Avocado Benefits

There are many benefits to adding Avocado to your meals. It is a unique fruit as it is high in healthy fats and is made up mainly of carbohydrates, it also has many health benefits: 

• It contains more potassium than bananas, this is something most people are deficient in so adding Avocado to your meals can boost your health and keep your blood pressure levels at a healthy level
• Eating avocados lowers cholesterol 
• They are full of nutrients from B vitamins to vitamin E and Folate
• Avocados are a high fat food but they contain healthy fatty acid. The human body needs certain fats and the ones you get from avocado are known to improve heart health. 
• They are full of fibre which helps with weight loss and reducing blood sugar 
• Avocados are also full of anti-oxidants making them great for helping the body prevent diseases.   

There are so many health benefits to Avocados and they are also delicious and easy to add to any meal. They can simply be chopped up and added to a salad or main meal, no need to cook them. They also make a great substitute for butter in baking meaning it is really easy to add them to your diet.