A is for avocado – the fruit often ignored!

Benefits of avocado:
• Packed full of healthy fats– the taste of fat with a meal actually makes you feel more satisfied afterwards. • The major fat that we find in avocados is Oleic acid, as a monounsaturated fatty acid, it has also been shown to help lower our risk of heart disease. • Avocados also contain plant sterols, which help to lower cholesterol re-absorption. • High in the Vitamin E, they are beneficial for skin health. • Loaded with fibre – helping your body on its fat burning mission while keeping you feeling fuller as the body takes that little longer to process the fibre and digest it. • High in the mineral potassium – helping with water retention, high blood pressure and stress. • At over 300 calories an avocado, you really don’t need much more than 1/8th – 1/6th per day, meaning it gives you bang for your buck… lasting as a sandwich spread from Monday to Friday! • Researchers believe that avocado’s amazing anti-inflammatory properties are due to its high concentration of carotenoids – aiding conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease and any other inflammatory condition. This is a very simple meal or snack to make any time of the day, it has become popular for me as a breakfast on weekends. I’ve eaten it as it is or added smoked salmon, salad and corn on the cob for my husband as a larger meal. It takes seconds to make and is a little healthier than beans on toast or cereal on those nights when you just couldn’t be bothered cooking, though sometimes we all love a wee bowl of cereal as a cheeky dinner.
- 1-2 slices of good quality rye sourdough bread.
- Avocado – keep out of the fridge for a few days after you buy it so it’s spreadable.
- Fetta cheese.
- Olive oil.
- Curry powder.
- One large tomato or half a punnet of cherry tomatoes – the whole punnet normally get munched when I make this!

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