On Health with Houston Methodist

Brunch: Is Avocado Toast Really a Healthy Choice?


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Sure, healthy eating and brunch may not seem like they go together. But how about if you order avocado toast? It seems like a healthy choice, especially compared to other brunch options like chicken and waffles or biscuits and gravy. In today’s episode, we deconstruct avocado toast and put its ingredients through a wellness check.

Hosts: Zach Moore, Katie McCallum (interviewer) 

Expert: Kylie Arrindell, MS, RD, LD, Wellness Dietitian 

Notable topics covered: 

  • Whether avocado truly lives up to its “superfood” name 
  • How your bread choice can complicate things 
  • What you need to know about eating a whole egg vs. just the egg whites 
  • The unhealthiest avocado toast Kylie has ever seen 
  • What the healthfulness of an avocado toast really hinges on 
  • Kylie builds her ideal avocado toast 

If you enjoy these kinds of conversations, be sure to subscribe. And for more topics like this, visit our blog at houstonmethodist.org/blog.

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