Here’s a study that looked at whether adding avocado at lunch decreased hunger later on. It’s pretty interesting (and potentially good news if you like avocado) that adding avocado appears to decrease the desire to eat three and five hours after lunch.
I’m cracking myself up, though, because there doesn’t seem to be a report of what happened with the group who had their lunch food replaced (not just supplemented) with avocado. Did they never want to eat again? Just kidding.
I have written about avocado in the past, and I eat avocados pretty regularly. I put them in my salads and in my tuna. I make guacamole and eat it with crunchy vegetables. I don’t think I could eat straight up chunks of avocado, but maybe someday. I would be interested to know if olives – another plant-based fat – have the same effect on post-lunch hunger. We’ll have to see if someone does a study on that.
In the meantime I’m going to pay attention to my hunger level during the afternoon on the days I have avocado with my lunch.