Smoothies are one of the best foods to include as many healthy ingredients as possible. They often blend right in and meld beautifully with all the other ingredients. Adding avocados to my smoothies is one of my most favorite and secret smoothie hacks. Not only is the avocado adding a healthy fat, it provides the smoothie with the most creamy and luxurious texture.

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Spinach Avocado Smoothie

A creamy and delicious smoothie!

Course Breakfast, lunch, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword avocado, breakfast, healthy, plant-based, Smoothie, Smoothie bowl, vegetables

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 Avocado, ripe
• 1 banana
• 1 tbsp freshly ground flaxseed
• 1 cup unsweetened oat milk
• 1/4 cup oats
• 1 cup spinach
• 1/4 cup frozen mango or pineapple

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend.
• Enjoy!

When grocery prizes keep rising, healthy snacks aren’t immune to the increase in cost. Making better-for-you snacks at home like these gogi berry almond butter granola bars are a great way to cut cost and create delicious snacks you can feel good about! Granola bars are a great anytime snack, but can often be high in added sugar and lower in important nutrients like fiber and protein. These granola bars only use a small amount of honey to keep added sugar to a minimum while still providing a delicious flavor!

Make it gluten-free

For gluten-free granola bars, make sure you use gluten-free oats!

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Gogi Berry Almond Butter Granola Bars

Better-for-you granola bars for the perfect anytime snack.

Course Breakfast, lunch, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Almonds, Gluten free, Granola, Granola bars, healthy, Healthy snacks, Oats, plant-based, Snacks

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 34 minutes

Servings 12 bars

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cups shredded coconut
• 1/4 cups chopped walnuts
• 3/4 cups chopped almods
• 1/3 cups gogi berries
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/3 cup almond butter
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a large bowl combine oats, coconut, walnuts, almonds, gogi berries and salt. Mix to combine.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and mix.
• Pour the liquid mixture into the dry and mix until evenly combined.
• Line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper. Pour the oat mixture over the sheet pan and press to firmly pack together until about 1/4 inch thick.
• Bake for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool. Once cool, slice into bars.