Guacamole

Serve ripe avocado daily with every bowl of soup and with meats and fish.

Avocados are a great source of vitamins C, E, K, and B-6, as well as riboflavin, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and potassium. They also provide lutein, beta-carotene, and omega-3 fatty acids.

Although most of the calories in an avocado come from fat, don’t shy away! Avocados are full of healthy, beneficial fats that help to keep you full and satiated. When you consume fat, your brain receives a signal to turn off your appetite. Eating fat slows the breakdown of carbohydrates, which helps to keep sugar levels in the blood stable.

Fat is essential for every single cell in the body. Eating healthy fats supports skin health, enhances the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, and may even help boost the immune system.

You can tell how ripe an avocado is by gently pressing into the skin. If the avocado is firm and does not budge, you will need to let it ripen for a few days before consuming. Soft avocados make great guacamole or dip, while firmer avocados are great for slicing and adding to a salad or a sandwich. To speed up the ripening process, place an avocado in a paper bag with a banana.

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Guacamole

This recipe is appropriate from stage three onward

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Condiments, Lunch Box, Miscellaneous, Soups & Stocks

Cuisine

Full GAPS Diet, GAPS Introduction Stages, Stage 3 - onward

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Ingredients

• 1 Avocado
• 3 - 4 Garlic Cloves Raw garlic can have a bite to it so you may want to start with less and work up to more gradually
• 2 Tbsp Lemon juice

Course Condiments, Lunch Box, Miscellaneous, Soups & Stocks Cuisine Full GAPS Diet, GAPS Introduction Stages, Stage 3 - onward Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1 Avocado 3 - 4 Garlic Cloves Raw garlic can have a bite to it so you may want to start with less and work up to more gradually 2 Tbsp Lemon juice

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Instructions

1. Slice the avocado down the middle and around the seed. Remove the seed and scoop the avocado out of it's skin and place into a small bowl.
2. Crush the garlic with a garlic crusher and add it to the avocado. You may want to start with a small amount of garlic as raw garlic can have quite a bite, however one of the best foods for the immune system so I like to have at least 4 cloves.
3. Add the lemon juice and crush all the ingredients together with the back of a fork or use a potato masher. When the texture is smooth to your liking, store in the fridge. The lemon juice will help preserve the colour for a while and it should last a couple of days in the fridge.