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Got milk and avocadoes? Then make an Avocado-Mango Smoothie

Posted Jun 02 2009 12:00am

j0386342 Did you know that kids don’t drink enough milk to prevent fractures? That nine out of 10 teenage girls fail to get enough of the calcium they need? And 50% of women over 50 suffer from osteoporosis?

That’s why it’s so important to get your entire family to drink milk and eat dairy products like yogurt. You can learn more about osteoporosis prevention in my post at This Mama Cooks! Reviews, Got milk this summer?

Smoothie recipes

Looking over the whymilk.com website, I noticed several delicious smoothie recipes including this one using avocado. Did you know avocadoes contain:

  • 81 micrograms of the carotenoid lutein, which some studies suggest may help maintain healthy eyes
  • nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and beneficial plant compounds that can contribute to the nutrient quality of your diet
  • 76 milligrams beta-sitosterol, which a natural plant sterol which may help maintain healthy cholesterol levels

    Plus they’re delicious! (For more on avocadoes, check out avocado.org.)

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