All About Avocados

HAVE YOU TRIED AVOC ADOS? Auocados are a fruit, not a vegetable MEXICO is the world's top producer of avocados CALIF ORNIA comes in second The avocado is also called an alligator pear because of its HEALTH ATTRIBUTES pear-like shape and bumpy green skin 75% of the fat in avocados is unsaturated (monounsaturated & polyunsaturated fats), making them a great substitute for foods high in saturated fat. of a medium avocado has 50 calories & 20 vitamins and minerals. Avocados have the HIGHE ST PR OTEIN content of any fruit. free cholesterol Sodium and INTERESTING FACTS One tree can produce between 15,0 and 500 Brazilians add avocados avocados per year. to ice cream On average, 53.5 million pounds of guacamole are eaten every Super Bowl Sunday, enough to cover a football field more than 20 feet thick. 53.5 MILLION POUN DS Tell us your fauorite auocado recipe @thinllemonly Sources: www.avocado.org/fun-avocado-facts nutrition.avocadocentral.com/quiz2 avocadocentral.com/assets/pdf/Hass_Avocado_Nutrition_Copy_Points.pdf www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/20-facts-about-avocados.html lemonely Created by AVOCADOS