Indulge in a whole avocado, and rack up 250 calories and 22.5 grams of fat.
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Compared with avocado's 50 calories per two tablespoons, butter has 204 calories and mayonnaise, 115.
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He was unhappy with how the fry cooks were slicing the avocado spring rolls.
An ordinary salad of greens, tomatoes and raw veggies turns almost decadent with slices of avocado.
Mr. SEAN WAKELAND (Chef): OK, I'm gonna top this off now with a piece of avocado.
Here's the recipe -- straight from the secret recipe file in Jason's avocado-shaped noggin.
Trigg offers guests guacamole served in avocado halves, reminiscent of the shape of a football.
Avocado farmers have formed an export company and set up a sales office in Paris.
And if all that is not enough, remember that the Aztecs thought the avocado was an aphrodisiac.
Another way to think of avocado's role is to consider the fat marbling in a prime steak.
And even longer for avocado farmers - that's because of how those fruit respond to cold temperatures.
Fill sandwiches with a slice or two of cheese, avocado, and even a little mayo for added calories.
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There are more than 400 varieties of avocado, but Hass has become the most popular in the United States.
Even lighter-seeming pesto shrimp and avocado crostini can run 640 calories per order.
Other premium items are an avocado-and-wasabi burger, a truffle-porcini-and-chicken sandwich and lobster salad.
All the pieces of avocado-glazed pottery come from the nearby Snake Kiln, whose traditions date back to the Ming dynasty.
Tempting low-fat choices include Yoshi's Asian Grill's avocado-cucumber sushi and edamame, Roadhouse 66 Bar's veggie burgers, and Oaxaca's vegetable burrito.
In addition, among the medicinal plants, garlic, cinnamon, and avocado leaves have all been found to be antagonistic to M catarrhalis.
One ounce of avocado, equal to about two tablespoons, or a fifth of a medium-size fruit, provides 4.5 grams of fat.
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With McDonald's behind him, he went over the distributors' heads and got a meeting with a big avocado-grower in Oxnard, Calif.
His California Bowl takes on brown rice and avocado in the form of paper-thin, crispy-does-it "chips" (think papadum) and a creamy-smooth dip.
It includes the original domestication sites for maize, pumpkin, avocado and beans.
Americans will eat a staggering 79 million pounds of avocado today.
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But if you like consumer electronics, cars, clothing, light bulbs, sneakers and the occasional avocado in February, this may not best please you.
Calavo Growers (CVGW) announced that net income increased by 72 percent in the fiscal fourth quarter, helped by a better than expected avocado harvest.
The company has a proprietary ProRipeVIP avocado ripening program, which uses an acoustic firmness sensor to measure the firmness of fruit and deliver evenly-ripened avocados.
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The company pointed the finger at the commodities complex, indicating that higher salsa, dairy, chicken, and produce costs more than offset declines in avocado prices.
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Along with homes and businesses, the flames have destroyed roughly one-third of San Diego County's lucrative avocado crop, along with other croplands, greenhouses and nurseries.
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Fluffy egg omelets stuffed with avocado and peppers and Jack cheese.
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The special Tuscan burger (avocado, pesto, balsamic) is a sublime confluence.
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