Meal Prep Tips with avocados
Did you know that avocados are packed with vitamin K.
There are several benefits to getting a sufficient amount of vitamin K every day. It can help assist in the blood clotting process, it can also help lower cholesterol, build stronger bones, and even relieve itching, these are only a few benifits to a healthy lifestyle.
Did you know you can freeze avocados? You can always have avocados on hand for your meal prep. 🥑
There are two ways you can do it, either halved or pureed. Here’s how it’s done:* Wash the avocado, skin still on.* Cut the fruit in half, and with a knife, cut into the center core length wise and twist to remove the center.* Then use a spoon to remove the avocado. * If you are opting to keep them as halves, put them in a Ziploc bag and freeze. * If you’re pureeing, either mash the avocados with a fork or in a food processor with a little bit of lime or lemon. Store in a resealable bag and freeze. It’s a good idea to put indentations in the bag to make for easy portion sizes later, or store I ce cube trays. Now there’s a catch — isn’t there always? Something happens to avocado when you freeze it. The texture is just not the same once it thaws. So while you won’t want to be eating slices of these once-frozen fruit, they work great for making guacamole, dressings and spreads. So stock up on those cheap avocados now, and eat your fill of guac all year long in your favourite recipes to make meal prep easy!