3 Health Benefits of Avocado | Fun Ways to Celebrate Avocado

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The Chef and I have never been fans of guacamole. I’m honestly not sure I’ve ever even tasted it! I don’t know. I guess it’s never appealed to me visually, or maybe it reminded me too much of ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard texture wise.

I’ve just never really had a desire to give it a try. It’s odd because I’m usually willing to give most things a try, but there are a few textures and smells that will turn me completely off to a food.

It’s all about flavor combinations

Sometime during my college years as I became an adult, I also became health conscious, so when I started learning in the past few years how healthy avocado is, my heart began to open some to it. Since learning more through The Chef about flavors and how some flavors when combined with others actually taste great, I knew I might be able to give avocado a fair shake. ‘

I asked The Chef to create some recipes using avocado, and I found some salads that included it. I found that while I am not particularly fond of the flavor of avocado on its own, I definitely enjoy it with other flavors!

Just a few weeks (and posts!) ago, I made and shared an avocado dip recipe. It also included pear, and it was delicious. I was pleasantly surprised.

The adult part of me understands and wants to eat things like avocado that are so healthy and good for me, and I have no trouble being an adult about foods that aren’t necessarily my favorites. It’s the ones with textures and/or flavors that I really don’t care for that I have trouble with. So it has been wonderful finding flavor combinations with avocado that I enjoy eating!

Health Benefits of Avocado

Here are three reasons why everyone who values good health should eat more avocado:

1. Its antioxidant oleic acid helps lower your LDL cholesterol levels and raise the HDL.
2. The potassium in it helps regulate blood pressure; and
3. It is great for the skin because it has chemicals that stimulate the production of collagen.

[Source: Smart Guide to Healing Foods, by Katharine Colton]

Some fun ways to celebrate avocado

Do you love avocados? Avocados from Mexico has a fun Share the Avocado Love Facebook app, with fun ways to celebrate avocado, because anything that gives those kinds of health benefits when we eat them deserves some celebration!

My sister loves diamonds (what girl doesn’t right?), so when I saw in the virtual gifts an avocado diamond, I decided I’d surprise her for Valentine’s Day with one.

Love it! There are some other cute virtual gifts, too, as well as a number of other fun things. Go explore!

And if you are one of those who cannot get enough of avocado (have you seen the avocado ice cream recipes?), you will love the Avocados from Mexico Cafe Press store! In fact, I’m pretty fond of this cute Avocado Fiesta Serving Tray myself:

Need some avocado recipe ideas to take better advantage regularly of the health benefits of avocado? Pinterest has become one of my favorite places to find great new recipe ideas! And… of course I have an Avocado Board! You can check it out and follow it here.

What’s your favorite way to eat avocado? Do you have a great recipe? I’m always looking for new ways to try it, so please do share in the comments!