avocados when it is packed. and then the fruit is driven here to mission produce in nearby oxnard. >> well, these were just harvested today. they--they were brought by the growers right down the street here, so it's probably the first lot in today. it's one of probably 80, 75 or 80 lots that will come in. and a lot will be anywhere from, oh, 10 to 100 bins depending on the size of the grower. [man vocalizing] >> here they are processing upwards of 650,000 pounds of fruit a day and shipping it across the country and the world as well. in fact, these avocados most likely will end up in grocery stores, club stores, and restaurants near you perfectly ripe just a few days after harvest. >> what this is, this is what we call a riping room. it'll hold about 20 pallets, which is a truckload. and we'll put food in here that's at about 40 degrees. we'll raise the temperature to the low sixties. we'll add some heat. >> and steve says they've steadily seen an increase in avocado consumption. on average, each american now co

. >> we like using california avocados because they're grown as close as an avocado can be. from the simi valley. they're really versatile. they're rich. as you can se

what do we like about avocados for our skin? >> well, we like avocados because of the lutein that you're going to find in there. and so, we think of lutein as another one of those skin nutrients. >> oh, ok. >> and a neat thing about avocado is not only is it good for internally, but if you have, you know, blotchy skin or kind of irritated skin, it's very good for calming. so you can also apply it it onto your face. >> really? so it's tophcal, too? >> it's topical, too. >> yeah. this is the wonder veggie right here, basically. >> yeah. it makes a great mask. >> ok. ok. so we've moved out of the produce area, and now, where are we, earline? >> we're heading to the california olive oils. >> oh, good. ok. >> now, extra virgin olive oil is a great source of your monounsaturated fatty acids. >> ok. want that one. >> one of the things it's going to do is to help with the strength of those cell membranes. >> ok. >> so extra virgin olive oil is a very good choice. i also like the fact that it's good for-- as a moisturizer for your skin.

>> one of the great things is at uncle julios we start with the best avocados.ht now we are using a halve avocado that has great buttery taste. it is very silky. >> really? >> so we start with avocado and what we do is we open and cut all around. >> this is nice and soft and that's the secret, picking the right avocado. >> the great thing is they tend to have a color more of a darkish, purplish tone to it. that's the number one step to tell you they are ready and the next is to pinch it an you see it is giving way. so we will take this and then kind of twist. open it up. and then usually you can squeeze and you will be able to get the seed out. very simple. and then the next part -- if i can get you help. >> scoop that out? >> scoop that out. >> this is very easy. >> very easy. the great thing about national guacamole day is you can get this at uncle julios every day. >> what do you put in it next. >> we start off with some of our garlic oil, which is our own seasoning which is oil with garlic in it. >> okay. >> add lemon juice to this. >> of course. >> lemon ju

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. >> the hell hi fats in the avocado actually help absorb the site palestinians and minerals that arees. >> reporter: so they make the most out of what it is you're eating. >> reporter: try an avocado salsa dip. here is a list of what not to pack. sewed a potato chips, candy, cookies and ice cream. >> anything that has calories and no nutritional value. >> because

. >> haas avocados are a nutrient booster and good fat. the kids will absorb more anti-oxidants with the avocado. frud. you want to have a fruit serving. fresh fruit is fine. you can go with dried fruit. only a quarter cup cowns. that's a small amount. juice boxes are always -- parents are always asking about them. go for the 1 w no added sugar. i like the blend of fruit and vegetable juice. you can even find squeezable fruits. >> read the lanl bels on everything. >> make sure it's 100% fruit product. >> dairy products, cheeses, great options and kids love opening up. you can have 30 for 100 calories. healthy dip like hummus and guacamole and healthy chips like a pita chip that is baked. no transfat. >> good lessons for all of this. you make it a family affair. >> thank you. 6:23 right now and a new park is taking ship and what it could mean for the way for to you enjoy great bay area outdoors. >>> the east bay park district buying property between dublin and livermore. here's a look at google maps. the land will provide the core of the pa

la tourangelle now produces 14 different types of oils, from almond to sesame to pumpkin to avocado oile biggest seller is the walnut oil. more than 15,000 tins are sold every month to retail outlets nationwide and have found a following with chefs looking for a new flavor enhancer. >> well, with the walnut oil, it's a very full-flavored oil, very nutty and robust. typically you would want to use that as either a finishing oil or in a vinaigrette. >> at roseville's newest and ttest restaurant, paul martin's bistro, chef joskorn says the oil adds a nice nutty pop to whatever he's working with, whether it's veggies, salads, or even main dishes. but more than that, the new product is a way to support their local farming community. >> well, that's a way of life for these people, you know. they live out on that farm. they get up before the sun. they get out there and roll up the sleeves and get dirty, and you know, that's their life. so that's why we're so big on supporting those people. that's their livelihood, and anything that we can do to help support them and keep agricultural land agri

the fresh of the avocado and the tangy marinade. we've got that combination.s, david muir. >> david's already eating. >> oh, my gosh. it's good? >> it's really good. >> you get that creaminess and the acid of the marinade, it's wonderful. >> all right. >> had to interrupt. >> layer it on, please. >> and we have to be careful about having it spill out. i will dig in. before i taste it, i want to let everyone know that you've put up all of these recipes on our website. people can go there. great ideas for labor day. abcnews.com/recipes. this is fantastic. give it a shot. >> excellent. excellent. >> sock, for sides, we have corn on the cob spiced with cutter mixed with chili powder. and for dessert, i have an apple crisp. i'm so not the baker. i can't do it. i can buy packaged cookie dough and break it up and mix it in with apples, nutmeg, fruit, you're good to go. >> thanks so much, j.m. you're good to go. >> thanks so much, j.m. >> you're so welcome. banana pancakes. french fries. happy birthday cake. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outba

slice the tomato, slice the avocado and drizzle the lemon vinaigrette over it. >> sounds delicious. if you'd like to see that or listen to what crystal had to say, she's a registered dietician. head to abc2news.com and you'll find the residence pie there as well as this segment. >> coming up next: it is the newest abc drama but it takes a completely different approach to a traditional courtroom drama. we'll find out the truth and nothing but the truth from their points of view. tax on everything you buy? that's in andy harris' unfair tax plan. 23% sales tax. a 23% sales tax will cut my business in half. would be devastating. andy harris' 23% sales tax absolutely makes no sense. 23% sales tax would really make things unaffordable. that's too high for the average american out here. i don't know how we would manage it really. don't like that idea. we can't afford andy harris' idea. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. >>> what's up? >> the guilty ones always have your number on speed dial. >> the da's way off on this. >> it's incredible of how you're always so sure of people'

little-- olive oil and i put avocado in mine in this particular one because i think it makes nice andthen some cucumber is classic which is a classic greek yogurt sauce is cucumber and you lot of greeks here. you have greektown here. i think there is one sitting this there right now. >> a little bit of oregano and lemon juice and this is what makes it so yum eesm this is the sauce of the burger. >> you can use the sauce in a number of ways. >> throw that on everything. >> everything. we put it on everything. put it on chicken and skewers and kabobs. fish is nice. we will come over here and i will flip your burger here. you say that is yours. that has your name on it. >> look at that. looking good. >> smells good. >> i like to put them on a nice toasted onion bun here which i have for you. i will heat that up and this is your lunch. little there. >> best meal -- to eat all day. i told steve on the way out here we are eating lunch break today. that woman is only woman who has won this award. yes. this iron chef is still on and we are still doing it every season and it's going strong. de

like for example, bananas that you peel or an avocado.ot worth paying for more? >> well, no, but conversely, i will say that there are some things i would never deal down on. >> and that would be? >> certain humane practices when it comes to raising animals. it's very important to me, i think it's great that the care that of the animal's life and how it was raised is very much important and it translates into the final product as well. it's something that i always look for. >> but say for example a drink, like a so-called healthy drink and it says organic on it. i look at these, it's high in sugar, high in salt. i read the ingredients and am thinking, it says organic so you think it's more healthy, but it's not. >> there in lies the rub. i know a lot of farmers who aren't certified organic, but practice organic farming. they just can't afford the organic certification. usda organic has certain -- can people, you know -- you're right. if i see an energy drink that says organic, i'd be skeptical. i wouldn't associate beverages in a can as o

. >> and don't do it in the dark nimplsts general a lot of things good for us on the inside, avocadosor less. >> chocolate. eating a piece of dark chocolate once a week can lower your blood pressure. >> who doesn't want to eat chocolate? >> next time. >> we appreciate you guys coming by. here's the book right here, everybody's got to go run out and buy it but you guys will be back tomorrow, right? >> yes. >> more questions. we have a bunch of questions from our viewers we'll ask you. >> all right, bring it but first, the arguments over on. >> coming up, saving big money on your groceries. stick around for a lot of good advice on valuable think about the internet. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will guide the internet into the future... to protect users, and reward innovators, for years to come. we support a fair and open internet - affordable and accessible to everyone. transparent networks, managed in ways that are clear to all users. we support the fcc's

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do you know how to get the pit of an avocado?es right out. you put a little salsa on here and a little hot sauce. >> and you're not going to get to the last thing. >> okay chicken technders. why buy those chicken tenders, you don't know where the chicken comes from. we have some beautiful chicken. we have some butter, mustard, salt and pepper, and you have seasoned bread crumbs, and bake it, don't fry it. >> frying bad, baking good. >> make your sauce with yogurt and butter milk and chives and a little blue cheese and you have -- look how pretty. >> it's very pretty, it's lovely, martha. you did a great job. >> and you don't have it in a box, you haven't fed your kids things you don't know and it's healthy and good and organic. >> martha stewart, as always, thank you. >>> "today's" wedding, modern love is brought to you by chevy. every model is backed by a 100,000 mile, five-year limited power train warranty. >>> we're back at 8:44 with our special series "today's" wedding modern love. tomorrow is the big day but there's still so

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in san diego county, other fried food, it is fried white castle burger, fried avocados and a zucchiniich is a hot dog toughed inside a zucchini and deep fried. but the texas state fair takes the cake and the fries probably fried as well. they have all the standards but for a nice dinner start with the deep fried club salad, then a fried frito pie and wash it down with a beer which, by the way, is also deep fried. that's not your drink of choice, they also offer a fried margari margarita. i used to think was fascinating until i realized all you have to do is put it in batter or dough and fry it. >>> brand new rundown. they were pitted against each other in blood matches but michael vick's dogs aren't being put down. believe it or not, they're being saved, rehabilitated and sent to loving owners. it is an amazing story of rescue and redemption. >>> plus, for a lot of kids it might be their only meal of the day so it better be healthy. a new push to make school lunches better. sanjay gupta digs in. >>> and i have the honor of profiling our top ten cnn heroes of the year. we revealed them

every day, chipotle goes through 82,000 pounds of avocados. more than any other restaurant chain. more of its rivals, it's also what draws in more than 750,000 customers a day. the restaurants use slightly more mayo, which may explamrapln videos like these. ♪ it tastes so good in your face ♪ ♪ chipotle >> reporter: why a cult following? els says there's a secret to that, too. limit the menu selection. in fact, chipotle only sells four, main items. but the company claims those staples can be combined into up to 65,000 variations. why not expand your menu, on to dessert? anything, aside from just the burritos? >> people ask me why i don't expand the menu, for years now. i think it's simple. if you can focus on just a few things and do them better than anyone else, people are going to come back, again and again. >> reporter: another secret, show them what they're eating and how it's prepared. every chipotle restaurant offers an open kitchen and line. this is a dream of mine. can i build my burrito. love black beans. a few peppers. a lot of tomatoes. salsa. have to get the guac. and t

and the healthy fats, olive oil, avocado are great, whole grains and vegetables and fruits like beary, spina. >> and you can still maintain your health, which is more important.bury, spinach. >> and you can still maintain your health, which is more important. that's also a study out today that finds that people a lot of times looking for low carb misinterpret the way things are written on the box. >> and this falls under the category of no good deed goes unfinished. a hot are puts on the front signs and information about carbohydrate contents. this study found that over the last four year period, the sales of these products due to this advertising actually increased by over 500%. now, that seems like it's a good thing, people are being more health conscious, not if you miss the ingredients which you have to look at at the back of the label, the proteins, the fats, the total carbohydrates. you could be getting low carb, but high calorie. >> and high fat. so bottom line, everything in moderation, i'm guess something. >> and you know what to eat. you want to eat from the farm, not the f

>> we have frozen strawberries and avocado.eat protein. it's half the sugar of a normal breakfast cereal. you can pop it in your blender. ten seconds or 30 seconds. it will come out like this. >> do you need the cream in there? > we didn't this case. if you need it to go, put a little bit in. make your own breakfast ice cream sundae. you can put toppings on it. hold hoda, this is your day. get involved. throw in mor granola and blueberries. >> is tha yummy? >> it's good. kind of sweet. >> that's how i got samantha out of bed in the morning. 's great for you. comes out like that. put it in a parfa aparfait glas make it fun. >> these are breakfast cookies. you koent get them to eat a bowl of cottage cheese a whole grains. i'm not getting samantha and emily to eat that. put it in a cookie, and you have a little bit of cinnamon keeps the blood sugar stable, whole grains, cottage cheese or ricotta cheese. less than half the sugar of any kids's breakfast cereal. >> for a kid to think they're having a cookie in the morning? >> hav the

do you know how to get the pit of an avocado?you put a little salsa on here and a little hot sauce. >> and u're not going to get to the last thing. >> okay chicken technders. why buy those chicken tenders, you don't know where the chicken comes from. we have some beautiful chicken. we have some butter, mustard, salt and pepper, and you have seasoned bread crumbs, and bake it, don't fry it. >> frying bad, baking good. >> make your sauce with yogurt and butterilk and chives and a little blue cheese and you have -- look howpretty. >> it's very pretty, it's lovely, martha. you did a great job. >> and you don't have it in a box, you haven't fed your kids things you don't know and it's healthy and good and organic. >> martha stewart, as always, thank you. [ male announcer ] the turn changes everything. ♪ the turn will make you think. ♪ make you re-examine your approach. change your line. innovate. and create one of the world's fastest-reacting suspensions, reading the road 1,000 times per second. it's the turn that leads you somewhere

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add your tomato and your avocados. >> grab some of this. you remind me of a very good friend of mine. maglana martinez who works at wgn and she is mexican heritage. and she is probably the healthiest person i know. >> there you go. >> and even her family and i think her mom is still near chicago visiting. they say, maggie, eat something. but my girl is healthy. she is like what do you mean did i exercise today? she is a yoga instructor. >> you have to make sure that it's part of your daily habit. >> and it was maggie who taught me that if you are trying to get your weight under control, diet is 80% of the battle. if you are worried about i didn't work out. what did you eat today? >> what people don't realize how important it is for to be mentally fit. so many people in the united states like suffer from anxiety, depression and myself that's part of my book what i suffered as a kid was anxiety disorder and how i noticed that what i eat really affects how i'm going to feel that day. >> for you, what are key good mood foods for you? >> well, i