Solving Avocado Browning Can Help in These Senseless Times
Focus on small victories
Brethren, it has been a week. A month. A year. And it’s only March.
In such complicated and anxiety-provoking times, simple wins mean a lot. I’ve got a tip that involves avocados — a prime culprit in the wellness movement.
For a long time, I found avocados very annoying. They barely taste like anything unless you douse them in hot sauce. Certain grocery stores price them like tiny mounds of green orgasms. Toast tastes better with jam, peanut butter, plain butter, or olive oil. Fight me on it.
And yet, I began regularly consuming avocados a few months back, when I caved to peer pressure and tried the keto diet. Like most millennials, I am not immune to #wellness. I’m also always tired and my colleagues told me keto gives you more energy. I can’t confirm that’s true, but that’s beside the point.
I came to enjoy avocados. They are filling and pretty. Green is my favorite color. The Key Foods near me sells two for $1. There’s just one problem: I like eating one half at a time. And within hours, despite every effort, the other half turns a nasty brown in the fridge.
This browning feels like a slap in the face: You want to be healthy? You want to save a few cents and eat half an…
