Dried fruits are healthy fats

At the end of last century the dried fruits were considered a food which people need to be very careful as it containes too much fat. Well, in this century things haven't changed, they still have a lot of fat and of course you must be careful with them. The difference is, in this century it is known that the amount of fat in dried fruits are unsaturated, these means they can be an integral part of an healthy diet. In people who are overweight, they need to be very careful in the consumption of dried fruits as risk of increasing their weight.

The fat that is included in this type of food is mostly monounsaturated, a type of fat which contributes to the increasing of the good cholesterol. In addition to good fats, the dried fruits contain a high density of vitamins and minerals depending on the type of dried fruit.

To make your diet healthier you should include dried fruits, they replace saturated fats or trans. Reduce the meat portions and include dried fruits, adding nutrients from proteins to various vitamins and minerals.

BUT ATTENTION! Always keep in mind that you can overweight while eating dried fruits. A varied diet is the healthiest food there is.

How to choose an avocato

This beautiful fruit, the avocado, is being a problem to get it in good condition to be consumed here in Portugal by now. Or it is very mature with black spots or it is still very green. To choose the avocato, I buy the avocado green without being creased and is stored somewhere it will be protected so it doesn't become creased. With each passing day it will become dark and softer, and I'll groping it every day to feel its state of maturity, less hard . Until that day comes till we feel the avocado is good enough to be opened.

However, it is not alway in good condition when we open it. Sometimes it is not all in good state and ready to eat. Often the avocado does not ripen evenly and there are times when the avocato has some dark and damaged areas because it has been hit during storage and so it isn't completely green has it should be. Here in Portugal, we are getting avocados import from Peru right now, and it has been very difficult to find avocados in good condition to consume.