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Healthy Fat #LoveOneToday Why I Love Avocados

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Avocados are one of my favorite foods when I’m embracing a healthier way of eating that focuses on whole foods instead of highly processed foods. They are quick and easy to eat, taste great, and help me curb cravings that might cause me to overeat on less-healthy alternatives. In fact, when I was teaching childbirth education classes and did extra study on nutrition, we learned that one way to avoid over-eating on things like candy bars or processed ice cream, was to make sure we were eating the right kinds of fats – like those found in avocados.

Avocados have healthy fats #LoveOneToday (plus giveaway)

Benefits of Avocados

That’s why I quickly accepted when I had the opportunity to partner with Hass Avocado Board to share more information with you about avocados and their benefits. I’m being compensated for my time but all opinions are my own, as always. I feel like there are still a lot of people who avoid healthy foods mistakenly believing that all fats are bad. Nothing could be further from the truth, however.

Avocados are high in a fat called monounsaturated fat, which is beneficial to the body. Saturated fats are the “bad fats” as my kiddos call them. Here’s a great comparison chart so you can see the breakdown of key nutritional values in avocado compared to other common condiments or spreads. They are so nutrient-dense and comparatively low in calories, they are an excellent addition to anyone trying to eat healthier.

I remember, I first fell in love with avocados when I was pregnant with my first born. I had a hard time eating enough food in the last trimester because I would feel full so quickly. It became increasingly important for me to make every bite as rich in nutrients as possible and avocados were quickly added to the list of top foods by my health care professional. I fell in love with them and have been enjoying them ever since!

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How to Eat Avocados

The easiest way to eat them for me is to just slice them up, spread them out on a piece of whole wheat toast, and munch away!

Hass Avocado has lots of health benefitsOne of our contributors on Untrained Housewife gives several ideas for how to substitute avocado in several other dishes for healthier meals.

The unique consistency that avocados have make them excellent for a wide variety of dishes. Did you know you can even make healthy desserts out of them? Try this avocado chocolate mousse or chocolate avocado pudding for real food versions of yummy treats.

I love avocados in salads also. Here are six avocado salad recipes you might enjoy, or this one featuring avocados and eggs is lovely also.

It’s also super easy to add avocados to a main dish. One of my favorite ways to top grilled salmon is with diced avocado and pico. Chicken is also enhanced with avocado and rosemary in this dish, and with avocado, cilantro, and lime in this recipe.

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About Angela England

Angela England has written 562 posts in this blog.

Founder of Untrained Housewife, Editor-in-Chief of Blissfully Domestic (http://blissfullydomestic.com), mother of five, wife of one, and God-seeker always.

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Comments

  3. There wasn’t anything new in the video but it was super stinking cute. The little guy’s lecture on heart surgery? Awwww… Avocados are my favorite food in the whole world. I could be stranded on an island with that as my only food source and be happy.

  13. I learned that avocados are a fruit.

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  50. While cake pops hold zero interest for me, I think the avocado ice cream sounds lovely and worth trying.

  55. I learned that avocados are a fruit. And love the kid who knew that avocados were in guacamole. And the kid who knows we need water and sleep lol.

  57. Chocolate cinnamon avocado cake pops were the first thing to “pop” up when I went to the recipes, and it’s like they knew who I was already. Sounds great!

  76. I checked out recipes on the Love One Today Avocado website & I LOVE the recipe for “Chocolate Cinnamon Avocado Cake Pops”, definitely giving this one a try!!

  79. The video was so great!! Talk about kids and learning what they live!
    I learned that Avocados were fruits…didn’t realize that one!
    Thank you for this wonderful giveaway ! I am sharing this with my daughter, she has a little girl who’s turning two. She will LOVE the video!!

  80. I didn’t know that an avocado was a fruit. Super cute video! Loved the comment about vegetarians eating candy.

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