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Avocado
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Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1/2 fruit without skin and seeds (173g) | ||
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| Amount Per Serving | |||
| Calories | 145 | ||
| Calories from Fat | 240 | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 14.0 g | 22 % | |
| Saturated Fat | 2.0 g | 10 % | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2 g | ||
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 % | |
| Sodium | 5 mg | 0 % | |
| Potassium | 500 mg | 14 % | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 8 g | 3 % | |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g | 24 % | |
| Sugars | 1 g | ||
| Protein | 3.0 g | 6 % | |
| Vitamin A | 5 % | ||
| Vitamin C | 25 % | ||
| Calcium | 2 % | ||
| Iron | 6 % | ||
| Thiamin | 9 % | ||
| Riboflavin | 15 % | ||
| Niacin | 17 % | ||
| Vitamin B6 | 25 % | ||
| Phosphorus | 9 % | ||
| Magnesium | 13 % | ||
| Zinc | 8 % | ||
| Copper | 0 % | ||
| * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. | |||
Food Description
Avocados, despite being high in fat are very good for you, and have many health promoting properties: Click Here For PEERtrainer Diet Tips Weight Loss Motivation 101 If you want to find out your odds of losing weight , take our PEERtrainer Coaching Quiz Fat In Avocado- Avocados have a huge amount of fat, 25-35 grams on average, and an avocado is close to 300 calories. Still, one 30 gram serving is equal to 1 Weight Watcher point, and is better for you nutritionally than many other popular one point snacks. A good source of vitamin K, dietary fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin C, folate, copper, and contain more potassium than a medium banana- 877 grams of potassium in one avocado vs 470 grams in a banana. And much less sugar! Avocados have a fat content of between 71 to 88% of their total calories - about 20 times the average for other fruits. A typical avocado contains 30 grams of fat, but 20 of these fat grams are health-promoting monounsaturated fats, especially oleic acid. The Fat Smash Diet during phase one recommends one avoid avocado when starting the diet. Weight Watchers now features avocado as a recommended filling food. They have an plan and also a set of free weight loss tools that you can check out. http://www.peertrainer.com
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