The Smooth Talking Avocado Pear
The fruit known as avocado pears are like ice-cream except not as icy. Scoop chilled avocado instead of ice-cream! There are different varieties that vary in taste. Avocados are also known as ?alligator pears? due to their alligator-like outer peel feel. Avocados have emigrated all the way from America, but now they are grown on other continents. Avocado pears are about 70% fat yet those are the healthy fats.
To partly appreciate the value of fats consider Vitamin E and carotenoids as toddlers arriving at the airport. Imagine the airport is our digestive system. It is a busy airport and we need signs to guide us as adults. To be guided to the right areas, toddlers need to hold hands with an adult, and the adults offering hands are the fats. Do not do yourself a disservice by having a severely low fat diet to the point of harm. Rather have a moderately low fat diet but remember you always need fat and there are different types of fat. We can enjoy indulging in something like dips!
It does happen that often there is a time for dips! It is especially that some may like to dip while nibbling and snacking at parties. We know they can be unhealthy, well we can mix and serve our own healthy types. No one needs to be grumpy as you watch others have dip, and you feel you miss the action. Smashed avocado pear with lemon (to discourage browning) and black pepper (for flavour) is simple. How about cayenne pepper to give a spike to the palate and tongue? Or add herbs to your avocado dip for that exotic taste? Ideas can be vast and it is up to you to check out what your taste buds prefer.
Avocados are not the highest suppliers of folic acid. Folic acid is a type of B vitamin and protectively keeps away foetal abnormalities (abnormal development of the baby in the womb). It is around pregnancy that we often are touted with the virtues of avocado for folic acid supplies. There are other high folic acid suppliers. Leafy vegetables and grapefruit are great folic acid suppliers. Pregnant women may enjoy cabbages also for their high calcium content and tendency to help with ulcers. Avocadoes contain useful levels of Vitamin E and are excellent antioxidant suppliers. They supply glutathione, which protects against ageing and other disease development. During pregnancy the need for calories can increase and avocados serve well to meet those needs.
At the end of the day we can all do with a serving of this fatty fruit. Spread it on bread and other foods. Rather than possibly costly processed spreads try avocado butter for green sandwiches? Spices or herbs scattered on top to flavour it. We are often bombarded by the media with them proclaiming a newly formed margarine as being healthy. While margarine products may contain sterols and sterols (in plants) do protect against harmful cholesterol levels. However margarine is mostly a processed food. It is worth it to try more of Nature?s non-mucked about food to support our body?s health. A slice of toast with a spread of mashed soft buttery avocado pear with sparsely sprinkled salt for taste if you need is simple and elegant. The elegant avocado, rich and creamy in texture, can be scooped up within moderation.