I think the cliche is to blame Millennials for making avocado toast trendy. But I grew up in South Africa is the 70s/80s and "avo on toast" was a regular weekend lunch (along with baked beans on toast). So if Millennials are to blame for making this delicious meal easily available in restaurants, hats off to them.
This humble meal packs a nutrient punch and avocado is one of ZOE's recommended gut-healing foods. So I eat it often and so should you! Here are some ideas for mixing things up - variety matters. What's ZOE? Learn more here.
First, I generally use the grain-free, nut and seed bread that I make myself. But in a pinch, I like this imported bread by Delba and it gets top marks from ZOE:
Since this combination gets such a high score, it's a great meal to play with a little. What do I mean? Well, if you're craving something crunchy (see my post on incorporating packaged snacks) add a small portion. They hardly skew the score:
It's one of the great things about eating this way - you quickly start to see the power of combining foods the right now. Eating a bag of parmesan chips would be hard on your body and I don't recommend that. Adding a handful to this meal though? It satisfies your need to eat these kinds of snacks and keeps the experience from feeling like a "diet" of some sort. It's not.
I LOVE adding green onions too, because they're so good for you. And let's face it: anything that's used as an ingredient in Guacamole is a no-brainer addition to your avocado toast.
Add grilled or fried mushroom and BOOM - this is such a yummy, filling meal that is now restaurant quality. Oh, and ZOE agrees:
