Back-to-School Lunches for Happy & Healthy Kids
School's back in session, and with it comes another year of packing lunches. But between buying school supplies and new clothes, figuring out after-school schedules, and helping kids find that missing...
View ArticleAvocado, Mozzarella and Tomato Skewers with Balsamic Dipping Sauce
As a mom to three boys, I know three things: kids love assembling things, kids love skewers, and kids love dipping sauces. Three fun things that you can do with them in the kitchen while helping them...
View ArticleDelight your Kids with This Tart Pico de Guacamole
In Mexican cooking, we like to say there are as many ways to make a dish as there are cooks! This is especially true for guacamoles and salsa, where you can experiment with including your family's...
View ArticleBe an Avo Scientist
Avocados are delicious, nutritious fruits that make super science fair subjects, too! Use these projects to inspire young science students — and give them a reason to play with their food. Experiment...
View ArticleCool Down With These 3 Frozen Avocado Treats
By: M. Elise Giller You might not suspect it, but avocados translate perfectly into frozen treats. Why? Their natural creaminess works wonders in popsicles, smoothies, and milkshakes, creating rich,...
View ArticleEasy Like Sunday Morning: Easing into Back-to-School Routines
Summer vacation is all about long days by the pool or hanging with your kids at the playground, taking it easy and having fun, but it comes to an end all too soon. Returning to school-time routines...
View ArticleHam, Cheese & Avocado Spread Sandwich Rolls
This is a really fun way to make sandwiches for kids. Not only do they enjoy getting involved in rolling out the bread, spreading the avocado mix, adding the layers and then rolling them up, but they...
View ArticleKid Recipes That They Can Make
It's okay to admit it: Prepping school lunch seems to get harder as the week rolls on. But guess what? You don't have to be in charge with making sure the lunch box gets packed every day! Getting your...
View ArticleModern Avo Makeovers for Last Night’s Leftovers
Like magic, you can turn last night’s leftovers into an entirely new meal. We know the feeling you get when cold remains stare at you from the inside your fridge, and you are dying for something...
View ArticleNew Year, New Lunch Plan
Tempted to skip lunch to keep plugging away at a pressing project? Don’t! Lunch is your power hour — a chance to reenergize with essential nutrients and vitamins. Plus, not eating lunch can lead to...
View ArticleSoups On!
Do you have trouble imagining avocados anyplace other than poolside, seated next to their dear friends: beer and tortilla chips? Don’t underestimate these creamy, decadent fruits. They are just as...
View ArticleSneaky Avocado Options for Picky Eaters
Pssssst! OK, stay cool, but you’re about to learn a classified secret: Even the pickiest of eaters will eat more nutritiously if you add avocados to their favorite foods. It’s true: toddler meltdowns...
View ArticleThe Frugal Family Gourmet
Any foodie worth his or her Himalayan pink sea salt will quickly proclaim the kitchen to be the best room in the house. But did you know it is also the go-to spot for friends and family members to...
View ArticleWeeknight Wonder Chef
It’s 6 p.m. You put in a full workday, carted your school-age kids to and fro, and now everyone is calling out for dinner. You’re tired, you’re hungry, and your fingers can barely summon the strength...
View ArticleAvocado Baby Food
It's dinnertime! The whole family is gathered around the table. The baby, sitting in its highchair, is excited and expectant, fist pumping while clenching a spoon in one of its adorable chubby hands....
View ArticleAvocado Ice Cream
If you ask us, there's really no better way to spend a summer afternoon than making homemade ice cream. With all of the ice cream machines on the market, whipping up a batch of this sweet treat is as...
View ArticleKid-friendly Snacks
Parents the world over worry whether their kids are getting the recommended amount of vitamins and minerals in their diets. But they also know that telling a child to eat something because “it's good...
View ArticleQuick Back-to-School Lunches
There are 180 days in an average school year. That's almost half a year of getting up early. Help make lunchtime exciting with these tasty and creative quick lunch ideas, all featuring avocado....
View ArticleAvocado Science Fair Projects
It's science fair time! Whether you're scrambling to figure out how to work with the ingredients in your kitchen, or you just want to avoid the clichéd baking-soda-and-vinegar volcano and its...
View ArticleAvo Cookies for Santa
There's a good reason we leave Santa cookies on Christmas Eve: delivering gifts to every kid in the world in one night is a logistical nightmare. Santa deserves a break, and if cookies are his...
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