Most of us have had a classic strawberry-banana smoothie at least once in our life. But have you ever had an Avacado Smoothie? I ran across the following recipe when searching on Del Monte’s website for different smoothie ideas. One user review on Del Monte’s site sums up the smoothie in a sentence:

“At first I thought that this would taste bad but once I made them, I fell in love with this recipe!”

-Miami, Florida

But what makes avocados such an attractive alternative?

Avocados contain nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and beneficial plant compounds that enrich the quality of your diet.

Avocados, due to their mono and polyunsaturated fat content, are a healthy substitution for foods rich in saturated fat.

One-fifth of a medium avocado (1 oz) has 50 calories and contributes nearly 20 vitamins and minerals making it a good nutrient choice.

Avocados contain 76 milligrams beta-sitosterol in a 3-oz serving of avocado. Beta-sitosterol is a natural plant sterol which may help maintain healthy cholesterol levels.

Source: Avocado.org

Creamy Avocado Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 1 medium Del Monte® Hass avocado
• 2 cans evaporated low fat 2% milk
• ¼ cup sugar
• Ice cubes

 Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Serve immediately.

 I’d love to hear comments and opinions about this novel smoothie recipe!