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Avocado Amor

May 15, 2013 By Cathy

avocado pear popsicles, grilled avocado with melted cheese, avocado mac and cheese,
fried guacamole, avocado ice cream, avocado and grilled corn salad
 
The other day, I was perusing my Foodie Love board on Pinterest for dinner ideas and noticed that I’ve saved lots of recipes that center around avocados. And even some avocado art. I guess that’s bound to happen when you marry into a family that once held a guacamole throwdown.

As I touched on last week, I’ve encountered a little swelling in my feet during these last weeks of pregnancy. My fingers have also had sporadic swelling, but nothing in my face (phew!). When I brought this up to my doctor, she said this is normal (especially with the warmer weather) and then proceeded to give me a list of foods high in potassium to help treat swelling. When I think of potassium, I think of bananas. Surprisingly, bananas weren’t the top item on the list. Guess what was?

Avocados.

1 cup of avocado contains 1,000 mg of potassium, while 1 large banana only contains 500 mg of potassium. The recommended potassium intake is 4,500 mg each day.

Looks like the doctor just prescribed a daily dose of guacamole….yessssss :)

What sort of recipes or foods are you currently loving? In addition to avocados, I’m always a sucker for a good dessert.

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