Ripen an avocado at home
Ripen an avocado at home

We get through a lot of avocados in my house!

And about half my shopping trolley is filled with bananas now – the kids seem to eat more and more and more…

Anyway, here’s a cool tip about avocados that you might not know!

If you happen to buy an unripe avocado, put it in a paper bag along with one ripe banana (close the bag of course). It’s said that ripe bananas release a lot of ethylene, which will speed up the ripening of the avocado!

Have you tried it?

About the Author Nico Valla

I'm a parent, teacher, coach — and I’ve lived the burnout spiral myself.

In 2019 stress landed hard with chest pain, a scary ECG moment and the realisation that something had to change. I rebuilt my health through sleep, stress regulation, nutrition and sensible movement — not pills.

Since then I’ve coached hundreds of people to do the same. This programme bundles the tools I wish I’d had sooner so you can get back to feeling human again.

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