lot of vitamins like calcium, magnesium, and potassium.

 

[Emma JC]

there are a few articles out there that argue this idea and I agree with the sentiment that there are other foods which contain the same nutrients and are easily available - sprouting the seed and growing an avocado trees appeals to me more

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[Raven]

Sounds gross to me. Haha. I thought they were meant to be bad to eat?

Someone I met last made a banana peel curry and that sounded pretty weird to me too.

 

[Veganite]

Yeah, no! I haven't faded away from lack of nutrients so far. People can eat their avocado pits and banana peels all they want. I don't doubt the nutritional value, but if you have to sneak it in with other foods to make it palatable, no thanks.


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