Hello my name is Kate and I'm an Avocado-aholic! With such an addiction, it is no surprise that recipes and articles that feature this fantastic fruit control my every email/pinterest move.
Case in point, the "Why to eat avocado pits (and how)" email that was sent to me by Clean Plates on March 28th. In the body of the email, I learned about the "most nutritious" part of the avocado; the pit. According to century old studies, 70% of the avocado's antioxidant content can be found in the seed. Researcher also claim that consuming the seed may lower cholesterol, mitigate hypertension, inflammation and diabetes.
Such claims made me want to hack into the pit to make it suitable for my morning smoothie, but I first decided to dig a little deeper into this avocado assertion. To my surprise, I found a recent blog post on foodnetwork.com that noted that it has not yet been determined whether avocado seeds are truly safe for human consumption.
Eek! I guess I'll be sticking to my avocado's fabulous flesh for now!
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