Delish School Lunch

This is what my kids took for lunch today! What we call a taco salad.

It is a great way to use some of the toppings from the taco dinner the night before. It is pretty simple really. My kids like iceberg lettuce on the bottom topped with taco meat ( seasoned ground beef), shredded cheddar cheese and avocado! So good.

Avocado Love on Tacos

Taco toppings

Avocados just give our beef tacos a little extra flavour

We love to add avocados to taco night. Tacos are a regular dinner at our house. We probably have tacos at least one night a week. And since avocados are such a favourite in our house it is a natural to add to the list of taco toppings. It is such a great addition. Avocados add a nice creaminess to tacos.


What family favourite do you like to add avocados too?

(photos courtesy of my husband! thanks!)


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More Avocado Love - recipe

                                 Avocado Salad


1 Spanish Onion sliced very thin
2 Oranges peeled & sliced thin

Combine the onions and oranges in a glass bowl, refrigerate for 2 hours (the onion will absorb the orange)

When the onions & oranges have sat, slice 2 avocado into the Onions & oranges

Chop up some Romaine lettuce and put on plates, put the Avocado mixture on top of the lettuce.

Dressing for Avocado Salad
2 pinches of White Pepper
2 pinches of Sea Salt
4 tbls of white Vinegar
4 tbls of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Mix together & Drizzle on Salad !! Enjoy !!!!


**this recipe came from a long time friend. I can't wait to try it but I didn't want to wait to share it with all of you.

Let me know if you try it. I would love to hear what you think.

Avocado Love

 We love avocados. I say we because everyone in our house loves the delicious fruit. I think my kids would eat them every single day. They love them best raw on a toasted bagel with a little bit of mayo.
 They eat them breakfast, lunch, dinner and for snacks.

This is how I recently enjoyed avocados (and can I say the avocados in the stores right now are so tasty)

 This sandwich was on toasted whole grain bread, sharp cheddar cheese, fresh tomatoes and AVOCADOS with a garlic aioli. I paired it with homemade roasted red pepper tomato soup ( made by a neighbour).

Here are just a few of the great things about eating avocados

Protein
Avocados provide all 18 essential amino acids necessary for the body to form a complete protein. Unlike the protein in steak, which is difficult for most people to digest, avocado protein is readily absorbed by the body because avocados also contain fiber

Beneficial Fats

Avocados provide the healthy kind of fat that your body needs. Like olive oil, avocados boost levels of HDL (the "good" cholesterol). HDL cholesterol can help protect against the damage caused by free radicals. It also helps regulate triglyceride levels, preventing diabetes.

We also love another sandwich featuring avocados. This one is a lemon marinaded boneless chicken grilled, sliced and topped with avocados, bacon and mayo on a nice fresh crusty bun. I will be posting the recipe and post pictures soon. So stay tuned!

I would love to hear about some of your favourite avocado recipes. Please share!!!!



I received a small payment to purchase product for this blog post. The opinions are my own.