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Layered Avocado Coffee Smoothie

Nutritional Value

  • Skimmed milk: increases protein content of the nutritional supplement/drink whilst keeping the intake of saturated fat low.   
  • Fluid-based, easy consumption. Mashed avocado plus honey may cover the mild salty taste of the drink.  
  • Avocados: nutrient-dense fruits with high level of mono-unsaturated fatty acid (MUFA). MUFA was found to be inversely associated to the risks of oral, pharyngeal, pancreatic, and bladder cancer. 
  • Incorporating suitable amount of avocado in smoothie which increases the consumption of fruits and meet the dietary recommendation of consuming 2 servings of fruits per day. 
  • High-calorie, high-protein smoothie: Especially suitable for patients/recovered survivors with ongoing weight loss, poor appetite, or incomplete recovery.

Ingredients

Serving: 1 person 

Bottom Layer 

  • 100 ml skimmed milk 
  • ½ ripened avocado, pitted (~120g) 
  • ½ tbsp honey/syrup (~10g)  
  • Few pcs ice cubes 

Top Layer

  •  1 sachet nutritional milk (Coffee Powder) 
  • 150 ml skimmed milk  
  • Cocoa powder (~0.5g; optional) 

Directions

1. In a bowl, mash half a ripened avocado. Add in 100ml skimmed milk and 1/2 tbsp honey/syrup. Press and stir to mix well, pour into serve cup and add in ice cubes as the bottom layer.

2. Mix 150ml skimmed milk with 1 sachet ORAL IMPACT™ (Coffee Powder). Poor onto the top of serve cup. 

3. Top with a pinch of cocoa powder according to your interest. 

4. Mix the layers before drinking. Drink immediately.

 

Nutrition Information  

Serving Size: 455 g

Energy 626kcal
Protein 29g
Total carbohydrates 72g
Total fat 25.8g
   Omega 3 1.1g
Calcium 542mg 
Copper 0.9mg
Iron 4.9mg
Magnesium 129mg
Phosphorus 509mg
Potassium 1.5g
Sodium 429mg
Vitamin C 88mg

 

Prepared by Miss Kan Nok Man, Alissa (Student in Food and Nutritional Science, HKU) 

Reviewed by Dr. Daphne Wu (Food and Nutritional Science, HKU)