Avocado Smoothie

You can’t get any smoother than this! So refreshing, creamy and luscious. Enjoy!

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
1 ripe avocado, halved and pitted
1 1/4 cups unsweetened almond milk
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon or lime juice
1/2 banana (eat the other 1/2 as a snack while blending:)
1 tbsp unprocessed raw honey (or 1 tsp stevia)
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
1 tsp chlorella powder
Basil, thinly sliced for garnish

TIP: Ripen avocados faster by putting them in a paper bag with an apple or a banana for a day.

Directions:
Combine all ingredients into a blender on medium/high, until smooth.
Garnish with fresh basil and a squeeze of lemon or lime.

Per Serving:
Calories 212.6
Fat 13.4
Saturated Fat 4.1g
Cholesterol 15.2mg
Carbohydrates 19.5g
Dietary Fiber 3.9g
Total Sugars 14.2g
Protein 6g
Sodium 69.9mg

Composition of Chlorella

General Analysis

Moisture: 3.6%
Protein: 60.5%
Fat: 11.0%
Carbohydrate: 20.1%
Fiber: 0.2%
Ash: 4.6%
Calories: 421/100 g

Vitamins and Minerals

Vitamin A activity: 55,500.0 IU/100g
B-carotene: 180.8 mg/100g
Chlorophyll a 1,469.0mg /100g
Chlorophyll b 613.0 mg/100g
Thiamine (vitamin B-1) 1.5mg/100g
Riboflavin (vitamin B-2) 4.8 mg/100g
Pyridoxine (vitamin B-6) 1.7 mg/100g
Vitamin B-12 125.9 mcg/100g
Vitamin C 15.6 mg/100g
Vitamin E 1.0 IU/100g
Niacin 23.8 mg/100g/TD>
Pantothenic acid 1.3 mg/100g
Folic acid 26.9 mcg/100g
Biotin 191.6 mcg/100g
PABA 0.6 mg/100g
Inositol 165.0 mg/100g
Calcium 203.0 mg/100g
Phosphorus 989.0 mg/100g
Iodine 600.0 mcg/100g
Magnesium 315.0 mg/100g
Iron 167.0mg/100g
Zinc 71.0 mg/100g
Copper 0.08 mg/100g

Fatty Acids

Unsaturated fatty acids 81.8%
Saturated fatty acids 18.2%
C14:0 0.6%
C14:1 0.9%
C14:2 0.9%
C16:0 15.6%
C16:1 9.1%
C16:2 5.5%
C16:3 17.1%
C18:0 2.0%
C18:1 10.0%
C18:2 15.5%
C18:3 22.8%

Amino Acids

Lysine 3.46
Cystine: 0.38
Histidine 1.29
Valine 3.64
Arginine 3.64
Methionine 1.45
Aspartic acid 5.20
Isoleucine 2.63
Threonine 2.70
Leucine 5.26
Serine 2.78
Tyrosine 2.09
Glutamic acid 6.29
Phenylalanine 3.08
Proline 2.93
Ornithine 0.06
Glycine 3.40
Tryptophan 0.59
Alanine 4.80

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