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Swap Spinach For Lettuce, Avocado For Mayo

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Use spinach instead of lettuce on your sandwiches to boost nutrition. Also, use mashed avocado instead of cheese or mayonnaise to get those good fats.

- Submitted by URHERE 4/8/2010 in Healthy Eating | 7 Comments

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JESSICALYNN0102 4/8/2010 2:54:00 PM

hummus is also a good replacement for mayo

SUNFLOWERSAVAGE 9/2/2011 11:51:00 PM

Love both. Great tip.

SEXXIVY23 9/2/2011 12:30:00 PM

Niceee.. is truth about the different nutrients content in spinach and avocatos.. good idea..

MANDYISFITAT40 4/1/2011 6:17:00 PM

I Love avocados... Great idea!

SLEEPIGRL 1/18/2011 5:08:00 PM

Like @thalemba, we've been swapping spinach for lettuce for a while. It tastes as good or better and it's definitely healthier!

TWIN0911 9/22/2010 8:16:00 AM

I swapped Avocado for mustard, a couple of months ago. And I've seen some difference in my Cholesterol numbers. I love Avocado so this was an easy swap for me. I have also switched to low sodium turkey and ham from Publix, as they are the only ones who sell Boarshead lunch meat in TN.

THALEMBA 4/8/2010 3:19:00 PM

I've done this for years, and LOVE it! (used spinach in place of lettuce)

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