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http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mavocadopit.html

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osso, The first thing I always did was remove the pit. I've often wondered how restaurants kept their guacamole looking green and fresh for longer periods.

I got something right, because I did use saran wrap after cutting it in half; eat one half and put the other half in the frig.

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Yeh; that link mentions both the pit and lemon or lime juice. I'm wondering if salad dressing would work - or a wee bit of vinegar.

One of the best guacamoles I've ever had was made with fresh cooked crab and some bottled sherry vinegar dressing.

I didn't know about the plastic wrap, but have used it anyway - but I've not wrapped it as tightly as they suggest.

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Interesting link, osso. Yeah, I use lime juice and I had two layers of plastic wrap on it -- one directly on the surface of the guacamole and another over the top of the bowl. I've used that technique for a long time but I've never had it sit in the fridge for that long before. I've never heard about leaving the pit in it.

I don't think I'd want to eat it after five days anyway. It was a perfect candidate for a kids kitchen science project.

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farmerman -- are you on the mend here?

Don't make me force feed you axle grease.

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Joe, Im fine of late. Im minding my Mg's and K's and I feel really good. I cant believe my last doctor had failed to treat me for this in an aggressive fashion. My new doctor has stated that shes concerned more about me suffring a stroke when the fib occurs and doesnt convert to normal sinus rhythm.

HOWEVER, Im getting sick listening to avocado stories. Two things about California I never got used to (besides all the housing developments in the beautiful countryside) was

1 eucalyptus trees and that cat piss smell they give off

2 avocados

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Heck, farmerman, I love avocados. They're good for us, and they taste good in my chicken Baja burritos.

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farmerman, so that bears close monitoring... more tests, I take it.

Preliminary talk of an implanted defib? Be great if that weren't necessary but not the end of the world if it were.

I'm thrilled your feeling better and I like the sound of the new doc.

(C.I., I've picked up snippets about your circumstances here and there. You're a tough cookie, too! Every good wish)

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farmerman wrote:

1 eucalyptus trees and that cat piss smell they give off

2 avocados

Dont come here then

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Joeblow, Thanks much. I'm scheduled for RN education and simulation next Tuesday, and hopefully begin treatment soon afterwards. The oncologist told me many continue their 9-18 holes of golf during treatment, so I'm looking forward to a small, if any, consequence from the treatments, because I feel pretty healthy. We'll see.

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@ossobuco,

dragging this up
mrs hamburger's discharge from hospital is being delayed in part as her potassium level has dropped precipitously

the hamburgers are going large on bananas, and I think it's time to review that plan

ossobuco wrote:

Re: More than just bananas
May be time to quote this post of BBB's ---

BumbleBeeBoogie wrote:
Bananas are the lowest on the list of potassium sources:

Compare Potassium rich food to Iron rich food
Table of foods rich in Potassium:

Potassium rich foods: Potassium Content-Sodium content-RDA % * Calories

Soya flour 1650mg 9mg 47% 450
Black treacle 1500mg 97mg 43% 260
Apricots ready-to-eat 1380mg 15mg 39% 160
Bran Wheat 1160mg 28mg 33% 200
Tomato Puree 1150mg 240mg 33% 70
Sultanas 1050mg 20mg 30% 275
Raisins 1020mg 60mg 30% 270
Potato chips (crisps UK) 1000mg 1000mg 29% 450
All Bran 1000mg 900mg 29% 260
Wheatgerm 950mg 5mg 27% 300
Figs 900mg 60mg 26% 100
Dried mixed fruit 880mg 48mg 25% 230
Bombay Mix 790mg 800mg 23% 500
Papadums 750mg 2400mg 22% 370
Currants 720mg 14mg 22% 270
Sultana Bran 660mg 700mg 19% 300
Seeds average 650mg 20mg 18% 500
Nuts average (unsalted) 600mg 300mg 17% 600
Baked Potato + skin 600mg 12mg 17% 130
Roast Potato 550mg 9mg 16% 160
Oven chips 530mg 50mg 15% 170
Bran Flakes 530mg 1000mg 15% 320
Gammon lean 520mg 2200mg 15% 170
Soya beans boiled 510mg 2mg 15% 140
Plantain boiled 500mg 4mg 14% 112
Raisin Splitz 500mg 10mg 14% 340
Weetos 500mg 300mg 14% 370
Crispbread 500mg 220mg 14% 320
Muesli low salt 450mg 390mg 13% 360
Sardines 430mg 650mg 12% 200
Pilchards 420mg 370mg 12% 125
Veal 420mg 110mg 12% 230
Wholemeal Pasta 400mg 130mg 11% 320
Banana 400mg 1mg 11% 96

Values for potassium rich foods may vary between individual portions and brands, use only as guide!

* RDA is based on 3500mg per day

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@ehBeth,

Im sooo thankful that you found this. I was beginning to wonder about banananas . What is black treacle? Im familiar with treacle pudding and the sticky toffee pudding but treacle by itself is a molasses based thing no?

Ive been taking "slowK supplement" and this keeps the fib mild. (Im resigned to living with it and Ive found whole bunches of people who have it and , like me, are only treating it to protect themselves against strokes).

PS, whys set been avoiding the boards here? Format?.

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@farmerman,

I was just about to start looking up some of those unfamiliar terms. Looks to me like a number of those foods have Brit descriptors.

I was going to come find you and ask about your health - I'm glad you checked in here.

Dunno about Set. Will ask him again.

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@farmerman,

black treacle a refined version of molasses and nicer tasting is used in all forms of baking and beer making. It is made from cane sugar.

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@farmerman,

farmerman wrote:

Im sooo thankful that you found this. I was beginning to wonder about banananas . What is black treacle? Im familiar with treacle pudding and the sticky toffee pudding but treacle by itself is a molasses based thing no?

Ive been taking "slowK supplement" and this keeps the fib mild. (Im resigned to living with it and Ive found whole bunches of people who have it and , like me, are only treating it to protect themselves against strokes).

PS, whys set been avoiding the boards here? Format?.

The SlowK will help you maintain ideal K levels.

As far as the banana is concerned, the banana cell is enriched in potassium (K). However, the banana cells have tough cellulose walls and humans lack the enzyme cellulase. So ...in general very little of the plant wall cellulose is digested and little cellular K is released from the plant cells into the human gut/intestine.

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@farmerman,

I am no expert in any sense of the word. But, this seems serious enough that you might want to make the rounds, getting new dr opinions and the like. Your life could deped on it.

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@farmerman,

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/minerals/potassium/

Linus Pauling Institute

~~~

Food Serving Potassium (mg)

Potato, baked with skin 1 medium 926

Plums, dried (prunes) 1/2 cup 637

Raisins 1/2 cup 598

Prune juice 6 fluid ounces 528

Lima beans, cooked 1/2 cup 485

Acorn squash, cooked 1/2 cup (cubes) 448

Banana 1 medium 422

Spinach, cooked 1/2 cup 420

Tomato juice 6 fluid ounces 417

Orange juice 6 fluid ounces 372

Raisin bran cereal 1 cup 362

Artichoke, cooked 1 medium 343

Molasses 1 tablespoon 293

Tomato 1 medium 292

Sunflower seeds 1 ounce 241

Orange 1 medium 237

Almonds 1 ounce 200

~~~

time to haul out the baked potato recipes

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@farmerman,

http://www.algaecal.com/potassium-foods.html
and links to

Calcium Rich Foods

Magnesium Rich Foods

Vitamin D Sources

Boron Sources
Vitamin K2
Strontium
Trace Minerals

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@edgarblythe,

Ha! You're one to talk Mr. TreatMyself. You should both be seeing doctors.

I was a little scared when I saw this thread pop up. Glad to see no one is in imminent danger.

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Likewise relieved that this isn't a back-in-the-hospital thing.

(Also curious to see these potassium-rich lists. I've been eating potatoes at breakfast for the past week, and haven't had the small-back-muscle cramps that have been bugging me at work the last month or two. Very cool...)

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