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    Home » This and That » Meet the Piña-Vocado. Avocado Smoothies!

    by Kathy Patalsky · updated: Sep 13, 2019 · published: Apr 21, 2011 · About 2 minutes to read this article. Leave a Comment

    Meet the Piña-Vocado. Avocado Smoothies!


    You already love avocado in your salads, sandwiches, dips and maybe even raw puddings – well how about in your smoothies? No? Yes? Oh yes..

    I was hungry. I looked on the counter to see a beautiful, ripe, plump avocado staring back at me. But I was all set to make a smoothie. Hmm.. why not combine the two? I had seen this done before on random blogs – especially raw blogs – those crazy-fabulous raw foodies are always adding avocados to the most genius of recipes! So I plopped half my avocado into my – what was going to be a Piña-Colada style smoothie – and drum roll please… the Piña-Vocado was born. Sip. Taste. Swoon. Check out the Piña-Vocado ahead!..

    the Berry-cado..

    Healthy avocados are rich in omega fatty acids and a perfect addition to a healthy vegan diet. I add avocado to some part of my daily meal line-up, probably every other day. But I wasn’t always this way..

    Actually, when I first because vegetarian/veganish in early college I was quite shocked when I received the results of a blood test. It tuned out that while my total cholesterol was low – my bad AND good cholesterol numbers were low. Not good. I needed to raise those HDL numbers! So being a vigilant nutrition-interested young woman, I hopped on board the healthy fats train. My food of choice? I added plentiful avocados to my diet.

    A few months later when I took the test again my HDL had raised significantly! I reasoned that to mean those avocados were doing the trick.

    Read more about my Healthy Fats/Fat-Phobia – personal story here.

    So if you love guac, avocado salads and sandwiches – now try avocado smoothies!

    A berry-infused variation of this recipe (shown at top) is the Berry-Cado Smoothie. Instead of pineapple/coconut milk – I added in frozen berries and more. Recipe here.

    And here is the Piña-Vocado recipe..

    Piña-Vocado
    vegan, serves two

    1 ⅓ cups orange juice
    1 ¼ cups frozen pineapple
    ½ avocado
    1 small frozen banana (or fresh)
    ½ cup ice (I like coconut water ice cubes for this recipe)

    Optional Add-in’s..
    ½ lime, squeezed over top smoothie, or blended right into it
    1 tablespoon coconut milk or 2 teaspoon unsweetened coconut flakes
    dash of cayenne

    garnish: avocado slices

    Blend. Serve. Sip. Smile.

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    About Kathy Patalsky

    Hey there! I'm Kathy, lover of kitty cats, weekend baking, 90's movies, travel, beach fog and foamy lattes. Since 2007, I have been sharing my vegan recipes and photos. My goal is to make your cooking life a little easier, delicious - and plant-loaded - while sharing some LIFE and conversation along the way.

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