The Goodness of an Avocado
IntoFit | January 16th, 2009 | Foods and Products | 2 Comments »
My husband likes to call Avocados nature’s cheese! We put avocado on sandwiches, in cottage cheese with tomato slices, on salads- in fact we look for any excuse to add a little bit of the green stuff to whatever where eating! In moderation of course! Although avocados are good for us, they are high in fat (the good kind) but still – too much of anything, is too much.
Besides tasting delicious, there are so many benefits to eating Avocado!
Avocado’s :
- Contain monounsaturated fat which helps to lower cholesterol and has recently been shown to help protect against breast cancer !
- Are a great source of potassium which plays a major role in your body regulating it’s water content. New studies are showing that a diet rich in potassium can help lower blood pressure!
- Have close to 25 % of your daily fiber requirement (per approximately 1/2 cup)
- Have 30% of your daily foliate requirement (per approximately 1/2 cup)
- Not to mention Vitamin K, B6, C and many others!
*Because these guys are high in fat (yes, even though it’s the good kind) I would consider 1/4 cup one serving.
Try adding 1/4 cup of Avocado to your next sandwich! Let me know if you think it’s nature cheese too!
- Nutritional Breakdown
Type Calories Carbs Protein Fat Fiber 1/2 Cup 117 6.2 1.5 10.7 5.9 1/4 Cup 58 3.1 .7 5.4 2.4
*12342 Steps.
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