The 10 Healthiest Foods on the Planet: #7

Avocados


Why They're Healthy:
• Rich in healthy, satisfying fats proven in one study to lower cholesterol by about 22 percent.
• One has more than half the fiber and 40 percent of the folate you need daily, which may reduce your risk of heart disease.

Quick Tip:
Adding it to your salad can increase the absorption of key nutrients like beta-carotene by three to five times compared with salads without this superfood.

Try my Guaca-mocka-mole recipe.

from fitness magazine