🥑 Avocado Overview

✔️ Health Benefits

• Heart-healthy fats (monounsaturated) help lower bad cholesterol.

• High in fiber—great for digestion and gut health.

• Rich in vitamins: K, E, C, B6, and folate.

• Supports skin health due to antioxidants.

• Keeps you full longer because of healthy fats + fiber.

• May help stabilize blood sugar when paired with carbs.

✔️ Nutrition Breakdown (per ½ avocado)

• ~120 calories

• 10–12g healthy fat

• 2g protein

• 5–7g fiber

• Low in sugar

• Contains potassium (more than a banana!)

✔️ Ways to Eat Avocado

1. Simple

• Sliced with salt + pepper

• Mashed on toast

• On top of eggs or breakfast bowls

2. Savory

• Guacamole

• Taco topping

• In salads, sandwiches, and wraps

• In sushi rolls

3. Smoothies

• Add to smoothies for creaminess

• Great with banana, spinach, or chocolate

4. Cooking

• Use avocado oil for high-heat cooking

• Bake avocado halves with eggs

✔️ How to Tell if an Avocado Is Ripe

• Gently squeeze — it should give slightly.

• If stem pops off easily and the color underneath is green, it’s ripe.

• If mushy or has dents, it’s overripe.

✔️ How to Store

• Unripe: Leave on counter.

• Ripe: Store in fridge 3–4 days.

• Cut avocado: Sprinkle with lemon/lime juice and wrap tightly.

Want Recipes?

I can give you:

• Avocado toast variations

• Avocado salad

• Avocado smoothie

• Avocado dip

• Avocado chocolate mousse (yes, it’s amazing!)

Which one would you like?