You’ve heard about ‘Superfoods’, right? They’re foods that provide an insane amount of nutrients and vitamins in one package – not modified by humans, just natural.
You’d be hard pressed to go past an avocado for all round goodness, taste and versatility.
What’s the fuss about? Well, we live in a world of pre-packaged, processed, time-saving (fast) food. More processing means more goodness is stripped out of the food until what is left barely resembles what it started life as.
However, take an avocado, slice it, and put it on some toast – you’ve got a good percentage of your daily dietary requirements – Harvard University records an avocado contains:
- Fat (mostly monounsaturated 67%)
- Fibre (mostly insoluble but also soluble)
- B vitamins
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
- Folate
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Carotenoids (lutein, zeaxanthin)
A whole medium avocado has about 240 calories, 13 grams carbohydrate, 3 grams protein, 22 grams fat (15 grams monounsaturated, 4 grams polyunsaturated, 3 grams saturated), 10 grams fibre, and 11 milligrams sodium. Along with their low sodium levels, avocados have no cholesterol.
So versatile you can use them as baby food, brunch food, snack food, and even replace other fats in baking and desserts.
So, what are you waiting for? Give your body a treat today and grab a box of tasty hass avocados.
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