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Bluenorthwest

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106. Avacados grow on much of the cheapest real estate in the Americas. Native to Peubla
Mon Dec 10, 2012, 06:08 PM
Dec 2012

Mexico, the US growing areas in CA, AZ and TX are the far Northern end of the range. I can't stand the things. But 'they grow on expensive land' is not very true, nor is it true that they are difficult to grow or that they take much longer than other tree produce. Much shorter than many is the fact of that.

I write this because that tired meme about healthy meals taking time and costing so much oh reiki ur so fine Dec 2012 #1
$1.70 a day for breakfast per child = $52 a month per child for breakfast ($12 a week) SharonAnn Dec 2012 #144
That's a lot of sugars and no protein. noamnety Dec 2012 #2
You (and the rec) do not understand what a healthy and economical breakfast is for young children. demmiblue Dec 2012 #3
Troll has been PPR'd. LAGC Dec 2012 #4
Please you do it. live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #138
Well.... Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #5
It's nice that we have so many trained nutritionists here on DU to chime in. flvegan Dec 2012 #6
Eff trained nutritionists! winter starling Dec 2012 #14
Exactly... sendero Dec 2012 #35
When you're back Paulie Dec 2012 #7
I used to hide a whole meal inside the pancakes, easy Hekate Dec 2012 #9
Fruits in their natural state are NOT "sugar hits." winter starling Dec 2012 #15
Friend of Reiki's are you? Welcome back! Hekate Dec 2012 #18
Will the third time be the charm? pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #27
Persistent little troll, isn't it? Hekate Dec 2012 #28
I think some people were trolling DU before DU even existed. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #30
roflmao Matariki Dec 2012 #41
up to 4 so far. Enough for solo pinochle JHB Dec 2012 #76
I have a suggestion nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #31
Honey, do you know about 80-10-10? binderfullofmormons Dec 2012 #36
I'll pass nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #49
LOL- protein is totally acidic! reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #64
I really will try to avoid the ICU nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #66
aaaaand down goes #4. Bridge, anyone? JHB Dec 2012 #74
See below, we're in poker territory now. n/t hootinholler Dec 2012 #94
That is a highly inaccurate statement. LancetChick Dec 2012 #79
#3 down. How many slices does that pizza have? JHB Dec 2012 #71
A child shouldn't eat TWO bananas,anyway. But you have to eat the av0cado w the banana Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #47
The bananas and the orange are pure carb loading nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #50
Complex carbs and fiber are a good thing. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #52
Yup, but it is still carb loading nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #53
((facepalm)) Totally, completely avocado breath Dec 2012 #83
What you never heard of cottage cheese with fresh cut strawberries? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #91
LOL- pineapples, you mean... live your bliss Dec 2012 #129
This is true. Everything but pure protein turns to sugar in the system. "Hits" are fiber-less Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #45
Actually, protein does convert to glucose, just not as efficiently as carbs do. LancetChick Dec 2012 #78
As a type two, one full banana will spike nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #80
Yes....if you eat protein with it, it slows down the spike. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #113
No it won't. live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #139
So you are telling me that the objective information nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #141
Is that true? Someone was telling me that recently, but I didn't believe him. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #114
Yes, it's true nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #143
The reason children are picky is because their PARENTS are the same way! winter starling Dec 2012 #16
I try! Paulie Dec 2012 #29
nope. my parents are not picky eaters, but i am. Scout Dec 2012 #54
When you're back!.... SidDithers Dec 2012 #24
wow, I haven't seen an avocado for .80 cents in quite some time. cali Dec 2012 #8
Their prices were high for my area noamnety Dec 2012 #10
His transparency page says "repeat disruptor" gollygee Dec 2012 #12
Also, it assumes you have an even number of children gollygee Dec 2012 #11
Um...I guess this isn't common knowledge winter starling Dec 2012 #13
Aldi's had nice-sized avos for .39 last week! winter starling Dec 2012 #17
Loss leader for the store Hekate Dec 2012 #19
Huh? The regular prices for avos at Aldi's over by here reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #61
Price of one egg: 10 cents to 30 cents mainer Dec 2012 #69
I hated eggs as a kid Aerows Dec 2012 #77
Wonderful food, and economical Hekate Dec 2012 #100
Prices vary widely within the US Retrograde Dec 2012 #20
Today at Whole Foods in suburban Chicago reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #62
These are not "green" nutrients in the winter or on the east coast mainer Dec 2012 #21
The avocados are going to be shipped to the store, regardless Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #32
And oil will be sucked from the earth nevertheless mainer Dec 2012 #33
Not a good analogy Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #34
The logic is clearly a supply and demand issue - and the analogy IS a good one. Matariki Dec 2012 #40
Lame. You never eat bananas? reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #59
Who said I was a locawhore? Fail sauce reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #57
Wow, you NEVER eat bananas and pineapples! reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #60
You seem to say kids should eat avocados every day. mainer Dec 2012 #75
Are you actually living in Maine? Are there Aldi's by you? avocado breath Dec 2012 #81
I went to my local Aldis today. xmas74 Dec 2012 #104
I don't know what Aidi's is. mainer Dec 2012 #107
Expensive to grow? Retrograde Dec 2012 #96
The acreage where avocado trees grow is expensive acreage mainer Dec 2012 #97
Avacados grow on much of the cheapest real estate in the Americas. Native to Peubla Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #106
Then why are they so expensive? mainer Dec 2012 #109
Just fyi way more Americans can grow an avacado in the yard than a banana... Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #105
Try growing an avocado anywhere in New England mainer Dec 2012 #108
They aren't cheap to grow in Michigan either gollygee Dec 2012 #140
My kids fave is a whole wheat bagel or english muffin smeared with PB. She also grabs fruit riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #22
Sounds good! Healthy, not a sugary cereal, filling. nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #44
Yup. She never makes time for breakfast on school days which means no sugary cereals - yay! riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #70
No real protein or grains obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #23
Hell to the naw! reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #63
You have heard of gluten free bread nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #68
Nasty stuff. avocado breath Dec 2012 #86
You used to work in a health food store nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #89
Thanks for demonstrating you don't know what you're talking about. jeff47 Dec 2012 #120
my favorite brokechris Dec 2012 #25
Protein? Matariki Dec 2012 #26
I wish you would read other posts before commenting... binderfullofmormons Dec 2012 #37
Don't you have anything better to do than create one profile after another to troll this place? Matariki Dec 2012 #38
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #56
Do you not find yourself just a tad bit pathetic? EOTE Dec 2012 #65
Your post was just full of insults so you hardly look intelligent... avocado breath Dec 2012 #87
Yet another sock puppet account? EOTE Dec 2012 #92
This person is PERENNIAL to DU. She's been doing this for years. Matariki Dec 2012 #95
How sad. EOTE Dec 2012 #98
You must find this all insulting (discussion of healthy foods) live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #134
Ha! Keep them coming, douchebag. EOTE Dec 2012 #146
Being an illustrious member of MIRT seems to have given your life purpose live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #133
And ps - your knowledge of nutrition is abysmal Matariki Dec 2012 #39
According to whom? I go for the alternative sources avocado breath Dec 2012 #88
You must be pretty lonely and have very little purpose in life. I'm sorry for you. Matariki Dec 2012 #93
I hear ya, but kids don't like avocados, as a rule. And the breakfast was HALF of an avocado... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #48
Only $1.70 and 2.5 grams of partial protein for half an avocado. What a bargain! pnwmom Dec 2012 #42
If he understood that nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #73
"He?!" No junk here, ma'am. avocado breath Dec 2012 #82
I guess we are now to five nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #85
You don't have to balance proteins anymore--the body stores amino acids. live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #136
Cheerios, milk, banana = 70 cents Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #43
There always seems to be coupons for Cheerios Kaleva Dec 2012 #51
facepalmonsteroids... avocado breath Dec 2012 #84
That's how I eat. I'll match my blood work & health against yours any day, avocado breath. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #110
Hot off the press: live your bliss Dec 2012 #130
I don't click on links in posts, when posters dont' feel it's important enuf Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #131
This makes sense except for the artificial sugar. pnwmom Dec 2012 #102
Calories count. There's an obesity epidemic, and sugar is addictive. Artificial sugar Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #111
It's okay to make that decision for yourself, but healthy children should be eating pnwmom Dec 2012 #116
I have read all about aspartame. I have decided that there is nothing wrong with it. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #122
not sure if that's really healthy to be honest njcamden_25884 Dec 2012 #46
most kids would turn their noses up on that quinnox Dec 2012 #55
That's because their parents don't give them enough fresh fruits and veggies. reiki_im_home. Dec 2012 #58
Ok here is a clue nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #67
No it's because avocados would taste bitter to them pnwmom Dec 2012 #103
Please stick to your own situation live your bliss Dec 2012 #128
Science has documented children's sensitivity to bitter tastes. pnwmom Dec 2012 #132
I am not impressed with "research." live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #135
So climate change is bunk too? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #145
Here's an interesting article about bitter taste and toxins. But it's based on research, pnwmom Dec 2012 #147
I almost never eat breakfast Aerows Dec 2012 #72
Not for my kid Tree-Hugger Dec 2012 #90
I know my 14 yr old son's stomach would be growling soon after eating that breakfast. liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #99
I used to do that as a teen Tree-Hugger Dec 2012 #101
Thank you to those pointing out this person is ... unbalanced mainer Dec 2012 #112
Insert "vegan" for "very healthy" next time so that I don't have to bother reading TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #115
Was that the intent? flvegan Dec 2012 #123
Not ignorant, avocado is incomplete protein TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #126
As there appears to be several knowledgable people here, suggestions please for a 15 month old Turborama Dec 2012 #117
Perhaps apple instead of banana? It's not that hard to make applesauce if you gkhouston Dec 2012 #118
Thanks for the suggestion. Turborama Dec 2012 #119
Hmm. Perhaps add a taste of yogurt or a bit of scrambled egg for some protein? gkhouston Dec 2012 #125
whole grain pancakes with applesauce? n/t TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #127
OMG live foods 4 life Dec 2012 #137
OMG - Read the OP, her child is already eating wheat TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #148
Sounds good but could I substitute bacon for the avocado? leeroysphitz Dec 2012 #121
sounds boring to me, where is the meat and bread or at least potatoes ? JI7 Dec 2012 #124
Should provide lots of energy for a busy day at.. Say, the library Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #142
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