Mark Tozer (@mrmarktozer) is a nutrition student living and working in Sydney and studying at Charles Sturt University via distance education. He hopes to go on to do his Masters in Dietetics and eventually open his own practice.
Mark has started up a new blog Life's like an analogy where he plans to share many parts of his life but most importantly, his love of health, fitness and nutrition. He is trying his hand at a series of ‘Super Food’ posts that give the benefits of a certain food as well as a quick and simple recipe.
He has been kind enough to share this post with us - on one of our favourites
Super Food: The Avocado
Avocado has got to be one of my favourite foods. This fruit is not only
delicious but it is packed with health benefits and tastes great in salads and
dips or used as a replacement spread on sandwiches or toast. Here are just three
reasons why you should have more avocado in your life:
It will lower your cholesterol
Avocados are full of heart healthy monounsaturated fats which are known to lower your Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) or ‘bad’ cholesterol levels.
It will keep you full longer
Foods that are high in fat will keep you full for longer than any other macronutrient. Add to this the presence of dietary fibre, which slows digestion, and you will find yourself lasting much longer before you reach for that afternoon snack.
Protip: keep an eye on portion size as avocado is quite calorie dense
It tastes great
As I said before, avocado is just plain delicious! One of my favourite ways to use avos is to make this simple guacamole and serve it with some vegetable sticks or toasted tortilla chips.
Chunky Guacamole
3 medium avocados
1/2 small Spanish onion, finely diced
6 cherry tomatoes, quartered
Juice of half a lemon
Handful of finely chopped coriander
1. Mash the avocados in a bowl but keep it a bit chunky
2. Add the other ingredients and mix well
2. Add the other ingredients and mix well
This recipe will keep in the fridge for several
days
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