When it comes to trendy foods, nothing beats the avocado. It’s totally delicious — not to mention, it makes just about anything you eat it with delicious. Avocado on toast? Absolutely. Avocado with eggs? Yes, please. Avocado doused with your favorite hot sauce and eaten directly out of its peel? Sign us up.

But avocados are also total superfoods, with possibly even more health benefits than ways to prepare them. Loaded with a healthy monounsaturated fat called oleic acid, which has been shown to reduce inflammation, lower cholesterol, and protect against cancer, avocados are basically nature’s butter – and if they’re ripe enough, you can pretty much spread them the same way. They’re also loaded with nutrients like vitamins K and C, and even have more potassium than a banana. Basically, you need more avocados in your life. But if you needed more convincing, check out these six ways avocados are totally amazing for your health.