Avocado Nutrition

Learn all the facts you need to love fresh avocados even more

The Importance of Good Fats in Avocados

Heart-healthy and a source of naturally good fats, fresh avocados are just what you need to start and sustain your day.

Avocado Nutrition

Heart-Healthy Living

Living a heart-healthy lifestyle can be challenging, especially if you don’t know where to begin. When I speak to clients, their biggest concern always seems to be what foods to eat. With so many conflicting messages, sometimes it is overwhelming.

Written by: Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, D.O.

Nutritional Information
About Avocados

Avocados contain…

80 calories per 50 gram serving
(approximately ⅓ medium avocado)

and…

3 grams of fiber
0 grams of sugar
5 grams of monounsaturated fat
1 gram of polyunsaturated fat
1 gram of saturated fat

The good fats in avocados also play other important roles in your diet and health:

The body needs some fat to help with nutrient absorption.
The type and amount of fat you eat is key to a healthy diet.
Avocados are essentially the only fruit with good fats.

With the predominant fat in an avocado being unsaturated fat, avocados can be substituted for foods higher in saturated fat such as butter and other full-fat spreads. According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats can reduce the LDL (bad) cholesterol level in the blood, which can lower your risk of heart disease and stroke.

The unsaturated fat in avocados can also act as a nutrient booster by helping increase the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, K, and E.

Include delicious, fresh, heart-healthy avocados in meals, recipes, and snacks! Avocados count toward your fruit and vegetable intake and provide several under-consumed nutrients by contributing nearly 20 vitamins and minerals to your diet in a single serving.

With all these good reasons to enjoy avocados, you may want to make them part of your healthy eating plan. So, go ahead and Love One Today!

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