Life Lessons From an Unlikely Pair
What I learned from avocado and papaya
One taught me planning
One taught me patience
And one taught me…. No, no.
This is starting to sound like an Ariana Grande song of boyfriends past. If I were to remix the track, my chorus would repeat, “Thank you, may I please have more?”
My family recently played a game at dinner in which each member had to disclose their favorite color of produce.
The rules were: If you could only eat one group of produce for the rest of your life, and that group was organized by color, which would you choose?
This is clearly a complete hypothetical — unless you entertain the idea that, late at night, produce sections engage in battle for the best bins in the store, something part Dr. Seuss, part Night at the Museum.
Most participants quickly arrive at a color.
“Green, obviously,” they say.
“How could I go the rest of my life, thousands of meals, without avocado, spinach, kale, arugula, mixed greens, limes, cucumbers, Granny Smith apples, or cilantro?”
It’s a damn good question — and one that most plant advocates celebrate — as this might be the first time they’ve heard someone say…
