This is an unusual smoothie because it does not contain sweet fruit. Instead it contains creamy avocado and live veggies which provide alkalizing, energizing, potent nutrition in one delicious drink. Because this raw vegan smoothie contains no fruit and is sweetened with the herbal sweetener stevia, it is a low-glycemic drink.

I recommend that you enjoy this smoothie as a Real Breakfast of Champions (in whole or in part), snack, pre- or post-workout energizer, or as a quick and simple summer dinner.

CREAMY GREEN SMOOTHIE

Ingredients:

• ½ avocado
• 1 cup of Pacific Low-fat Original Almond Drink, or Almond Breeze Unsweetened Original or Vanilla Drink
• ½ cup crushed ice or small ice cubes
• 1/2 cup chopped greens (parsley, kale, bok choy leaves, chard, romaine, etc)
• 1/4 cup chopped mint leaves, or a few drops of mint extract, or 1/2 tsp. of peppermint tea
• 2 tablespoons chopped cucumber
• 1 tsp. finely sliced ginger (add more to taste) (optional)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice (fresh-squeezed lemon/lime or bottled organic lemon juice)
• 10 drops liquid stevia

Mix all ingredients in a blender or with a handheld blender.
Add filtered water until smoothie reaches desired consistency.
Add more stevia to taste.

Bon appetit!

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