Tasty tomato-based juice "avocado smoothie" recipe

Just finished this one:
2 large ripe tomatoes, quartered
1 cucumber, scrubbed and stem end removed
1 red bell pepper, quartered (stem removed, no need to remove seeds or membranes)
3 stalks celery, scrubbed
4 carrots, washed and topped
1 lime, peeled
Juice these ingredients, then place about a cup of the juice in a blender and add:
flesh scooped out of 1 small ripe avocado (save the seed to sprout indoors if you like)
Add salt, pepper, cayenne pepper or other seasonings to taste (but note that there’s a bit of sodium coming from the celery and carrots, so you don’t need much at all)
Serve immediately (or refrigerate, this should keep well in the fridge for up to 2 days)
Yield: @ 4 cups

This is a savory, tasty and velvety-textured smoothie full of nutrition.
Here’s an idea of the nutritive values in this juice (based on the FDA nutrition facts here which don’t list all vitamins) … Note that the fiber values are somewhat lower in juice, but there is a surprising amount of pulp from the juices so it’s probably around or somewhat under half of what’s listed:

  • 1 Bell pepper: 25 calories, 0 fat, 40mg sodium, 220 mg potassium, 6g carb, 2g fiber 4g sugars, 1g protein; 4%DV Vitamin A, 190%DV Vitamin C, 2%DV calcium, 4% DV iron
  • 4 Carrots: 120 calories, 0 fat, 240mg sodium, 12 mg potassium, 7g carbs, 2g fiber, 5g sugars, 1g protein, 440%DV Vitamin A, 10%DV Vitamin C, 2%DV calcium
  • 3 stalks Celery: 22 calories, 0 fat, 175mg sodium, 390mg potassium, 6g carbs, 3g sugars, 15% Vitamin A, 22% Vitamin C, 6% Calcium, 3% iron
  • 1 Cucumber: 30 calories, 0 fat, 140mg potassium, 4g carbs, 1g fiber, 1g sugar, 1g protein, 4%DV Vitamin A, 10%DV Vitamin C, 2%DV calcium, 2%DV iron
  • 2 Tomatoes: 50 calories, 0 fat, 2mg sodium, 680mg potassium, 10g carbs, 2g fiber, 8g sugars, 2g protein, 40% Vitamin A, 80% Vitamin C, 4% calcium, 8% iron
  • Avocado: 250 calories, 22g and 170 calories from fat (but very good fat!), 700mg potassium, 15g carbs, 5g fiber, 5g protein, 20% vitamin C, 10% iron.
  • 1 Lime: 20 calories, 0 fat, 75mg potassium, 7g carbs, 2g fiber, 0 sugars, 35% Vitamin C

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