Caregiving for a senior parent can really open your eyes to things you never knew before. While there are specific dietary needs and other healthy habits that are geared towards seniors, even middle aged adults like yourself can take advantage of knowing more about health in general. Many, if not all, of the healthy foods recommended for elderly people to be eating are great for younger people, too! You can join your parent in meals that are both nutritious and delicious, for some socializing and good times. While meal planning and looking out for your parent’s health, you might have come across the phrase ‘healthy fat’ before. It’s true that some fats are better than others for our bodies, but some are even essential to good health. If you want to know more about one of the best super foods and healthy fats, keep reading to see how you can add avocados to your elderly loved one’s diet.

Ways to Eat Avocados

These fruits are high in vitamin E and also rich in good fat and antioxidants that are perfect anti-aging combinations. As an added bonus, the minerals found in avocados will also help your body better absorb nutrients from other foods, too. There’s specific type of naturally occurring sugar in avocados that encourages your skin to produce collagen, which will help to prevent wrinkles. How yummy does this strange green fruit sound now?

The fat found in avocados is monounsaturated, which is the best kind; it prevents against heart disease, and the fiber content lowers your cholesterol. On a day when your senior care provider is over at your mother or father’s house, plan to have a meal with avocados for everyone to enjoy. Here are a few recipes you can make this summer with avocados:

• Guacamole: this Mexican dish is very popular, and easy to make. You can look up a more detailed recipe, but it’s basically some peeled and mashed avocados, some lime juice, a little salt, diced tomatoes, and cilantro. Then use veggies sticks or corn chips to dip!
• Corn salad cups: put some yummy organic corn right into the hole where the seed was in an avocado half.
• Vegan alfredo sauce: you can use mashed avocado instead of butter and cream for a healthier and more decadent, sauce for pasta or any dish.
• Avocado and pomegranate salad: dice up some avocado as small as you’d like, and mix in plenty of pomegranate seeds for two super foods in one salad.
• Mexican pizza: substitute delicious, creamy avocado for cheese on a homemade pizza. Experiment with any of the other toppings, too.
• Avocado mayonnaise: mash up some avocados, add some basil (dried or fresh) and use as you would use mayonnaise, without the cholesterol from eggs.