A creamy, super nutritious avocado, banana and spinach smoothie.
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Avocado Smoothie
I love this avocado smoothie, it’s a real powerhouse of goodness! We all know avocados are good for us, don’t we? And spinach, Popeye and his inflated biceps? Yeah, that one’s been hammered into our brains since we could toddle, I suppose.
I also love this avocado smoothie for its taste; it’s so creamy, almost as if I’ve added some ice cream or cream to it. Seriously. All you vegans out there are probably nodding your heads sagely and thinking of all those times you have in fact used avocado in place of real cream. Aren’t you?
Is it Good for Me?
This avocado smoothie is full of vitamins, minerals, fibre and good fat. Don’t let the high fat content and calories scare you though, it’s all good stuff.
Without getting too technical, avocados are high in oleic acid, also known as Omega-9. In layman’s term, that’s the good fat mentioned earlier, just like fish oil, which is Omega-3. It’s good for your heart, it’s good for your arteries and it’s good for your metabolism. You get the picture – it’s good for you!
Perfect for Workouts
What about the calories, I hear you ask. I know that’s a lot of calories in a single glass. I consume this avocado smoothie as a post workout drink, with some added protein powder. I have 2 intensive gym workouts a week that last about 2 hours, during which time I probably burn about 500 calories. So ingesting calories is the last thing I’m worried about. If anything, I need to replace them.
If it’s consumed on a light workout day, I tend to have it as a meal replacement. It gives me what I need in terms of nutrition and it fills me up for a long time after.
So if you are counting calories, this would be perfect for you as lunch. It’s not going to be weighing your system down and lulling you to sleep like the usual carb heavy lunches. If you replace the milk with water, you are cutting down on those calories even further.
Don’t really fancy avocado? Well, let me assure you, you can hardly taste it, it’s just there in the background, chilling away despite doing some seriously healthy jiving. And if you add a teaspoon of honey into this avocado smoothie, it disappears even more into obscurity.
Now, let’s get our aprons on!
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Lin xx
Avocado, Banana and Spinach Smoothie
Ingredients
- 125 ml semi-skimmed milk (or milk of your choice)
- ½ avocado
- 1 ripe banana
- 30 g fresh spinach leaves
Instructions
- Place everything in a blender and blend to a smooth consistency and enjoy!
But has anybody actually tried this smoothie? Please try and then comment. It will be more helpful. Thank you
Thanks. Drinking this for Breakfast. Don’t feel sluggish anymore.
(1 avocado, 1 banana, 1/2 cup of spinach, 1 teaspoon of monk fruit sugar, ice cubs and 1 cup of water)
A pleasure, monk fruit sugar sounds interesting, I’ve never tried it.
I love to start my day with a delicious smoothie, and this was so good, thank you!
I love avocados sliced on sandwiches. I prefer leafy spinach as a replacement lettuce. This recipe looks good. I’ll be trying it.