Wholly Guacamole is celebrating by giving away a free Wholly Guacamole Snack Pack. Simply eat lunch or dinner at any Schlotzsky’s restaurants nationwide on September 16 and receive one free, Wholly Guacamole 2 oz, 100 calorie Snack Packs with each Schlotzsky’s sandwich, pizza or wrap purchase.

Wholly Guacamole will also have a coupon in this Sunday’s paper for $1.50 off Wholly Guacamole, so if you’re a fan be on the lookout.

Guacamole is a good for you snack, check it out:

Made from fresh avocados, ounce-per-ounce it’s packed with nutrients—touting 60 percent more potassium than bananas—and loaded with lutein which protects against prostate cancer and eye diseases says the food scientist at Wholly Guacamole, Marcia Walker.

Studies show that the “good fats” in avocados effectively reduce cholesterol levels. And now, researchers at Ohio State University’s Comprehensive Cancer Center say that avocados have cancer fighting power, against oral cancer and possibly other types of cancer.

Guacamole was originally invented by the Aztecs as a nutritious snack. In fact, three tablespoons of all natural guacamole with a hand full of carrots has just 94 calories—that’s less than a cup of low-fat milk!

Check out how to make the guacamole football field pictured above, it would make a great addition to your football parties this fall.

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Celebrate National Guacamole Day

My favorite way to make guacamole is to dice up about three ripe avocados. Put two of the avocados in a bowl and mash fairly well, and then gently mix in the third diced one. This gives in a great texture, and I can’t think of anything better than getting a chunk of avocado when I dip a chip!

Next, sprinkle in some lemon juice (or lime, both are good) and a little kosher salt, and then finely chop up some onion (red onion works well, though regular yellow or white are good too), and a jalapeño or two, depending how much heat you want. Some chopped tomato also adds some nice texture and color. My husband likes chopped cilantro in his, but I’m one of those nuts that doesn’t like cilantro, so I keep it out.

Carefully fold everything in together so you don’t break apart the avocado chunks (and you don’t want to overwork it in general), and then press plastic wrap directly over the mixture in the bowl so the top doesn’t stay exposed to the air and turn brown. Store in the fridge for at least a few hours before serving to get it nice and chilled and let the flavors mix.

Guacamole is great used as just a dip for tortilla chips, or spread over a tostada or added to a taco or burrito. Try spreading some on your hamburger buns the next time you fire up the grill. Leftovers will keep nicely in the fridge for a few days, if you can get it to last that long!

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Homemade Guacamole

They are good sources of folate or folic acid. What’s the deal with folate? Low dietary intake of folate has been associated with increasing the levels of homocysteine, a risk factor linked with coronary heart disease and stroke, although a direct relationship between folate intake and heart disease has not yet been conclusively shown. High homocysteine levels have also been associated with an increased likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Check out the healthy recipes at Fresh California Avocados for more ideas (including recipes for about 50 types of guacamoles). I can personally recommend the Avocado Shake!

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Avocados Against Heart Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease