| DebbyC
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Because this has been driving me CRAZY and because it's time I checked stuff out myself instead of relying on someone else all the time!!!
Nutrition data:
Avocado ~50 calorie per 2 tbsp [using different sources it comes out about the same]
Olive oil ~ 119 per tbsp
Not all the calories are from fat when eating avocado - so one could surmise that 1/4 cup smashed avocado would be a decent size fat serving, maybe a little under the equivalent compared to olive oil - but when served with a meal you're possibly going to have some added fat in the form of salad dressing or for cooking meats. So, if you use that measurement, 1/2 cup guac assumes quite a bit of added vegetation!
If I am way off course, feel free to set me straight. |
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Sun May 18, 2008 6:47 pm |
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| nygirl22
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I am not exactly sure what you're saying (sorry!) but according to the Food List, 1/3 of an avocado is one fat serving [equivalent to 1 Tbsp. oil].
Under Fats/Oils--
Other Fat Choices:
Avocado - 1/3 whole = 1 TBS oil
Guacamole - 1/2 cup = 1 TBS oil
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Sun May 18, 2008 8:08 pm |
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| ladybugnessa
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right HALF A CUP OF GUACAMOLE IS ONE SERVING OF FAT..
and Yes I yelled on purpose... it seems like an awful lot! |
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Sun May 18, 2008 8:15 pm |
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| DebbyC
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nygirl22 wrote: I am not exactly sure what you're saying (sorry!) but according to the Food List, 1/3 of an avocado is one fat serving [equivalent to 1 Tbsp. oil]. 8)
it was my obsessiveness....there are three sizes of avocado in my grocery store. The one I buy is the very small one - probably half the flesh of the nice big one....so I went for measure. This makes it easier for me to take my little baseball size avocado [almost tennis ball size!!!] and determine if it's 1/3 of the size I buy or 1/3 of the one that's as big as a softball...then we get into the size of hte pit....sometimes, half an avocado is pit, sometimes, it's teeny - so if I know I can have 2 oz....
or am I the only person who has to chose between gargantuan vs teeny avocado.....personally, I'd love to say - okay, I'll have 1/3 of the great big one!!! but in my heart, I would know it might not be okay! |
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Sun May 18, 2008 8:44 pm |
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| DebbyC
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BTW....only with starches, fats, and sweets do I try to 'measure' to this degree - my normal veggies, just pile them on!
ETA: I measured avocado - with peel and pit - weighed 6.5 oz....just the flesh was 4 oz [i told ya'll they were tiny!!!] I'm having guac and chips made from ww pita! |
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Sun May 18, 2008 8:46 pm |
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| lisa30
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| I lost weight easily eating an avocado a day 3 to 4 times a week in a salad with prawns or chicken and lemon juice YUM!!! |
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Thu May 22, 2008 9:17 pm |
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