Holy Guacamole: Put Avocados to Good Use
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Avocados can also help you reduce your overall consumed calories. Remember, if you fill up on the good fats then there won't be any room for the bad ones! Monounsaturated fats are burned quickly when you exercise, unlike saturated fatty acids. So, if you are eating healthfully and including monounsaturated fats with your meals, you should be burning them easily at each workout session.
If you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant, you need to consume a lot of folate. It is a key vitamin used for preventing neural-tube defects. Again, the creation of new cells is important for expectant mothers.
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First, let's start out with a recipe for guacamole. This recipe is from Chef Mark Mendez, Executive Chef at Carnivale in River West, Chicago. Accordingly, it is called:
Carnivale Guacamole
Serves 5-8 people
Ingredient List:
- 5 ripe Hass avocados (you'll know an avocado is ripe when it "dents" slightly with light pressure)
- 3 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 Serrano chile, finely diced
- 3 heads of garlic, chopped
- 1/2 cup of cilantro, chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
- 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- Sea salt (to taste)
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