Green Energy

Name: Green Energy
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 1 pear, halved; 1/4 cucumber, roughly chopped; 1 1/2 cups young spinach; 4 sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1/2 avocado, pitted and flesh scooped from the skin; 1/2 teaspoon spirulina powder; chilled water, to taste; 1 brazil nut, coarsely chopped

By Sara Lewis

January 14, 2014

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This supersmoothie is packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. The spirulina is a great protein-booster, too.

Cooks' Note

Ripening avocados
Just-ripe avocados will have the best flavor. If you have one that is slightly underripe, put it in a brown paper bag and store it in a warm place, such as on a sunny windowsill, to help it ripen.

Avocado benefits
Avocados may inhibit the growth of prostate cancer and, being high in oleic acid, may also help to prevent breast cancer. They contain more of the carotenoid lutein than any other commonly consumed fruit. Lutein protects against macular degeneration and cataracts, two disabling age-related eye diseases. Eating avocados may also lower your cholesterol levels and, as an excellent source of glutathione, they even contain antiaging properties.

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