Conclusion — Given the high calorie content, we need to eat avocado in moderation.
Avocado is luxury, fad, commercial merchandise, overrated as a “healthy” source of fat. I see two risks with Avocado
- fat over-consumption
- overspend
Avocado is calorie-dense (250 cal/midsize). Taken in moderation, it can be part of a slimming diet. One whole avocado a day is the max I would suggest. Much better limiting ourselves to below half each day.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado shows that 100g of edible avocado has 160 cal, much higher than juicy fruits, also much higher than starchy fruits like banana.
- 75% of the calories come from fat, but heart-healthy fat.
- Not highly addictive as cheese, ice cream, chocolates, cakes, fries, chicken skin ..
- Very filling and satisfying 🙂
- be sure to reduce other food intake accordingly. Remember protein powder was filling but not satisfying!
Can spray some pepper, salt or zero-calorie sweetener, to make it a companion food for my raw veg snack 🙂
— slightly better than nuts
Overall healthier than nuts which are better than most cooked fatty foods and animal fats
- Compared to fatty fish? Not sure
- Compared to “unflavored” nuts? slightly better in terms of fat concentration
- Much lighter than those flavored nuts, coated with sugar, oil and salt.
sugg: popular ingredient in raw veg salad. Still the veg salad should Not be 50% avocado.
Best way to eat avocado: smoothie with chia
Published calorie numbers might be higher than the weight effect on my individual “system”.