I found this recipe the other day posted by the Yummy Mummy and thought it looked delicious. After so many sugary sweets over the holidays all of the fresh superfoods looked amazing. The salad comes together quickly and every ingredient in it is a nutritional powerhouse filled with anti-inflamnatory and antioxidant properties. The other thing I loved about this salad was that there were no weird or hard to find ingredients, you can get them all at your local grocery store. So give this salad a try, you will love it!
Winter Detox Superfoods Salad
serves 4
1 small bunch broccoli, raw or quickly blanched
2 tangerines, peeled and segments separated, plus 1 for dressing
1 pomegranate, seeded
1/4 cup shaved or thinly sliced fennel
1 avocado, sliced
1/4 cup walnut pieces
extra virgin olive oil
Toss first 6 ingredients together in a medium bowl. Drizzle olive oil and juice of one tangerine over salad. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Showing posts with label avocadoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label avocadoes. Show all posts
3.07.2011
Natural Weight Loss Food: Avocado
Avocados are a famously fatty fruit. The green fleshed avocado for a long time was thought of as the dieters nightmare, containing more fat and calories per pound than almost any other food. But recent scientific research has discovered that avocados are actually loaded with "good" monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. These types of fight though still relatively high in calories actually help lower cholesterol levels and decrease the risk of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for Americans.
The trick to buying avocados is determining the ripeness of the fruit. The skin of a ripe, ready to eat avocado will give a little when you press it firmly. If it is hard, the avocado is not ready. If your thumb practically breaks through the skin, it is overripe. To ripen a green avocado you can place it in a paper bag on the kitchen counter for a few days. To speed up that process even more, toss in a ripe banana or apple. These fruits give off ethylene gas, a natural ripening agent.
Avocados have a tremendous amount of nutrients packed in one small little package. They're loaded with dietary fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, potassium (60 percent more than bananas), magnesium and folate, and they contain absolutely no cholesterol or sodium.
The fat content of avocados is truly impressive. A medium-sized avocado contains 30 grams of fat -- as much as a quarter pound of beef. But as we mentioned before, this is mostly "good" fat. Of the 4.5 grams of fat in each serving of avocado (7 percent of the daily allowance), 3.5 grams are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
These unsaturated fats raise the body's levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) -- also known as "good" cholesterol -- and lower levels of low-density lipoprotein, the "bad" cholesterol that contributes to heart disease. For that reason, the American Heart Association recommends a diet that contains 30 percent of calories from healthy unsaturated fats like avocado.
When eaten in moderation, avocados can provide healthy fats for a balanced diet and contribute to long-term cardiovascular health.
The trick to buying avocados is determining the ripeness of the fruit. The skin of a ripe, ready to eat avocado will give a little when you press it firmly. If it is hard, the avocado is not ready. If your thumb practically breaks through the skin, it is overripe. To ripen a green avocado you can place it in a paper bag on the kitchen counter for a few days. To speed up that process even more, toss in a ripe banana or apple. These fruits give off ethylene gas, a natural ripening agent.
Avocados have a tremendous amount of nutrients packed in one small little package. They're loaded with dietary fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, potassium (60 percent more than bananas), magnesium and folate, and they contain absolutely no cholesterol or sodium.
The fat content of avocados is truly impressive. A medium-sized avocado contains 30 grams of fat -- as much as a quarter pound of beef. But as we mentioned before, this is mostly "good" fat. Of the 4.5 grams of fat in each serving of avocado (7 percent of the daily allowance), 3.5 grams are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.
These unsaturated fats raise the body's levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) -- also known as "good" cholesterol -- and lower levels of low-density lipoprotein, the "bad" cholesterol that contributes to heart disease. For that reason, the American Heart Association recommends a diet that contains 30 percent of calories from healthy unsaturated fats like avocado.
When eaten in moderation, avocados can provide healthy fats for a balanced diet and contribute to long-term cardiovascular health.
4.19.2010
Guacamole-From the Titanium Chef
Avocadoes have a lot of really good vitamins and minerals in them. A lot of people steer clear of them because of the fat content, but it is "good fat". Its the good fat that nuts also have in them. This guacamole is very healthy and good for you so go out today and grab a couple avocadoes...I guarantee you won't be able to stop eating this stuff until the bowl is empty, I sure can't!
Guacamole
from Mama Mexico
1 Avocado
2 T tomatoes, chopped
2 T onions, chopped
1 tsp garlic, diced
3 sprigs cilantro, chopped
1 juice of one lime
1 T chopped jalapeno (add more if you like it spicy)
Salt to taste
Remove avocado from shell. Roughly mash avocado leaving some lumps. Add other ingredients and mix. Season with salt to taste. More lime may be added, I usually add more, I think it tastes better that way! Serve as dip with corn chips or as a spread on tortillas or any other mexican food you like.
Guacamole
from Mama Mexico
1 Avocado
2 T tomatoes, chopped
2 T onions, chopped
1 tsp garlic, diced
3 sprigs cilantro, chopped
1 juice of one lime
1 T chopped jalapeno (add more if you like it spicy)
Salt to taste
Remove avocado from shell. Roughly mash avocado leaving some lumps. Add other ingredients and mix. Season with salt to taste. More lime may be added, I usually add more, I think it tastes better that way! Serve as dip with corn chips or as a spread on tortillas or any other mexican food you like.
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