[Foodie Friday Recipe] Pineapple Avocado Anti-Aging Smoothie

Keep your body feeling young & functioning at peak efficiency with this tasty and healthy anti-aging smoothie!

If you’re looking for a quick and healthy smoothie for breakfast or as a mid-day pick-me-up, you can’t go wrong with this delicious and nutritious recipe! This smoothie is chock-full of healthy ingredients such as potassium, vitamin E, lutein, and zeaxanthin. These nutrients help to protect your heart, vision, and immune system, and the avocado adds calcium and magnesium to promote restful sleep, while creating a delicious, creamy texture.

Spinach adds an extra punch of nutritional power from iron and vitamin K, to selenium, calcium, zinc, and more – helping to protect your body from the damaging effects of inflammation, as well as supporting brain and bone health. And collagen supports bone and joint health, while maintaining healthy skin, hair, and nails.

This will become your go-to smoothie to prepare you for a busy day, or give you some quick on-the-go energy! Here’s how to make it:

Pineapple Avocado Anti-Aging Smoothie Recipe

Yield: 2 servings
Preparation time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe avocado, peel and pit removed
• 2 cups spinach leaves (large leaf, not baby greens)
• 1 ripe banana (or 2 kiwi) peeled
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 cup fresh pineapple chunks
• 1-2 scoops collagen powder
• 1 cup coconut water or filtered water
• 4-6 ice cubes

Directions:

Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend on high speed until combined. Serve at once.

Recipe Source: TheTruthAboutCancer.com