{"id":45390,"date":"2016-12-09T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=45390"},"modified":"2016-12-11T12:28:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T17:28:00","slug":"cranberry-orange-low-carb-smoothie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=45390","title":{"rendered":"Cranberry Orange Low Carb Smoothie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The holidays are all about the cookies and treats and heavy comfort foods. If your body feels a little overwhelmed by it all, refresh with this delightful low carb smoothie. Wondering why that avocado is in there? Because it helps give the smoothie a thick consistency while keep the carb count low. You won\u2019t taste it. 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itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong \" >Cranberry Orange Smoothie<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n        \n                      <p id=\"zlrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">\n        Ingredients      <\/p>\n    \n                \n                \n    <ul id=\"zlrecipe-ingredients-list\">\n                        <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1 cup unsweetened almond milk (can sub 1\/2 cream and half water)\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            3\/4 cup frozen cranberries\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/2 cup Greek yogurt\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" itemprop=\"recipeIngredient\">\n            1\/2 avocado\r\n          <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"ingredient no-bullet\" 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