Avocado on sprouted-grain toast with lemon and hemp seeds
Avocado aficionados often enjoy avocado toast for breakfast. It’s also an ideal snack-time choice. The fruit provides filling fibre and a wealth of nutrients, including potassium, lutein, and zeaxanthin. It has a luxurious mouthfeel, thanks to healthy fats, and will keep you full and satisfied. Snacking on avocado may aid your weight-loss efforts. A 2019 study published in Nutrients found that people who regularly ate avocados gained less weight than those who didn’t eat avocados.Cut your avocado, smash the flesh, and spread over sprouted grain toast, then top with lemon juice and shelled hemp seeds. Compared with its non-sprouted grain counterparts, sprouted-grain bread has more prevalent essential amino acids and antioxidants, and its nutrients are more available to your body. That’s according to a separate 2019 comprehensive review in Nutrients. The hemp seeds you’ll sprinkle on top are a notable source of fibre, protein, and healthy fatsa satiety trifecta.Studies, like those reviewed in a 2020 Nutrients report, support the seed’s role as a functional food due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihypertensive, neuroprotective properties, among others. Want a high-performance upgrade? Sprinkle with shelled edamame too.Try: Manitoba Harvest Hemp Hearts Shelled Hemp Seeds ($7, houseofwellness.ca)(Related: What Happens When You Eat Avocado Every Day)
