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| Spinach Avocado Smoothie |
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt (optional)
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup pine-apple chunks
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- 1 cup of water or milk
Directions
Combine all ingredients and water in a blender. puree until smooth.
Spinach Avocado Smoothie is ready.
Enjoy your smoothie!!!
Health Benefits
This smoothie has all three. With the natural unrefined carbohydrates found in avocados, 9.9g of protein per serving and 25.8g of healthy unsaturated fats per serving! It also contains large amounts of other nutrients such as vitamins A and C, potassium, iron and calcium.
Why should you try this avocado smoothie to lose weight?
We now know that this smoothie is a fantastic breakfast, post-workout beverage, and all-around insanely healthy smoothie. But what about as a weight loss smoothie?
We believe there are a few factors that make food beneficial for losing weight. And no! Those products do not have few calories or fat!
We believe that the best foods for weight loss are those that are wholesome and keep you full for a long time. You are more likely to maintain a small calorie deficit and consistently lose weight if you are full because you won't want to snack.
A food must contain both protein and fiber in order to be considered filling. In contrast to protein, which actually inhibits the production of the hunger hormone ghrelin, fiber is both dense and slow to digest.
We believe that this avocado spinach smoothie is a good choice because it has a lot of protein and fiber, as was previously mentioned.
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