Avocados are Good for You

ernestrodgers82
ernestrodgers82 Posts: 208 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Here's a link to an article published by the New York Times. Enjoy

Ask Well: Are Avocados Good for You?

http://nyti.ms/22cUDxy

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  • dannmorris
    dannmorris Posts: 38 Member
    Thanks...love avocados!
  • TrickyDisco
    TrickyDisco Posts: 2,869 Member
    Great, thanks for the link, avocados are so tasty too.
  • MommyL2015
    MommyL2015 Posts: 1,411 Member
    Avacados are mushy and green. :s
  • Marigold000
    Marigold000 Posts: 9 Member
    I love avocados ....having a avacado salad as I type
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    MommyL2015 wrote: »
    Avacados are mushy and green. :s
    delicious, green mush

    I'm joking. Personally, I can't stand wine. :s

  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    Just don't add sour cream or eat them with chips (that ruins health benefits).
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Just don't add sour cream or eat them with chips (that ruins health benefits).

    Why do sour cream or chips "ruin" the health benefits?
  • meghanmfitzgerald
    meghanmfitzgerald Posts: 29 Member
    Good because I'm an avo addict!!
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    Doesn't sour cream have those bad fats in it? Some people use mayo in their guac too. Foods high in saturated fats ruin a healthy food.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Doesn't sour cream have those bad fats in it? Some people use mayo in their guac too. Foods high in saturated fats ruin a healthy food.

    Saturated fats are just like sugar and other things some people call "bad". In the context of an overall well-rounded diet, there's nothing wrong with eating them in moderation. They don't "ruin" anything, they just shouldn't comprise a large portion of your overall diet. Eating a couple tablespoons of sour cream (or mayo, or a big, juicy steak or whatever) one meal per week isn't going to give you a heart attack or turn you into a pile of blubber.
  • chickadeelinda
    chickadeelinda Posts: 2 Member
    Avocados are great with a bit of salt and pepper with a squirt of lime juice.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Doesn't sour cream have those bad fats in it? Some people use mayo in their guac too. Foods high in saturated fats ruin a healthy food.

    Absolutely nothing wrong with sour cream :noway:
    saturated fat or any fat does not ruin healthy foods.
    This fat demon myth was spread around in the 80's, and has been widely debunked since then.

  • cbelc2
    cbelc2 Posts: 762 Member
    There are new nutrition guidelines coming out about that! However, when I eat animal meat or fat (rarely) I eat the more expensive grass fed, pastured, and/or organic varieties. It's easier to afford if it's eaten sparingly. You are right that 'lowfat' was an 80's thing.
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    Avocados are great for when I want to have a cheat meal and yet still eat clean.
  • ChristineCain
    ChristineCain Posts: 76 Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    Everything is good for you. EVERYTHING.... just in moderation. M O D E R A T I O N is the key.

    ^^ this!!
  • ernestrodgers82
    ernestrodgers82 Posts: 208 Member
    MommyL2015 wrote: »
    Avacados are mushy and green. :s

    "It's not easy being green" - Kermit the Frog, American actor :)

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