Benefits of Avocado

Avocado is mistaken for a vegetable but truth is, avocado is a Fruit of its own kind. Avocado rich, buttery flavor and smooth texture makes it a complement to vegetable salads, and it can be used as a butter on a sandwich bread, for pasta and dipping sauces like in guacamole when mashed and seasoned. Avocado is best served raw; they turn bitter when cooked. Avocado can be added to hot dishes that have already been cooked---for example, tossed with spicy pasta sauce or on to warm taco bread with tomatoes and other dressing.

Avocado can be used in making Taco, sushi as a vegan substitute for cheese. Avocado contains approximately 200 calories in a 4-oz (115-g) serving, and it has more fat and calories than any other fruit. However, avocado contains monounsaturated fat so it will not raise your blood cholesterol levels like other saturated fats.

Avocado is a rich source of folate, vitamin A, and potassium. Useful amounts of protein, iron, magnesium, and vitamins C, E, and B6. Avocado is very high in calories, with 85 percent coming from fat. Four ounces of avocado (115g)--- about one-half of a medium-size fruit, provides 500 mg of potassium and more than 16 percent of the recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of folate. The high levels of folate in avocado can be protective against strokes. People who eat diets rich in folate have a much lower risk of stroke than those who don't. Avocado provides 10 percent or more of the RDAs for Iron, vitamins C, E and B6.

Avocado, like olive oil, is high in oleic acid, which has been effective in preventing inflammation and cancer. Avocado provides Lutein that helps protects us against muscular degeneration and cataracts. Avocados are also rich in two phytochemicals linked with lower cholesterol levels; and glutathione, an antioxidant that helps protects us against heart disease, free radical damage that cause aging and cancer. Avocado can be used to make a good nourishing and moisturizing cosmetic for the skin because of its buttery texture, nutrients and oil content.

 Avocado lemon recipe:

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• One whole Avocado
• 2 whole Tomatoes—chopped like cubes,
• One organic egg boiled (egg is optional),
• A finger pinch of lemon zest (shaved bark lemon peel),
• 2 spoons of olive oil, a dash of sea-salt,
• 2 squeeze drops of lemon juice or vinegar
• All this mixed together makes a great vegetarian dressing to eat with garlic bread or used as a taco or sandwich sauce.