5 tips on using your avocado pit
Avocados are known for being temperamental. This elusive fruit is so difficult to time perfectly! But once you find the perfectly ripen one… it is so worth it. Their ripening mystery definitely keeps us on our toes, and it’s partially what makes them so special. They are also so versatile in ways of consumption and are filled with plenty of healthy benefits too.
Side note: we can't help but hum Dr. Jean's Guacamole Song as we write to you this week, a song with such great melody and lyrics: “guacamole, guac, guac, guacamole” (did we get it stuck in your head too?). Avocados just bring so much joy with their tastiness, it’s so wonderful to have a song celebrating them.
5 Avoca-dos with your avocado pits
Today we share with you a couple of avoca-dos with the fruit’s pit. Believe it or not, the pit holds a few magical secrets. After all, it would be a pit-y to throw it away without maximising the avocado’s full potential!
1.SStore your guacamole longer
In order to save your deliciously creamy dip and keep it from browning, add the avocado pit in it. We also like to keep the pit in the fruit if we are only using half an avocado to store it for longer. However, this practice has been debated. You can also try squeezing some lemon juice into your guac as another way to make it last.
2. Make a dye
Wait, what? Yes you heard right. You can create a natural PINK-hued fabric dye using the skins and the pit. The shade of pink will depend on the fabric you use but give it try! Follow this step by step guide presented by Ruth Singer.
3. DIY Facial mask
You can grind up the pit to use it as a natural exfoliant. However you decide to create your DIY facial mask, or even use a ready-made one, the seed adds the abrasion needed to help slough off your dead skin.
4. Eat it
The seed of an avocado contains multiple nutrients like calcium, magnesium and potassium. Very carefully slice the pits, dry in the oven by baking them and blitz them until powdered. Feel free to sprinkle the powder in any foods; baked goods, smoothies, oatmeal and more. NB: keep in mind that the flavour can be quite bitter so make sure you taste as you add.
5. Grow a plant
The fruit that just keeps on giving. Literally. Start by poking three toothpicks into the avocado on its side, then have it elevated in a glass jar with water in it. Make sure to give it sunlight and the roots and stem should start sprouting in a few weeks. The plant might take a few years to yield fruits. But hey, good things take time! Check out this blog on more details on how to grow an avocado plant at home.
