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Avocado

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size1/2 fruit without skin and seeds (173g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories145
Calories from Fat240
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.0 g 22 %
   Saturated Fat 2.0 g 10 %
   Polyunsaturated Fat2 g
   Monounsaturated Fat8 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0 %
Sodium 5 mg 0 %
Potassium 500 mg 14 %
Total Carbohydrate 8 g 3 %
   Dietary Fiber 6 g 24 %
   Sugars1 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 %
Magnesium13 %
Zinc8 %
Copper0 %
* 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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