avocados for lower cholesterol -
a delicious creamy way to
reduce you LDL
Avocados for lower cholesterolSince I am eating so many avocados for lower cholesterol, I researched their nutrition and want to share with you what I learned.
It appears to be a food which has had a lot of research so there is much scientific information on the health benefits of including avocados in your diet.
Avocados are a proven anti-inflammatory, so they are helpful in conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Any unwanted inflammation can be helped with the consumption of a diet containing avocados.
I was surprised to read that the California Avocado commission recommends cutting the avocado a certain way. For greater retention of nutrition, the dark green part of the avocado which is just beneath the skin should be disturbed at little as possible. It contains carotenoids in abundance for your health. There is a video on their website which shows how to cut an avocado correctly to save nutrients. This is where to find it.
Avocados for lower cholesterol are a good choice to make. They do have higher fat, but considering their benefits and nutrition, they are a healthful addition to any diet. For those afraid to gain weight, I eat avocados on my diet almost daily and still lose weight. I often eat a whole avocado. The nutrition makes it worthwhile. The great taste and creaminess is undeniable.
On January 15, 2005, science Daily reported on a study concerning avocados and obesity. This study was new research published originally in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
The results indicated that "Individuals on a moderate-fat diet who ate an avocado every day had lower bad cholesterol than those on a similar diet without an avocado a day or on a lower-fat diet, researchers report. So, eat those avocados.
avocados for lower cholesterol
Nutrients
- Folic Acid
- Fiber
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Iron
- Niacin
- Riboflavin
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
- Pyridoxine
If you are counting calories, a 1 oz. serving of avocados contains 50 calories. 3/4 of the fat in an avocado is unsaturated. There is no cholesterol in avocados.
Did you know you can put avocados in chocolate pudding. I am trying that soon, but in the meantime I found a good recipe for avocado cookies. I am pretty sure it is not on my diet.
Avocados appear to be a lot more versatile than I thought. I was pretty sure that avocados were the ultimate sandwich and that was it. There are cookies, salads, puddings, and snacks. There is so much to do with an avocado. Try my guacamole below. Yum
avocado Recipes
for
lower Cholesterol
My favorite guacamole recipe
Ingredients:
2 chopped avocado
1 chopped tomato
1/4 c finely chopped onion
2 T finely chopped jalapeno chopped
cilantro to taste
juice of 1/2 lime
salt and pepper to taste
Any of the above ingredients can be varied in amount according to your personal taste
preference. Combine all ingredients, stir, serve with sprouted grain toast or tortilla.
If you have a triple bowl as above, you can serve some homemade salsa and bean dip with your guacamole. Delicious!
Avocado Smoothie
smoothie ingredientsIngredients:
Just what you see above plus a little water and some ice:
1 avocado
2 kiwi (peeled)
1 ripe banana
1 gala apple
1 tangerine Always taste the fruit before you put it in your smoothie.
1 T chia seeds You want fresh, sweet tasting ingredients for best results.
1/2 cup water
1 C crushed iced
Put all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Garnish as desired. Mint leaves make a pretty garnish. Serves 2.
For a very tasty treat you can't beat a couple of avocado cookies. Click the picture to see the recipe.
Planting an avocado tree is easy. All it takes is time and patience, Click to see how to plant a tree.
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"Avocados make the best sandwiches and snacks. They are good and good for you. They are creamy and delicious. I could eat them everyday."
Growing an avocado Tree
When I was a little girl, my mother always had a jar of water in the window with toothpicks holding an avocado seed. It would grow roots and sometimes leaves, but I never saw it in a bucket or the ground making a tree.
I discovered a few years ago that if I put the seed in a large pot of moist soil and keep it in a warm place, that eventually a tree begins to grow. I water it every day until I see the tree and then just keep it damp.
My last tree got very tall in its pot and had an avocado (1 only). Then a major storm hit and destroyed it.
I will try again this year. I do not live in Florida or southern California so I had my tree in the pot to take it into the garage if bad weather came.
It is illogical I think, I will have better luck, but it is worth trying again. There had also never been a hurricane in our part Texas, but there was that year. So barring hurricanes, I will grow a new tree.
My husband worked in Africa a few years ago and we had an avocado tree in the back yard. It was beautiful and was covered with beautiful tasty avocados which the natives called pears.
