If unripe, leave on counter or place in paper bag at room temperature. Once ripe, store in fridge for up to a week.

Avocados provide thiamin, riboflavin, and vitamin A, and in some varieties, the flesh contains as much as 25 percent unsaturated oil. With all their good fats, they help with heart health and Type 2 Diabetes.

Can't go wrong with guacamole or slicing up a few and putting on a sandwich. If like the PCH crew (aka millenials), you've obviously already put it on toast...

Avocados are long thought to have originated in South Central Mexico and are classified as a member of the flowering plant family Lauraceae. Surprisingly, they're also known as an alligator pear! Pear? Yes! Avocados are considered a fruit! Avocado trees are partially self-pollinating and are often propagated through grafting to maintain a predictable quality and quantity of the fruit.