Avocado Pears For creamy Indulgence
Avocado pears are like ice-cream except not as icy! Rather scoop chilled avocado fruit instead of ice-cream while different varieties vary in taste. Also known as ?alligator pears? due to their alligator-like outer peel feel; avocados have emigrated all the way from America, and are now grown on other continents. Although we may shun avocado pears as they are about 70% fats, they are health if eaten in moderation.
Imagine Vitamin E and carotenoids as toddlers arriving at the airport. The airport is our digestive system. The airport is busy and everyone is rushing, some are taking their time but still we need signs to guide us as adults. Toddlers need to hold hands with an adult to be guided to the right areas. The adults offering hands are the fats. We may be doing ourselves a disservice by having a severely low fat diet to the point of harm. Have a moderately low fat diet but remember you always need fat. There are different types of fat. You do not need the harmful types!
There may be a time for dips! Not all of us, but some like to dip while nibbling and snacking at parties although we know they can be unhealthy. However we can mix and serve our own healthy types. Watch others have a dip and dip in; you need not feel you are missing the action of an indulgent treat. Have a healthy treat with smashed avocado pear sprinkled with lemon (to discourage browning) and black pepper for flavour! Then you may try cayenne pepper to give a spike to the palate and tongue! Of course herbs added to your avocado dip give that exotic taste. Let ideas follow your taste buds within a healthy selection.
Do recognise that avocados are not the highest suppliers of folic acid. Folic acid is a type of B vitamin and protectively keeps away foetal abnormalities (abnormal development of the baby in the womb). Other high folic acid suppliers are around; leafy vegetables and grapefruit are great folic acid suppliers. While pregnant, women may enjoy knowing cabbages have high calcium content and tend to help with ulcers. The avocadoes contain useful levels of Vitamin E, are excellent antioxidant suppliers and supply glutathione, which protects against ageing and other disease development. It is during pregnancy that the need for calories can increase slightly and avocados serve well to meet those needs.
At the end of the day we can all do with a serving of this fatty fruit. Spread it on bread and other foods. Rather than possibly costly processed spreads try avocado butter for green sandwiches? Spices or herbs scattered on top to flavour it. We are often bombarded by the media with them proclaiming a newly formed margarine as being healthy. While margarine products may contain sterols and sterols (in plants) do protect against harmful cholesterol levels. However margarine is mostly a processed food. It is worth it to try more of Nature?s non-mucked about food to support our body?s health. A slice of toast with a spread of mashed soft buttery avocado pear with sparsely sprinkled salt for taste if you need is simple and elegant. The elegant avocado, rich and creamy in texture, can be scooped up within moderation. - 17274
Imagine Vitamin E and carotenoids as toddlers arriving at the airport. The airport is our digestive system. The airport is busy and everyone is rushing, some are taking their time but still we need signs to guide us as adults. Toddlers need to hold hands with an adult to be guided to the right areas. The adults offering hands are the fats. We may be doing ourselves a disservice by having a severely low fat diet to the point of harm. Have a moderately low fat diet but remember you always need fat. There are different types of fat. You do not need the harmful types!
There may be a time for dips! Not all of us, but some like to dip while nibbling and snacking at parties although we know they can be unhealthy. However we can mix and serve our own healthy types. Watch others have a dip and dip in; you need not feel you are missing the action of an indulgent treat. Have a healthy treat with smashed avocado pear sprinkled with lemon (to discourage browning) and black pepper for flavour! Then you may try cayenne pepper to give a spike to the palate and tongue! Of course herbs added to your avocado dip give that exotic taste. Let ideas follow your taste buds within a healthy selection.
Do recognise that avocados are not the highest suppliers of folic acid. Folic acid is a type of B vitamin and protectively keeps away foetal abnormalities (abnormal development of the baby in the womb). Other high folic acid suppliers are around; leafy vegetables and grapefruit are great folic acid suppliers. While pregnant, women may enjoy knowing cabbages have high calcium content and tend to help with ulcers. The avocadoes contain useful levels of Vitamin E, are excellent antioxidant suppliers and supply glutathione, which protects against ageing and other disease development. It is during pregnancy that the need for calories can increase slightly and avocados serve well to meet those needs.
At the end of the day we can all do with a serving of this fatty fruit. Spread it on bread and other foods. Rather than possibly costly processed spreads try avocado butter for green sandwiches? Spices or herbs scattered on top to flavour it. We are often bombarded by the media with them proclaiming a newly formed margarine as being healthy. While margarine products may contain sterols and sterols (in plants) do protect against harmful cholesterol levels. However margarine is mostly a processed food. It is worth it to try more of Nature?s non-mucked about food to support our body?s health. A slice of toast with a spread of mashed soft buttery avocado pear with sparsely sprinkled salt for taste if you need is simple and elegant. The elegant avocado, rich and creamy in texture, can be scooped up within moderation. - 17274
About the Author:
Anastacia Sampson is a Nutritional Medicine Practitioner and freelance journalist, and lives in East London in South Africa. It is through consulting and advising the public on nutritional information that her health book has been published.
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