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Do your body a favour, with an avocado

You will come across them in a large variety of recipes, from breakfast and lunch to dinner. Real foodies never skip a day. There is a reason why it is perhaps the most popular exotic fruit in Western Europe. We are talking about the avocado, that brown-green fruit that is conquering kitchens everywhere. And rightly so. Avocados are not only absolutely delicious, they also turn up on super food lists with great regularity. If you're watching your health, EAT ME avocados are simply a must-eat.

Fun quiz question: is the avocado a fruit or a vegetable? Experts tend to disagree on this sometimes. Per the official definition, the avocado is a fruit, even if it is also seen as a fruiting vegetable sometimes. That's because you will often find avocados next to cucumbers and tomatoes on the shelves. The Nutrition Centre sees it as a vegetable, because the avocado is usually eaten as a vegetable.

A very tasty piece of fruit

Nevertheless, the content really makes you think that you have a piece of fruit in your hands. And quite a delicious piece of fruit, too. Underneath their skin, avocados reveal tender and creamy flesh. Thanks to their slightly nutty taste, you can use avocados in a variety of recipes. There is always a large stone in the middle. (Tip: with a little patience and TLC, you can grow your own avocado plant. Just don't expect a bountiful harvest!)

How healthy are avocados?

If you are already eating EAT ME avocados regularly, keep doing what you are doing. Vitamins, minerals, antioxidants: you will find so much of what our body needs every day in the fruit. Avocados are rich in unsaturated fats, for example. Unlike saturated fats, they are good for your cholesterol levels. The fruit also offers lots of vitamin B6. This is an important vitamin that boosts the natural energy in our bodies. B6 is also vital for the nervous system and helps to reduce fatigue. Avocado also has something else that is essential to that end: copper, which supports your immune system.

The colours of the avocado

You will come across avocados in different colours. The skin can be green, reddish brown or even almost black in colour. The colour of the skin does not tell you how ripe the avocado is: it's the variety that the grower uses that determines the colour. By the way, if you buy an avocado with an EAT ME label on it, you can eat it straight away. These avocados are always ready to eat.

The weight of an avocado

Not only colours are different, the weight varies too. Some specimens easily reach 250 grams on the scale, but there are also baby avocados of 100 grams. Big or small, green or brown: you can do anything in the kitchen with every type of avocado. Just check out the product page or the recipe page.

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Are avocados good for you?

Avocados are extremely healthy. An EAT ME avocado mainly contains unsaturated fats. And avocados are also rich in vitamin B6 and copper.

How conscious are you of your daily eating habits? Does your diet contain fruit and vegetables every day? All the experts agree: a responsible diet includes 250 grams of vegetables and two portions of fruit every day. And that is the minimum recommendation, so eating more fruit and vegetables is even better for you! But is every variety of fruit and vegetable suitable as an ingredient in a healthy meal? What about avocados?

The avocado is undoubtedly popular! The green-brown, pear shaped fruit is rapidly conquering the Netherlands. And that is partly due to the versatility of the soft, creamy flesh. And certainly because of the beneficial effects avocado has on your health. The EAT ME avocado is, for example, very rich in unsaturated fats. You know, the kind of fat that is good for our body. If you increase your intake of unsaturated fats and decrease your intake of saturated fats, you will see this reflected in your cholesterol levels: they will go down.

Is avocado a fruit or a vegetable? At last - the definitive answer!

Fruit or vegetable? An EAT ME avocado is technically a fruit but it is eaten and used as a vegetable. So you can include it in your daily portion of 250 grams of vegetables.

We all agree that the avocado is tasty, healthy and versatile. And that explains its sky-rocketing popularity in European cuisine. Lovers of culinary dishes praise its soft, creamy flesh. But there's one thing we never seem to agree on: is the avocado a vegetable or is it fruit?

Officially an avocado is classed as a fruit. But that is only half the answer. Botanically, avocados are defined as being fruit, but they are generally used in kitchen as a vegetable. So they offer the best of both worlds: fruit and vegetables. There are more of these ‘fruit vegetables’. Tomatoes, cucumbers and aubergines are also well-known examples of fruits that are categorised as vegetables for culinary purposes. And the melon: it's actually a vegetable but is eaten as a fruit.

Are you conscious of your diet and do you make sure you eat at least 250 grams of vegetables and two portions of fruit every day? Then you can include the avocado as part of your intake of vegetables.

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