Creamy Strawberry Avocado Smoothie

Pink, silky, and secretly rich in good fats - avocado is the quiet hero here, giving this strawberry smoothie a milkshake texture without any cream. High protein, made in minutes, and genuinely pretty in the glass. 

Why avocado belongs in your smoothie

• A quarter avocado adds body and heart-friendly monounsaturated fats with almost no flavor.
• It slows the sugar hit from the fruit, so the energy lasts longer.
• Texture: this is the creamiest smoothie you can make without ice cream.

Here's what you'll need

• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 1/4 ripe avocado
• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (or 1 scoop vanilla protein powder)
• 1 cup milk of choice
• 1 tsp honey, to taste
• Squeeze of lime
• A fresh strawberry for the rim

Here's how it comes together

1. Blend the strawberries, avocado, yogurt, milk, honey, and lime until completely smooth.
2. Scrape down once - avocado likes to hide at the sides.
3. Taste and adjust: more honey for sweetness, more lime for brightness.
4. Pour into a tall glass and perch a strawberry on the rim.

Things I learned while testing

• Frozen strawberries beat fresh + ice - no dilution, deeper color.
• More than 1/4 avocado tips the flavor from creamy to green.
• The lime squeeze keeps the pink bright instead of dulling as it sits.

Make ahead

• Portion freezer bags with strawberries and avocado chunks; blend with yogurt and milk in the morning.

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