How Healthy Are Avocados? Here Are Nutritional Benefits and Recipes. - The New York Times

Here’s a highlight reel of their biggest nutritional benefits, plus delicious recipes to help you enjoy them. Credit... Bobbi Lin for The New York Times Supported by By Caroline Hopkins Ripe, creamy avocados are great on toast, salads and burgers, or just sprinkled with salt. Plus, they’re healthy — but how healthy? “Avocados are no regular fruits,” said Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “They’re nutrient dense with very little carbohydrates and high amounts of healthy fats and fiber.” And they make plant-based meals more filling. Here are some of their healthiest attributes, plus a selection of recipes from New York Times Cooking to inspire you to eat them more often. Avocados’ better-known benefits stem from their heart-healthy fats, said Elizabeth Klingbeil, a registered dietitian and assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Most of the fats in avocados are monounsaturated, which differ from the

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