Avocado as a Fat Source?

Diet and Nutrition
1

I’ve recently started adding avacado to my shakes/meals as fat source. I know avacado is categorized as a fruit and the fat is mostly monounsat. no?
I eat low carb/high fat/high protein 7 days a week.

My fat sources are: meat, eggs, nuts, olive oil, fish oil, flaxseed, coconut milk.
I guess my question is how do avacados rank as a fat and/or vitamin/antioxidant source?

Thoughts?
Thanks

2

Thumbs up on the avocado!

Nutrient Units Value per 100 grams of edible portion
Kcal 161
Protein g 1.98
Total lipid (fat) g 15.32
Carbohydrate, by difference g 7.39
Fiber, total dietary g 5.0

3

Great food. High in monounsaturated fat and fiber.

Look up the nutrients at
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

4

Thanks, great info. I didn’t realize there was that much fiber plus I was just guessing on the portion sizes.

5

Shoulda mentioned it is spelled “avocado”

because although the USDA Nutrient Database is great, it is picky about spelling.

6

Smart move, just be aware of the calorie value of avocados. They add up.

7

Avocado is a winner, eat it up.

More info on why its so good here (from world’s healthiest foods site):

8

avocados rule. tons of fiber, healthy fats. can’t beat them.