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Health
Superfoods?
More like Superfruits!
You have probably grown
acquainted with a variety For the go, avocado
of Superfoods, known to The science: What exactly are you eating?
be especially benefi cial for You’ll nd an abundance of nutrients inside this 160-calorie fruit. Containing
about 26 percent of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin K, the avocado
your health and wellbeing. not only provides exceptional amounts of vitamin C, B5, B6, E and potassium,
but also 15 grammes of healthy fats. Despite containing nine grammes of
But it’s now time to diversify carbs, seven of those are bre, which contributes to weight loss, reducing
your meal plan with nutrient- blood sugar, and lowering the risk of heart diseases. And, this means that there
are only two “net” carbs (total carbohydrate), classifying the fruit as a low-
rich Superfruits packed with carbohydrate. However, it’s important to remember that avocadoes are a high-
antioxidants, fi bre, vitamins fat food, as 77 percent of the calories are from fat, but it’s good fat! Oleic acid,
which is a monounsaturated fatty acid, is responsible for the bene cial e ects.
and minerals. Praphanit Doowa
Add it into your life: What’s the best way to eat it?
explores three that can help you When people are trying to eat healthy, they tend to think about the big picture,
live longer, look better and even the macronutrients: carbohydrate, protein and fats. However, eating all the
necessary micronutrients is as important too, and there’s more to it. Absorbing
prevent illnesses. Why settle for the nutrients is the most important part of eating because you have to move the
boring old good health, when nutrients from the digestive tract into the body so they can be used. Vitamin E
and K, which are organic compounds and prominent nutrients in avocados, are
cacao powder in a smoothie can fat soluble, which means they need to be combined with fat to be utilised. What
make you superhealthy? this means is that if you add avocados or avocado oil to either a salad or salsa,
it can increase the antioxidant absorption of the foods you’re eating, making
it can increase the antioxidant absorption of the foods you’re eating, making
the nutrient value of the other plant foods signi cantly
the nutrient value of the other plant foods signi cantly
higher. This is the reason to incorporate a healthy
higher. This is the reason to incorporate a healthy
fat source when you eat vegetables because,
fat source when you eat vegetables because,
without the fat source, the plant
nutrients go to waste.
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