Your guide to a 'winter salad'

Avocados are a fantastic source of nutrients and are so easy to include at mealtimes. They have "heart-friendly" oils (mostly monounsaturated), and are a good source of Vitamin E, folic acid (good for wannabe moms), fibre and potassium. 

Include avos in your meals in the following yummy ways:

• Top rice cakes with avo and low-fat cottage cheese
• Mash with some lemon juice and serve on toasted seed loaf
• Slice and add to your plate as your "winter salad". Avo is a great accompaniment to steak, chicken breasts or vegetarian patties
• Add as a topping for your homemade pizza
• Eat as a starter before dinner, but fill with red pepper chopped into low-fat cottage cheese, instead of the shrimps
• Mash as a filler for wraps, mixed with lettuce, tomato, coriander and add a lean protein if needed

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