Avocado Banana Almond Butter Smoothie

This smoothie combines the creaminess of the buttery avocado, sweetness of the banana, and nuttiness of raw almond butter for a balanced smoothie. It makes for a refreshing snack, filling breakfast, or post-workout refuel option. Each sip leaves you craving more! In fact, we can almost guarantee that this smoothie will become a regular in your smoothie rotation. If it does, please let us know!

This avocado smoothie not only impresses in the flavor department, but also on the nutritional front. Here’s a quick overview of how the main ingredients in this smoothie benefit your overall health:

• Avocado: Contributing a rich and creamy texture to the smoothie, avocados provide healthy fats, essential vitamins, and minerals. Avocados also offer beta-sitosterol, which, when consumed with other plant sterols, may help maintain healthy cholesterol levels.
• Banana: Some people refer to the banana as nature’s perfect snack because they are full of complex carbs, fiber, and minerals like potassium and magnesium. Bananas contain vitamin B6, which helps to regulate appetite, improve immune function, aid nervous system function, and regulate sleep.
• Spinach: Although kale gets a lot of attention, spinach is one of the healthiest leafy greens out there. It provides lots of folate, iron, magnesium, fiber, and vitamins A, C, and K. Spinach also has a high amount of zeaxanthin and caroteinoids, which work to flush out free radicals from the body.
• Almond Butter: A 2021 controlled trial found that almond butter may help decrease A1C, which indicated the average blood sugar levels. Since almonds have shown to improve insulin resistance, the thought is that raw almond butter also has this benefit. Plus, it is rich in fiber, protein, and unsaturated fats.