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Find out how you can use avocado to make your favorite fatty foods better for you
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Avocado toast, anyone? Sure, that stuff is great, but we can get more creative than that.
Avocados are talked about like the be-all, end-all of healthy fat ingredients. These tender fruits — yes, they are fruits — pack just enough of the monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats you need in your day.
Some of our favorite comfort foods, such as luscious cheesecake, creamy mac and cheese, and cheesy Alfredo sauce, taste amazing but aren’t always amazing for our health. The average (modestly sized) slice of cheesecake packs 28 grams of fat — that’s nearly three times as many as a spoonful of butter!
But don’t worry: You can still indulge in your favorite foods without loading on those extra fats. We do, of course, need some fats in our diets — fats jump-start your metabolism, help your brain function better, and keep you feeling satisfied so you don’t crave and binge on ice cream.
That’s where avocados come in handy. A whole half of an avocado contains approximately 10 grams of the healthy fats your body craves — which makes eating avocados a smart method for ingesting essential nutrients.
These recipes make it so easy: Make these substitutions to fat-loaded recipes for an extra nutritional boost from over-indulgent foods.
Replace These 15 Bad-Fat Ingredients With Avocado
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Avocado toast, anyone? Sure, that stuff is great, but we can get more creative than that.
Avocados are talked about like the be-all, end-all of healthy fat ingredients. A whole half of an avocado contains approximately 10 grams of the healthy fats your body craves — which makes eating avocados a smart method for ingesting essential nutrients.
These recipes make it so easy: Make these substitutions to fat-loaded recipes for an extra nutritional boost from over-indulgent foods.
Alfredo Sauce
Cheesecake
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Cookies
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Yes, avocado can work for dessert. It just so happens to work especially well as a butter replacement in the most classic dessert of all time — chocolate chip cookies. Get the recipe here and try a batch for yourself!
Egg Salad
Frosting
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Who says you have to skip the frosting? Top your favorite vanilla cupcakes with some avocado-based frosting instead of your classic buttercream for a fun (and bright green) way to jazz up dessert.
Gravy
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Thanksgiving turkey gets a major health downgrade once you smother it with excess pools of this fatty condiment. Gravy is often made with heavy cream, butter, and even turkey fat — to keep these ingredients out of your gravy, try avocado instead. Don’t let the green color stave you off of the stuff: avocado adds a delectable creamy texture that can’t be matched.
Mac and Cheese
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Thick, creamy mac and cheese has been a comfort food staple for as long as anyone can remember. However, comfort foods are comforting because they’re so heavy — lighten yours up and add the monounsaturated fats your body craves by blending avocado into your sauce and adding cheese made with skim milk, instead of piling on the whole milk, cream, and full-fat cheeses.
Mayo on Sandwiches
A turkey and cheese becomes twice as enticing slathered with mayonnaise; but what if instead, you spread some avocado between those slices? The avocado adds healthy fats and some much needed bulk to your otherwise wimpy cold cuts. Pro tip: Avocado also tastes great with tomato. For a chicken sandwich recipe, click here.
Pesto
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Pudding
Did you know you could make the creamiest pudding without actually using cream? We didn’t either, but the proof is in the pudding (pun intended). If you’re a chocolate lover, try this one. If you’re more vanilla, opt for this recipe instead.
Salad Dressing
Sour Cream on Tacos
Who’s ready for taco Tuesday? You are, especially once you ditch the heavy sour cream for this avocado cream instead. All the vegetables, protein, and healthy fats between those soft shells will turn your favorite Mexican dish into the healthiest meal on your rotation.
Tuna Salad
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