Is Avocado a healthy fruit?

Question

I heard some people said avocado is quite fattenning. And some said it full of Victamins. Which one is true?

How you serve your avocado?

Answer 1

One-fifth of a medium avocado or about one ounce is 55 calories, but contributes beneficial nutrients such as fiber, potassium, Vitamin E and lutein to the diet.
Avocados act as a "nutrient booster" by enabling the body to absorb more fat-soluble nutrients, such as alpha- and beta-carotene as well as lutein, in foods that are eaten with the fruit.
Avocados provide more than 25 essential nutrients, including fiber, potassium, Vitamin E, B-vitamins, and folic acid.
One-fifth of a medium avocado has 55 calories and provides beneficial phytochemicals such as glutathione, beta-sitosterol, and lutein. Phytonutrients are thought to help prevent many chronic diseases.
Avocados can help consumers meet the dietary guidelines of the American Heart Association, which are to eat a diet that is low to moderate in fat. The fats should be primarily unsaturated and low in saturated fat and cholesterol. The avocado is virtually the only fruit that has monounsaturated fat.
Avocados help assist consumers in meeting a major dietary goal of reducing saturated fat in the diet, when they are consumed in place of saturated-fat containing foods.
Avocados are a good source of fiber and fiber may help maintain heart health.
When used instead of other fats, avocados contain over 25 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients and can be part of a calorie-reduced diet.
When used instead of other fats, avocados can be a satisfying addition to a calorie-reduced diet.

Answer 2

Generally, you can tell the health of an avocado by its color, texture and hardness. Don't be fooled by its shape, even strangely shaped avocados are surprisingly healthy.

Hmmm... thats not what you meant, was it? :p

Answer 3

NO!!!!! please don't be tricked by it!!! I fell into it before ... loving to eat avocados and all... and I ended up being so fat! and my BMI was over the normal 21 figure ....

p/s: if you want to eat avocado, try having it mashed up and have lemonade mixed up with it with some sugar. SUPER! but don't eat too much of it.

Answer 4

Yes it's very healthy. It;s a very tasteful fruit if you add this one Philippine Ingredient in it. My grandmother used to mix me one up and they are so delicious...

Answer 5

It contains a lot of calories and fat, but it's the good fat that lowers your cholesterol like in nuts. It does contain vitamins too.

Answer 6

avocadoes are high in protein

Answer 7

Yes its healthy

Answer 8

every thing has bad and good thing. like Macdonald for example it taste nice but it is unhealty. mayb it for skinny peole. but i hav never heard of it b4. wat's the color/ where it came from

Answer 9

itz a great fruit

Answer 10

all frruits are healthy and non fattenning.