Another Reason to Eat Avocados!
I’m a big fan of avocados. They are a nutrient dense food. Dole just published a study that has more encouraging news about this healthy fruit. It seems that avocados also help with hunger. If you seem to get hungry between meals, try adding more avocado to your salads, or use them in place of mayo on your sandwich. I like to make avocado toast as a healthy snack in my home.
https://www.californiaavocado.com/nutrition/nutrients
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/avocado-toasts-3364588
http://www.dole.com/Articles/Avo-always_Love_You
Suppress hunger with this swap
“Avocados are well loved by health enthusiasts and cooks alike – mashed, scooped, sliced or seasoned they’re a perfect addition to almost any meal. Their versatility lends them to being grilled, blended or even substituted for oil in baking. One third of an avocado has 80 calories, 3g fiber and 8g fat, plus nutrients like B vitamins, potassium and folate making them a true nutrition powerhouse.
A new study published in the journal Nutrients, adds another notch to the avocado’s belt, suggesting that they may even suppress hunger without adding calories when substituted for carbs. Say what??
Yes. Researchers enrolled 31 overweight or obese adults in a three-pronged study where they ate; 1) a low fat meal; 2) a high fat meal including 1 avocado, or; 3) high fat meal with ½ an avocado. Meals were kept about the same amount of calories by reducing carbohydrates when avocadoes were added. Hunger and meal satisfaction were measured after meals by checking hunger hormones and verbally asking participants to rate their satiety afterwards. Those participants in groups 2 and 3 reported feeling more satisfied than those who at the low fat meal. Appetite hormone PYY was also observed to be elevated after eating the whole avocado and corresponded with participants overall satiety. “
The Dole way of swapping avocadoes for carbs:
- Top your salad with avocado instead of croutons with our take of a Thai-tastic Greens Salad.
- This Spinach-Avocado Hummus eliminates carbs from chickpeas and instead uses a combination of cauliflower, avocado and spinach!
Published September 2019