Smoothie bowls are a great way to eat dessert for breakfast, lunch, or dinner while still getting a large amount of nutrients. They also are a great way to easily hide vegetables for those of you who do not like to eat your veggies. Cauliflower, kale, spinach, beets, celery, carrots, zucchini and more all vegetables that are great for adding into a smoothie. (You can also get creative and use pumpkin pure for example to make delicious pumpkin spice smoothie.)
Now I know the concept of adding vegetables to something you think of as sweet may be weird, but I promise you they are very easy to cover up the taste. THE SMOOTHIES WILL AND DO STILL TASTE GOOD! My favorite fruits to use are bananas, frozen berries, and tropical fruits.
I also like a more creamy smoothie vs. a ice filled smoothie, so I try to use frozen fruit and vegetables. Frozen bananas, peanut butter or avocados also help to give this texture, along with using unsweetened plant milk. One word of caution, smoothies also are very easy to pack in unnecessary calories, so just be mindful of what you are placing into your food processor or high powered blender. You really usually do not need honey, maple syrup, sugar or other sweeteners because the fruit is natures candy!
So now to the good stuff, this smoothie bowl I used:
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1/4 cup frozen raspberries
- 1/4 cup frozen black berries
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries (half for in smoothie, half for toppings)
- 1/2 can sliced beets
- 1 large handful kale
- 1 scoop vanilla vegan protein powder
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 2 tbsp. flax seed
- 2 tbsp. chocolate PB Fit Peanut Butter
Recipe:
- Place banana, raspberries, blackberries, half of the blueberries, beets, kale and almond milk into a high power blender or food processor. Blend until thick and creamy.
- Add protein powder and mix just a little longer.
- Place smoothie into a bowl (should be very thick)
- top with flax seeds, the rest of the blueberries and PB. Enjoy!!
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