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lauren 8yr Hmmm now this doesn't make much sense...

DietID_TeamDietitians 8yr Like the peeled oranges at whole foods!!The rationale for the Oranges was to solve for accessibility issues - people who are handicapped can't easily peel oranges, and presumably can't cut and deseed an avocado.

Gwendolyn 8yr But unlike with the oranges, this packaging looks difficult! If I had limited mobility with my hands I'm not sure this packaging option would help.

DietID_TeamDietitians 8yr Ah very true!!

mirasingh 8yr I think not everyone knows how to get the pit out without getting their hands super messy and destroying the avocado. I've seen some weird attempts, so I can see why someone would pick this up. Maybe on the back of the package they should show people the knife trick to get the pit out so they can just sue fresh Avos next time

CrystalKirscht 8yr I like this idea. Many times I only use half of an avocado and can never keep the other half from turning brown

unconventionalbaker 8yr @CrystalKirscht rather than refrigerating, if you slice it in half and leave it out at room temperature, it will develop a very thin dry layer on top that will prevent it from browning on the inside. #kitchentip

unconventionalbaker 8yr @mirasingh I thought the same -- maybe that's the reason? That's the only thing that came to mind. But I think by now most people know to google these things. There's a video for everything out there. This would just encourage people to take the shortcut at the expense of the environment.

unconventionalbaker 8yr @lauren no, not at all 🙈 I tried to think about why on earth that would be necessary. I think @CrystalKirscht & @mirasingh probably have the most plausible explanations.

unconventionalbaker 8yr @rachna I know, I thought of the oranges too. The thing is I can see someone wanting that orange peeled as a quick snack on the go. Ok. But o don't recall ever seeing anyone snacking on an avocado half on the go 😄 that would seem quite a mess tbh.

unconventionalbaker 8yr @rachna and about the handicap issue. Looking at this packaging, unlike with the orange where you'd just pop a lid open, this looks pretty heftily packed. I don't know that it saves much effort as compared to slicing one in half...

unconventionalbaker 8yr @gwendolyn yes, that's exactly what I though and expressed in my comment above. It doesn't seem like a big time saver... Reminds me of a complicated egg cracking device someone once gifted my husband 🙊

sugardetoxme 8yr Feel compelled to say #FOODWASTE in all caps. But have to say, I was in the elevator the other day and a father was telling a story to the person next to me and said that he turned away from his 3-year old daughter for a quick second, and she had grabbed an avocado, bit through its skin and was seconds later, covered in avocado goo after rabidly consuming it. Maybe we should all be a little less scared of getting ourselves dirty when eating fruits. :)

JenniferEmilson 8yr @mirasingh I gashed my palm really bad doing the knife trick! So decades later, I still can't use a knife. I have to resort to a spoon.

JenniferEmilson 8yr Well, being a Canadian with a Sobey's down the road, I don't know whether to hang my head in shame, or tip my hat!?

lauren 8yr @CrystalKirscht there was a great conversation about storing avocados here! http://www.thefoodstand.com/posts/11610-riki-avocado-kept-fresh-i-recently-found-an-easy-way-to-store-half

MargaretG 8yr @VestaCooks here's another crazy example of disastrous packaging !

DietID_TeamDietitians

DietID_TeamDietitians Even pizza crust!

lauren

lauren ^ so so true!

DietID_TeamDietitians

DietID_TeamDietitians Welcome Audrey!

unconventionalbaker

unconventionalbaker Thank you Rachna 😊

sugardetoxme

sugardetoxme So great having you here and +1 to this recipe

Sobeys Is Selling Avocado Halves, The Internet Is Confused