Nutritious Avocado

Are avocados really good for you? Avocados are a very nutritious food (they're a fruit actually). It's true they're high in fat – 84 per cent of the calories (325) in an avocado come from fat (30 grams). But as you read, avocados contain mainly "good" fat called monounsaturated fat (the same type of fat found in olive oil). In fact, two-thirds of the fat in an avocado comes from monounsaturated fat. Nutritious Avocado avocados area fruit, not a vegetable The avocado is also called an alligator pear because of its pear-like shape and bumpy green skin MEXICO IS THE WORD'S TOP PRODUCER OF AVOCADO CALIFORNIA COMES IN SECOND Health Attributes 75% of the fat in avocados is unsaturated (monounsaturated & polyunsaturated fats), making them a great substitute for foods high in saturated fat. Avocados have the content of any fruit. of a medium avocado has 50 calories & 20 vitamins and minerals. HIGHEST PROTEIN content of any fruit. SODIUM AND CHOLESTEROL free Interesting Facts Brazilians add avocados to icecream One tree can produce within 150 and avocados per year On arerage, 53.5 million pounds of guacamole are eaten every Super Bowl Sunday, enough to cover a football field more than 20 feet thick www.gourmandia.com GOURMANDIA 75 Are avocados really good for you? Avocados are a very nutritious food (they're a fruit actually). It's true they're high in fat – 84 per cent of the calories (325) in an avocado come from fat (30 grams). But as you read, avocados contain mainly "good" fat called monounsaturated fat (the same type of fat found in olive oil). In fact, two-thirds of the fat in an avocado comes from monounsaturated fat. Nutritious Avocado avocados area fruit, not a vegetable The avocado is also called an alligator pear because of its pear-like shape and bumpy green skin MEXICO IS THE WORD'S TOP PRODUCER OF AVOCADO CALIFORNIA COMES IN SECOND Health Attributes 75% of the fat in avocados is unsaturated (monounsaturated & polyunsaturated fats), making them a great substitute for foods high in saturated fat. Avocados have the content of any fruit. of a medium avocado has 50 calories & 20 vitamins and minerals. HIGHEST PROTEIN content of any fruit. SODIUM AND CHOLESTEROL free Interesting Facts Brazilians add avocados to icecream One tree can produce within 150 and avocados per year On arerage, 53.5 million pounds of guacamole are eaten every Super Bowl Sunday, enough to cover a football field more than 20 feet thick www.gourmandia.com GOURMANDIA 75