Green Avocado & Spinach Smoothie

 

 

                                     Posted on www.comfortspringstation.com on 4/29/24

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  Before I discuss today's recipe, I'd like to do an update on the top 50 posts from Comfort Spring in 2025.  As of today, I have written & scheduled 45 of the 50 posts. I can easily do the other 5 in the next week. All top 50 will be shared before the end of 2026. Thanks for your patience.

Now for today's recipe:

When I first started blogging some years ago, I started the day with a smoothie almost every morning. A few years later, I just got tired of it. My smoothies had almost disappeared in my breakfast menu ideas. Oatmeal became the main morning dish for breakfast. Recently I have again made the choice to add smoothies as a healthy, delicious morning choice. I like to have one for breakfast, lunch, or afternoon snack.

Back in the early days of blogging (2016), I shared Start Your Day With A Spinach Smoothie. I think it was the first recipe I shared. Spinach is one of the healthiest vegetables you can eat.  It is a super food loaded with tons of nutrients in a low-calorie package. Dark leafy greens like spinach are important for skin and hair, bone health, and provide protein, iron, vitamins and minerals. Just do a search for the word spinach and you will see pages of articles  on the health benefits of spinach. Just eating one serving of spinach a day can make your brain 11 years younger.  A diet rich in leafy green vegetables help prevent cognitive decline according to recent research.   It slows the aging process.

 

 Today’s recipe is a quick and delicious banana, avocado, and spinach smoothie that can be used as a breakfast or snack. It’s really a good basic recipe that can be adapted to diet or taste needs. For vegan, replace the honey with maple syrup or agave nectar. Can’t eat nuts? Choose a different milk. I choose vanilla almond milk for a nutty flavor with a touch of vanilla. Need more protein? Add a scoop of protein powder. Have ripe fruit you need to use? Chop and add. Remember to make it your own and vary with what’s in the refrigerator. This recipe makes 2 smoothies; put the second in a covered bottle or jar in the fridge for a snack in the afternoon.  Give it a shake or two and your snack is good to go.

 

 

 

Green Avocado & Spinach Smoothie

Use organic when available. Serves 2, Ready in 5 minutes for Breakfast, Brunch, Snack

 

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup baby spinach leaves
• 1 ripe avocado, pitted, peeled, & halved
• 1 ripe banana (try frozen for extra creamy)
• 1 tbsp honey or dark agave nectar
• 1 cup ice cubes
• 1 1/2 cups vanilla almond milk or milk of choice

Instructions

• Add all ingredients except ice to blender
• Blend 50 to 55 seconds
• Add ice cubes and blend again for 30-35 seconds.
• Serve immediately 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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