I make a really great smoothie for us every day based on spinach, rocket, mache, ginger, turmeric, black pepper, chilli pepper and half an avocado, topped up with coconut cream and coconut water.
I’m aware that there is an issue these days with avocado airmiles and also the amount of water they need, so I’m wondering if there is a suitable substitute which would work as well.
The avocado does something very special, it melds the other flavours together and makes the whole drink literally smoother, in texture and flavour. It’s absence is very noticeable and alternatives (such as upping the coconut cream or increasing the spinach) are not as successful.
I used half a banana a long time before using avocado. But it can up your sugar levels. Whilst miles do matter the water isnt lost in farming it goes back into the soil. Intensive farming may upset eco systems but there is little anyone can do as we need to eat and its more human numbers that are the issue.
Finding such a healthy option to avocado would be a issue, full of good stuff.
Extracting water from the hydraulic table to water crops is damaging, and a lot then evaporates so will eventually return to the soil on the other side of the globe.
And of course we need to eat, but with so many mouths to feed it is far better to source lower energy crops.
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Sadly, some not viable - raw egg. Banana, already tried and unfortunately it clashes with something in the mix.
Haven’t seen anyone growing avocados round here - mind you, I’ve a young sapling in the compost heap and with this weather, it won’t be many years before I’ll be growing my own.
