Avocado Nutrition
Avocado Nutrition
Learn all the facts you need to love fresh avocados even more
Discover the avocado benefits for heart health, weight management, type 2 diabetes, and healthy living at every age
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Trying to Lose Weight? Take a Look at Your Snacks.
You can still enjoy snacks when trying to lose weight. If you want to learn more about what snacks you can enjoy, and why avocados make a great snack, read on!
Is Avocado a Fruit or a Vegetable?
It’s a bit of a head-scratcher, but the answer might surprise you! Whether you enjoy them in salads or sandwiches, their true classification is more than just how we eat them. Curious to find out the answer?
A Non-Candy Approach to Halloween
Halloween is right around the corner! Explore creative, nutritious ideas to keep the spooky spirit alive without the sugar overload. Whether you’re hosting a party or just looking for healthier options, these avocado-themed snacks offer a tasty twist on traditional Halloween treats that everyone will love!
Avocado Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits
Avocados: More than just a trendy toast topping! Get the scoop on why this creamy fruit is a game-changer for your health.
Supporting Your Immune Health This Season
The crisp autumn weather means more cozy time spent indoors with others. Unfortunately, more togetherness exposes us more to the flu and other viruses. The good news is that there are simple things we can do to keep our immune system functioning at its best.
How to Nourish Your Skin
Unlock the secrets to radiant summer skin! Learn our expert tips for the best skin food and other ways to nourish your skin this summer.
Recharging Your Adolescent with Quick Snacks
Busy schedules, peer pressure, and increased independence, allowing access to unhealthy food choices, can make it difficult for growing adolescents to get the nutrients they need. During this rapid growth and development time, the risk for nutrient deficiencies is greater than in any other age group.
Exploring Foods Rooted In Our Culture
Through all the foods and flavors that come from Latin America, there are so many that allow us to live healthy and deliciously without sacrificing our sazón. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Anna Rios walks us through debunking some of the common myths that have demonized our native foods, and gives us some balanced meal recipes to eat healthy, rico, and rooted in our culture.
3 Ways to Nourish Your Future Self, Now
Nutrition and physical energy are essential to go after your goals and intentions every day for the short and long-term. Learn from Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Anna Rios on 3 steps you can take now to nourish yourself in preparation for the big plans and projects you have coming up, jefa!
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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