Smoothie bowls are everywhere now. It all began with the Acai bowl trend, but it's getting more interesting now. People are being even more creative with the toppings. Scrolling through instagram every morning, I always see at least one smoothie bowl instagram post (more like a smoothie spam every morning). These inspire me to elevate my smoothie bowl to, what I call, a Super Bowl.
If you follow me on instagram and check out my Instagram story, you will see how much smoothie (liquid-gold) I consume everyday. I sneak in at least functional drink per day. Whether it is for a better mood, stress relief, better focus or sneak in some daily greens, blending it all together ensure you can get yourself back on track, quick!
Here are some tricks and basics for the perfect bowl. Just follow the guideline and you will be the most creative person you could never imagine!
Follow the formula: BASE + LQUID + SUPER BOOST + FIBRE + TOPPINGS
Avocado
Banana (I stick with no more than one banana per smoothie, you do not want that sugar crush)
Zucchini
Berries (1/2 cup per serving)
half & half of the above
LIQUIDS
1 cup plant based milk / goat kefir / cold pressed juice(make sure the flavours go well though)
**Note - If you ran out of the liquids base, simply add 1tbsp of nut or seeds butter + 1cup of water.
SUPER BOOST
Protein powders
Superfoods
Coconut oil/ butter
Turmeric
Coconut oil/ butter
Turmeric
FIBRE
grounded chia seeds
grounded flax seeds
Acacia fibre
TOPPING SUGGESTIONS
Finely grated raw chocolate bar (I must say this is an obsession ever since I first tried it !!)Cacao nibs
Bee pollen
Maca powder
Spirulina (swirl into smoothie to create the prettiest pattern)
Activated Nuts & Seeds
Activated Buckwheats (dehydrated for crispiness)
.......etc.
THINK OUT OF THE BOX!
My go-to recipe is simple and fruit-free! The ensure you do not get the sugar rush and best of all you can have it anytime of the day (think dessert on Friday night..!).
Ingredients:
Smoothie bowl
1/2 Avocado
2 tbsps grounded chia & flax
1cup pumpkin seed milk OR 1tbsp of almond butter + 1cup water
1 serving of Protein powder
1 tbsp of coconut butter
1 tbsp of coconut butter
1/2 tsp Chorella
small knob of Fresh Turmeric OR 1/4tsp powder
small knob of Fresh Turmeric OR 1/4tsp powder
Toppings
finely grated W+H Midnight bar
Maca powder
Bikinis
Coconut flakes
Activated Seeds (e.g.pumpkin seeds/ hemp seeds)
Directions:
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender, blend on high for 30-45 seconds.
- Pour into your favourite bowl then top with suggested toppings. Bon Appetite!
