Hacker News Reader

Comment by throwup238 | Hacker News Reader

> According to the US Department of Agriculture, consumption of avocados in the United States has tripled since 2001, climbing to more than eight pounds per person each year.

Man, y'all ain't pulling your weight. I easily eat eight pounds of avocados a week. Thank god for globalization, they're available year round now!

> After getting laid off from a job, he went to work on it seriously, and he launched Primavera’s consumer website last May. Through it, customers nationwide can order a box of four pounds of avocados from their groves for $39 or sign up for a subscription plan.

Holy shit, that's why. It's like $5 per 2 pound bag at Trader Joes here.

View on HN

I doubt I eat a pound in a year. Are you vegan/vegetation? I can't imagine eating that much otherwise, unless you have a very unhealthy obsession with guacamole...

You don't ever eat salads that have avocado in them?

I eat salads and avocados. I have to say the idea of combining them does not seem appealing to me.

then you're missing out, but to each their own

I love me a good Cobb salad.

1 pound is like 2 avocados. That’s very little tbh

Vegetation reporting in, can confirm I have no mouth with which to eat avocados.

Surely you can absorb it with your roots? That’s what I do to get those extra nutrients.

Harlan Ellison must have written a sequel about what plants screaming sound like.

> Are you vegan/vegetation?

No, quite the opposite in fact - I'm often on a protein sparring modified fast and avocados are the only thing that make it tolerable (I know it's cheating but I don't care). I actually don't eat that much guacamole, pretty much only at Mexican restaurants a few times a year. I eat avocado sliced, sprinkled with olive oil or lime juice and some salt & pepper.

A medium avocado is 200-300 grams so it's not that much, especially if you don't eat many carbs otherwise.

For years I would eat either a half or whole avocado a day. Why would you need to be a vegan/vegetarian to do that?

They are fiber and potassium rich with a lot of unsaturated fat, which adds to making them a great “dessert” if you eat them with a bit of olive oil, salt, and lemon.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com