Start Your Day With Avocado Toast

Avocados have become a mainstay in the diets of many patients with IC. Remarkably low in acid and high in fiber and healthy fats, it is one of our most under appreciated vegetables. Avocado can shine at every meal. Avocado toast with a poached egg makes for a perfect breakfast. Combine thin slices of avocado with lettuce, turkey and bacon to make an amazing California BLT. Top a warm bowl of chili with slices of green loveliness and dot with sour cream. Quesadillas with melted cheese, scallions and avocado make a perfect side dish. You can even make brownies, cheesecake, cocktails, and ice cream with avocado. Really! Google it!

Avocado toast combines rich flavors, textures and spices to create a remarkably healthy meal. Eggs and avocado work beautifully together but you’ll also find some lovely veggie combinations using cucumber, radish, strawberries or tomato. Avocado works beautifully with certain meats like thinly roasted beef, turkey or crumbled bacon! You really can’t find a healthier way to start the day.

Creating Your Perfect Avocado Toast

Start first by selecting a great bread that toasts well such as sourdough, multigrain or our favorite Ezekiel Bread made by Food For Life. Lightly butter while hot and then play! Yes, my friends, we really want you to play with your food. Here are some of our favorite toppings!

Thinly sliced avocado topped with poached egg, salt & pepper to taste
Thinly sliced avocado topped with shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese, melted under a broiler
Thinly sliced avocado and cucumber placed on top of a layer of hummus
Thinly sliced avocado and thinly sliced salmon
Thinly sliced avocado topped with sliced roast beef.
Mashed avocado topped with thin slices of hard boiled eggs
Mashed avocado topped with scrambled eggs
Mashed avocado topped with roasted nuts (pine) or seeds (sesame)
Mashed avocado topped with a thin slice of tomato with a fried egg on top
Mashed avocado topped with crumbled, smoked uncured bacon
Mashed avocado topped with thin slices of radish and avocado

If you’re looking for a more creamy texture, top any of the above sandwiches with a warm hollandaise sauce! Of course, salt and pepper to taste! Enjoy!Av

By Jill Osborne|2024-04-03T10:37:48-07:00April 3rd, 2024|IC Diet Project, Our Blog|Comments Off

About the Author: Jill Osborne

My Google Profile+ Jill Heidi Osborne is the president and founder of the Interstitial Cystitis Network, a health education company dedicated to interstitial cystitis, bladder pain syndrome and other pelvic pain disorders. As the editor and lead author of the ICN and the IC Optimist magazine, Jill is proud of the academic recognition that her website has achieved. The University of London rated the ICN as the top IC website for accuracy, credibility, readability and quality. (Int Urogynecol J - April 2013). Harvard Medical School rated both Medscape and the ICN as the top two websites dedicated to IC. (Urology - Sept 11). For many years, Jill served on the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Panel (US Army) where she collaborated with researchers to evaluate new IC research studies for possible funding. Jill has conducted and/or collaborates on a variety of IC research studies on new therapeutics, pain care, sexuality, the use of medical marijuana, menopause and the cost of treatments, shining a light on issues that influence patient quality of life. An IC support group leader and national spokesperson for the past 20 years, she has represented the IC community on radio, TV shows, at medical conferences. She has written hundreds of articles on IC and its related conditions. Jill has a Bachelors Degree in Pharmacology and a Masters in Psychology, Jill was named Presidential Management Intern (aka Fellowship) while in graduate school. (She was unable to earn her PhD due to the onset of her IC.) She spends the majority of her time providing WELLNESS COACHING for patients in need and developing new, internet based educational and support tools for IC patients, including new live IC Support Group Meetings via Youtube and the “Living with IC” video series. Jill was diagnosed with IC at the age of 32 but first showed symptoms at the age of 12.