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Fun Facts About Avocado Trees (I Pretty Much Need 4 or 5, If We’re Being Honest)

November 7, 2021 By Joi Sigers

I would challenge you to find a bigger avocado lover in the world but I like you too much to set you up for such an impossible mission. My mom never mentioned it, but I’m fairly certain I was born loving avocados and have, with each passing year, grown to love them more.

I make and devour guacamole religiously, and love to use them in my smoothies (another obsession), salad dressings, pasta salads, taco salads, and… quite honestly…. I love to enjoy an avocado all by its glorious self – cut into small chunks, doused with lime juice, and sprinkled with sea salt.

Delicious! They’re absolutely healthy, too, but my favorite thing about them is the creamy, wonderful taste.

When I was sent the infographic, below, I couldn’t wait to see what regions avocado trees could successfully grow in. I mean, as you’d imagine, I spend a lot of money on avocados each year (the little beauties do not come cheap), so an investment in a tree or two or twenty would be very sound for someone like me!

Tip: If you aren’t an old pro with avocados, please be extra careful when cutting into them. I’ve read that many people end up in the ER from kitchen knife injuries each year and a few come when trying to cut an avocado or trying to get the pit out. After thousands of avocado dealings, I have never once cut myself (and if you knew just how accident prone I am, you’d be amazed). The trick is… NEVER hold an avocado while cutting it. I mean, that should be obvious BUT when we’re busy in the kitchen, sometimes “obvious” is a complete stranger.

Investing in a ridiculously safe and inexpensive Avocado Cutter (Amazon link) is the safest way to go – especially if you have children helping in the kitchen.

Source: Avocado Trees for Sale!

Below are a few really clever gift ideas for avocado lovers, but it occurs to me that an avocado tree may just be the best gift of all!

15 Best Free Apps for Eating Healthy on a Budget

October 29, 2019 By Joi Sigers

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can definitely be a challenge at times. With fast-food chains like McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy’s on every corner, the temptation to stop and get a quick bite to eat is something that everyone has in common.

Fortunately, in life, while you can’t control everything, you can most definitely control the food you put into your body.

Of course, it’s okay to splurge every now and then, but if your diet mainly consists of processed foods this can and will be very detrimental to your health. Even though you may not see the effects right away, in the long run you will be more prone to various types of illnesses that can be a great threat to your general health. That being said, there is no better time to take control of your health by finding ways such as downloading healthy food apps to create a more balanced diet.

Due to the fact that the health and fitness lifestyle has become more popular than ever, it only makes sense that the number of health and fitness apps would skyrocket too. It’s 2019, and there seems to be an app for just about everything! So why not download an app that can transform your diet and help you live a healthier lifestyle? These apps can virtually do everything! Some can track your heart rate, the number of calories you eat, provide you with personalized meal plans and so much more. Having these apps is almost like having a personal trainer or nutritionist in your pocket.

So instead of spending hundreds of dollars on a personal trainer or nutritionist, you can simply download apps that can basically do the same thing. Feel free to utilize or download the various apps that Wikiby has found to help you keep your general or specific diet on track and so that you can crush your fitness goals by the new year.

Infographic Credit: WikiBuy.com

Protein Sources for Vegans (Infographic)

June 17, 2019 By Joi Sigers

Protein Sources for Vegans

When my beautiful middle daughter, Brittany, was 12, she decided she no longer wanted to eat meat. It actually began to nauseate her to even look at meat. I thought it was adorable when she announced that she never wanted to eat anything “…that once had a face.” I said, “Fair enough.” and launched into in-depth research of healthy eating for vegetarians and vegans (assuming that could be a future choice). My main concern was protein because, let’s face it, we all associate protein with meat and meat with protein.

I was delighted (then and now) that there are so many sources of protein that never had a face.

I began making and buying black bean burgers, nuts by the pound, and even more vegetables than I already did. Brittany’s vegetarianism, in my opinion, helped make me a better (and healthier) cook. What some may have viewed as a “problem” or “headache” was actually a positive for our family. She has stuck with her vegetarianism and I have stuck with a very healthy obsession with vegetables.

To be perfectly honest with you, I am incredibly proud of her. As a 12 year old, with an older sister and a younger sister, she made a personal (and HUGE) decisions on her own. She faced everything ranging from skepticism to ridicule from others (absolutely not from me, of course) and stood her ground. At 12! S

And some people think you can’t learn anything from kids. Hogwash!

As I said, my only concern was her health, which is why I researched all that I could. You can most certainly have a healthy diet if you are a vegetarian or even a vegan. You simply have to make certain you are as conscientious and passionate about what you INCLUDE as you are about what you EXCLUDE.

The wonderful infographic below, from Snap Kitchen, sums it up beautifully. It also has made me pretty darn hungry for a great salad with chickpeas and nuts… so I’ll just wrap things up…