Appreciate your Avocados more | All & About | Your lifestyle guide in Qatar

I love avocados. The day I was introduced to this fruit, I realized how much easier my life would be when I walk into the kitchen to cook a meal. I really don’t think I appreciate it as much as I should and so here’s a whole column dedicated to the fruit that makes cooking a non-existent activity in my life.
Avocado is the super fruit of our generation, providing a multitude of benefits packed into its leathery vibrant green skin. Today, almost every salad, smoothie or breakfast meal recipe mentions the fruit, making it an extremely popular weight loss agent.
Avocados are fresh and irresistibly rich in flavor, varying in size and usually following a color gradient of dark green to black as it ripens. The most common variety consumed commercially is the Hass Avocado. Avocados are nutrient superstars, but aren’t entirely low in calories or fat. Let’s find out if the number 1 weight loss agent is actually helpful.

Here are some numbers:
One-fifth of a medium sized avocado is usually considered the typical serving size. Though
contributing almost 20 different vitamins and minerals, this portion also contains 50 calories. The amount of fat in the same portion is 4.5 grams!

Is Avocado fat healthy?
It is obvious avocados contain fat. However, the type of fat is important to mention.
Avocados contain monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, also known as
healthier fats. These types of fats are usually found in nuts, plants and fish and are usually known for raising the ‘healthy’ or ‘good’ cholesterol levels (HDL) and lowering the ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL).

The other good stuff in Avocados
Apart from healthy fat that safeguards the body from high cholesterol, avocados also contain many of the quintessential vitamins required by the human body.
The sodium-free and low in sugar fruit contains the following vitamins and minerals:
Vitamin A, K, C, E, Iron, Zinc, Potassium, Manganese, B vitamins except B-12, Betaine, Phosphorous, Calcium, Magnesium and much more!