Smoothie Bowls

I love smoothie bowls! They are the perfect summer breakfast to keep you healthy, energized, and cool! They are also a great, quick breakfast for back to school!

You really can make a smoothie bowl with anything you want, but here are a few great recipes! 

#1 Strawberry Delight

1 cup Frozen Strawberries

1frozen Banana

1 tbs chia seeds

protein powder of choice

Thaw frozen berries and place in blender. Slice frozen banana and add to blender along with chia seeds and protein powder. Shake well and blend. You might need a bit of liquid, but the more you add the thinner the smoothie will be. Add to a bowl and top with whatever you like! More fruit, granola, nuts, the list is endless!

#2 Tropical Green Machine 

1/2 cup frozen Mango 

1/2 cup frozen Pineapple

1/2 cup frozen Spinach

Protein powder of choice

Thaw fruit and add to blender with spinach and protein powder. Blend well. Top with fresh fruit, granola, chia seeds and more! 

#3 Chocolate Cherry Bomb

1 cup frozen cherries

1 frozen Banana 

Chocolate Protein Powder 

(Optional) 1 tbs cocoa powder

Slice banana and add to blender with thawed cherries, protein powder, and cocoa. Blend well. Top with cherries, sliced banana, and chia seeds! 

Those are some of my favorite smoothie bows, but you can do some many other combos as well! Berry and Banana, Mango and Yogurt, Chocolate and Raspberry......

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H. Banana 

Smoothies

  I love smoothies at anytime and for any meal! They are a great way to get necessary nutrients in to your diet. Not only are they a easy and quick meal to make and eat but they can and are delicious and satisfying. I think a lot of people don't like smoothies because they don't feel full or satisfied by them. The way to fix that it to know what to put in them and how much.

Often I get into a habit of throwing the same things into my smoothies every day and I tend to get bored by them. But, I also have found several combinations that I just love and I make all the time! These recipes are simple yet pack a power combo of flavors and nutrients! I hope you like them!

#1 Mean Green Smoothie
1/2 ripe Banana
1/2 cup fresh Spinach
1/2 apple(with peel and seeds)
1/2 orange( or a whole 'Cuties' orange)
Cube of fresh Ginger
Spoonful of Chia Seeds
Spoonful of Ground Flax Seed
1/4 cup Coconut Water
Splash of Lemon Juice
Enough Water to Blend.

# 2 PB and Banana Smoothie
1/2 ripe Banana
2 TBS Peanut Butter(or more if you want)
Spoonful of Chia Seeds (Optional but they don't have a taste and they're super good for you!)
Spoonful of Ground Flax Seeds
1/4-1/2 cup Almond Milk(depending on how liquid you like it)
Ice


#3 Good Morning Smoothie
1/2 frozen Strawberries
1/2 frozen Pineapple
Spoonful ground Flax Seeds
Spoonful Chia Seeds
1/4 cup Coconut Water
1/4 cup Coconut Milk(or Almond Milk)
Scoop of Protein Powder( I suggest a vanilla flavor)

#4 Blueberry 'The Bomb' Smoothie
1/2 cup frozen Blueberries
2 TBS Almond Butter
1/4 cup Almond Milk
Spoonful Ground Flax Seeds
Spoonful Chia seeds
Ice
Enough Water to Blend



Well, I hope you liked these 4 smoothie recipes! You will probably notice that I include chia seeds and ground flax seeds in all of these smoothies. That is to add more nutrients to the smoothie. If you want to know why chia seed and flax seeds are so good for you, check out my Super Foods posts for more info on them!

These are just a few of the smoothies you can try! Have fun with it and the more you experiment the more of your own smoothie recipes you will make!

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H.Banana

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Chia Seeds

  Chia seeds have so many health benefits! You can get half the amount of fiber you need in a day in just one ounce of Chia seeds! They also will give you an energy boost, help control your food cravings, lose excess weight, lower cholesterol, stabilize blood sugar levels, improves digestion, reduces inflammation, improves hydration, lower blood pressure, improves sleep, lower risk of heart attack and much more! ( Info from Chia Seeds Health ) .

 With all those benefits, adding them to our diets is a must! But, how do you do that? Its not all that pleasant to just have a spoon full of Chia seeds in the morning. Here are a few ways to add Chia seeds into your diet!

Mix them into oatmeal, yogurt and granola or cereal. You can hardly tell they are there!

I add them to my smoothies and shakes! They blend right up and you can't even see them!

Add to soup to thicken the broth.

You can even use them as an egg substitute! 1 tablespoon Chia seeds to 1/4 cup of water for 1 egg.

Sprinkle on a salad. Rodale News suggest toasting the Chia seeds to give them a nutter flavor!