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Are you looking for a simple Oktoberfest menu? You’ve come to the right place!

There is no better way to celebrate the fall than to host an Oktoberfest party. Jubilant in nature and focused around Munich’s flavorful food and drink, this is the perfect theme. Not familiar with German cuisine? An Oktoberfest celebration is a great way to introduce yourself and your guests. 

Many would argue that German food doesn’t get enough attention in the U.S. However, one food authority believes it should.  According to Mimi Sheraton, the author of The German Cookbook, “German cooking has more appeal to the average American palate then the cuisine of any other foreign country.” She states that meat and potatoes are staples of the German diet, just like America’s. The fats are similar, too, as both often use butter, lard, and bacon. The cuisine also includes a significant sweet and sour component that rivals the Americans. You can usually find ham and pineapple or turkey and cranberries together on a dinner table. 

The Germans even have the motto gut essen, gut tinken, which means good eating and good drinking. You can’t go wrong with that!

Now is the time to celebrate the fall and host a party. So here is your Oktoberfest menu.

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I am in love with the simple avocado. You can place it on toast, salads, and everything in between. If it is in a dish, I will love it and have it on a meal plan. And I am not alone. Demand for the green fruit (yup, it is a fruit) is surging, and the cost has gone along.

Prices are surging. This is making an already pricy piece of produce even more expensive. If we pay a premium for the avocado, we want one that tastes great.

The problem is that we cannot tell just what we are getting from the outside. It is impossible to see if it is problem-free. I’ve had more and more encounters with brown avocados, stringy avocados, and avocados that won’t ripen, no matter what method I employ. 

So what is a consumer to do? Here are common problems with avocados and what to do about them.

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I turned 40 this year.  And I was tired. I had two little kids running around and no time to focus on my health.  I was trying to survive. My birthday came about, and I thought it would be cute to try and do a backbend.  I could barely get up. Thankfully my girlfriends told me AFTER the fact that their girls watch Youtube videos of gymnastics fails, which include severe injuries from backbends. I needed a change.

I was determined to get healthy. Now, I’m not the kind of drastic measure girl.  I love food, so the idea of trying a traditional, restrictive diet was not in the cards for me.  Not to mention that my carnivorous family would probably revolt if I made a massive immediate change. I knew that I didn’t want a diet per se, but more of a lifestyle change.

Then I remembered that my husband had mentioned the Mediterranean Diet in passing a few times. Boom! Let’s give it a go. As usual, he regretted those few words as I fully integrated the Mediterranean Diet within a few weeks.  Gone were his steaks, No helper Cheeseburger Macaroni dinners and in were fish, tomatoes and feta, a whole lot of feta. You would think he would choose his words more wisely around me by now.

Want to learn about how to do the Mediterranean Diet for beginners?

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