Savory Green Morning Shake

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Avocado

Healthy fat that unlocks the greens' fat-soluble vitamins; also potassium, fiber, and vitamin E.

Targets: Fat-soluble absorption

Adding ~150 g of avocado to a vegetable meal raised absorption of fat-soluble carotenoids several-fold — β-carotene ~15×, α-carotene ~7×, lutein ~5× — by allowing them to form absorbable micelles. A greens-heavy shake specifically needs that fat to unlock its fat-soluble vitamins; the avocado also adds potassium, fiber, and additional vitamin E.

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