Brunch: Is Avocado Toast Really a Healthy Choice?
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Sure, healthy eating and brunch may not seem like they go together. But how about if you order avocado toast? It seems like a healthy choice, especially compared to other brunch options like chicken and waffles or biscuits and gravy. In today’s episode, we deconstruct avocado toast and put its ingredients through a wellness check.
Hosts: Zach Moore, Katie McCallum (interviewer)
Expert: Kylie Arrindell, MS, RD, LD, Wellness Dietitian
Notable topics covered:
- Whether avocado truly lives up to its “superfood” name
- How your bread choice can complicate things
- What you need to know about eating a whole egg vs. just the egg whites
- The unhealthiest avocado toast Kylie has ever seen
- What the healthfulness of an avocado toast really hinges on
- Kylie builds her ideal avocado toast
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