As soon as representatives of various countries do not call avocados! The Aztecs called the fruit “forest oil” due to its delicate buttery texture, in India the avocado was known as the “poor cow”, as its calorie content is twice as high as that of lean beef, and the British nicknamed the fruit of the plant “alligator pear” because behind his speckled dark green peel.
Small Well of Health
Why is avocado useful, you ask? To many. Due to its high calorie content, the fetus is very popular among vegetarians, as it completely replenishes the necessary energy in the body. However, avocados are considered a dietary product. Eating one fruit a day, a person receives an almost daily amount of essential vitamins and minerals.
Folic acid
(vitamin B9) is also found in avocados. It will be useful for pregnant women, because vitamin B9 prevents the appearance of fetal pathologies, contributes to the proper development of the nervous and circulatory systems of the unborn baby.
Avocado helps to improve the digestive system, improves intestinal motility and is a preventive measure against constipation. The fetus helps eliminate excess cholesterol from the body and lowers blood sugar, so people with diabetes should be advised to eat avocados daily.
Another useful avocado is its high content of iron, calcium and magnesium. People with circulatory problems, as well as low hemoglobin levels, can make up the level of iron in the blood by eating dishes with avocados.
To the question "Avocado - what is it useful for?" You can answer as follows: this priceless fruit can protect you from the formation of cancerous tumors, especially in the oral cavity. For older people, avocados are beneficial in that they prevent vision loss due to the lutein contained in it.
The secret to the piggy bank of your beauty and youth
Avocado is also a fairly well-known product used to preserve the natural beauty of skin and hair. This fruit contains valuable oils that rejuvenate and give elasticity to mature skin. Having learned what the avocado is useful for and how many vitamins and minerals it contains, many cosmetic companies began to produce skin care products based on this fruit.
Biotin contained in avocados promotes hair growth, skin cleansing and cell regeneration, which is useful for women who care about their natural beauty. You can use avocado oil in any way: moisturize the skin of the face, neck and hands, apply it on the hair, on the nails - and you will be amazed at your magical transformation in 2-3 weeks.
Cooking Avocados: Nuances and Tricks
Before preparing dishes with avocado, it must be correctly selected. Do not buy overripe fruits with darkened or cracked peels. If you pressed your finger on the fetus, and the dent did not disappear, then the fruit is overripe. If you have chosen unripe fruits, then you need to wrap them in a bag and set aside for 2-3 days, allowing them to lie down at room temperature. Good ripe fruits, as a rule, have a dark green whole peel, are slightly pressed through by a finger and smell like anise.
What is useful for avocados, we already know, now let's look at several ways to prepare it. As a rule, avocados are used raw in cooking, as after culinary processing the fruit begins to be bitter. So that the fruit does not darken during cooking, you can use it at the very last moment or sprinkle it with lemon juice (lime). A little secret: if you put the avocado seed in mashed mashed potatoes, it will not darken.
Avocados well emphasize the taste of chicken or shrimp dishes. Most fruits are used in salads with a wide variety of ingredients. The delicate, soft creamy nutty flavor of this amazing fruit gives a special piquancy to seafood dishes. Avocado is used in the preparation of Japanese dishes - salads or rolls. To satisfy your hunger, you can just spread the flesh of an avocado on a crispbread or cookie - it will be delicious!
Do not forget that contraindications to the use of avocados are possible: individual intolerance, acute diseases of the gallbladder or liver. Do not use the bones and peel of the fetus for food, they can be toxic.