' The avocado could be the crown jewel in a healthy plant centered diet, even though it is not a vegetable. Avocado is actually a fruit — an oily berry, sometimes called alligator pear because of its shape and outer skin texture and color.
Avocado, along with organic rice and dry, freshly soaked and cooked beans, is more than enough to silence the meat industry’s claim that you’re not getting enough protein. Though foolishly ignored by weight watcher types for its high fat content, what is also foolishly ignored is the avocado’s high and complete protein content.
Of course, it’s easy to be foolish if you don’t know the facts. So here we go.'
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