“I love avocados and can get them really inexpensively. Is it OK to eat them when dieting or will the fat in them make me fat?”
First, here is the nutrition information for an average avocado:
One medium avocado has 276 calories, 27.6 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of carbohydrates, 4.3 grams of fiber and 1.5 grams of protein.
Now before you take a look at the calories and fat content and run away screaming, know that avocados can actually be a very nutritious and helpful part of a balanced weight loss program.
The monounsaturated fat in an avocado speeds up your metabolism whereas saturated fats slow it down.
The fat content in an avocado helps you to feel full much more quickly than something that is fat free. Anyone who has eaten a whole box of Snackwells cookies and come away hungry will understand this. Fat makes us feel full sooner. This helps you to keep from overeating.
If you are following a healthy diet and add a little avocado, it gives a bit of richness to the food you eat and helps you to feel less restricted. By feeling like you’re indulging when the food you eat is actually very healthy, you are less prone to cheat on your diet.
Avocados are loaded, yes, loaded with an amazing amount of vitamins and minerals. They are particularly heavy in B vitamins which most dieters know helps to elevate your mood. (Anyone who is dieting could do with a bit of mood elevation!)
The short answer to your question is yes, it is OK to eat avocados. One avocado a day can help you to feel much happier with your diet (so long as you skip the tortilla chips and have it on a sandwich, wrap or salad). If you’re counting calories, you’ll want to figure in the calories of the avocado too.
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