BEEF & BROCCOLI FAJITAS

Boost these tasty wraps with a side of avocado

Each month we take a look at a quick and healthy recipe that will fuel your riding

This fajita recipe contains a highprotein mix of sirloin steak, longstemmed broccoli and roasted red peppers, and also avocado, an ingredient that’s often spoke about as being a superfood. It’s worthwhile diving into the avocado benefits a little deeper.

First off, here are some of the most abundant nutrients in a 100-gram serving of avocado (an average whole avocado from the supermarket is around 125g).

• Vitamin K: 26% of the daily value (DV)

• Folate: 20% of the DV

• Vitamin C: 17% of the DV

• Potassium: 14% of the DV

• Vitamin B5: 14% of the DV

• Vitamin B6: 13% of the DV

• Vitamin E: 10% of the DV

Health is often at the forefront of our mind, and heart health is spoken about a lot; this includes cholesterol, triglycerides, inflammatory markers, blood pressure and various others. Some research of regular high intakes of monounsaturated diets, with a significant contribution of that fat coming from avocado, showed these trends:

• A considerable reduction of total cholesterol levels

• Reduced blood triglycerides

• Lower LDL (the bad) cholesterol

• Increased HDL (the good) cholesterol Some of these nutrients are fatsoluble too, meaning that they need to be combined with fat in order to be utilised. Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat soluble, along with antioxidants such as carotenoids. While I’m not suggesting that you get all your fat from avocado, getting a contribution of your recommended daily amount from avocado does have clear benefits.