Avocado is a favorite nutritious fruit, which thanks to its composition has a lot of useful properties. To date, it is indispensable in cooking, cosmetology and weight loss, which today we will stop in detail.
Also demand in the world market is rich in protein, vitamins A and E, avocado oil, which in turn fights many diseases and improves metabolism.
Before we turn to questions about its use, we will get acquainted with the rich composition of the exotic fruit.
So, according to the latest information avocado contains in itself such vitamins as:
- vitamin A;
- vitamin B1;
- vitamin B2;
- vitamin B5;
- vitamin B6;
- folic acid;
- vitamin C;
- vitamin K.
Microelements:
- potassium;
- calcium;
- magnesium;
- sodium;
- sulfur;
- phosphorus.
- iron;
- iodine;
- fluorine;
- zinc.
Thanks to its composition avocado helps to improve memory, reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases, helps the heart, normalizes metabolism, struggles with stress and lowers blood pressure.
Useful properties of the avocado and its calorie content
The avocado pulp is an excellent fat burner, which is why dieticians often recommend it. And the fats contained in the fruit, the amount of which can initially embarrass, are easily assimilated by the body, despite the high enough caloric content of the fetus, which ranges from 130 to 160 calories per 100 g.
Useful properties of avocados are indispensable in losing weight and making a balanced diet. Today we will get acquainted with one of the most popular diets, which is based on this fruit.
To begin with, it should be noted that all the useful properties of avocados for this diet will be lost if you do not exclude from your diet the following foods:
- bakery and any flour products;
- pasta;
- alcohol;
- sweets;
- confectionery;
- potatoes;
- sugar;
- mayonnaise and fatty sauces;
- bananas;
- sorts of fatty meat;
- semi-finished products;
- sausages.
Sample menu
First breakfast : muesli, grainy cottage cheese, half avocado, 1 tsp. honey.
Second breakfast : half avocado, 100 g boiled shrimp, lettuce leaves.
Lunch : soup-puree from avocado and fresh cucumber, boiled turkey fillet.
Dinner : 100 g of boiled lean fish.
During the day, it is allowed to drink kefir with fat content of 1%, as well as freshly squeezed juices, green tea and mineral still water. This diet should not be more than 3-4 days.
There is also another variation of this diet.
Breakfast : half an avocado, 50 g fat-free cottage cheese.
Lunch : half an avocado, boiled egg and fresh cucumber.
Dinner : half avocado, 50 g low fat cottage cheese and 80 g low fat steak.
After the passage of a three-day diet course, one should adhere to proper nutrition so as not to gain back kilos that have been discarded. In total during the diet you will lose about 3-5 kg of excess weight. Also, do not eat 3-4 hours before bedtime. With a strong sense of hunger
And finally, we want to acquaint our readers with some tips on the use of nutritious fruit: Before using avocados should be cut into two parts and twist each half in the opposite, then the flesh easily lag behind the stone.
It should be remembered that the bone consists of toxins that are oxidized in air. Therefore, to extract it to cost immediately after cutting the fruit.
Keep the avocado better in the refrigerator, as the pulp quickly blackens and spoils at room temperature.