What is avocado?

An avocado is like a green egg that tastes like butter and has a soft inside you can squish with your fingers.

Avocados are a kind of fruit, just like apples or bananas, but they look different because they’re mostly green on the outside and creamy on the inside. When you peel an avocado, it feels almost like a banana, but when you bite into it, it’s smooth and mushy, like eating a soft, buttery cookie.

If you cut an avocado open, you’ll see a big, green seed in the middle, kind of like the pit inside a peach. Around that seed is the flesh of the avocado, which is what you eat. This flesh is full of healthy stuff that helps your body grow and stay strong.

You can use avocados to make guacamole, which is a fun green dip you can spread on chips or bread. It’s like making a smoothie with fruit, but it’s solid and creamy instead of liquid.

Avocados are special because they’re not sweet like most fruits, they’re more like a soft, green vegetable that tastes really good with just a little salt.