In my hunt for healthy breakfast ideas I came across this new smoothie bowl craze. In short, they are super thick smoothies that are eaten with various toppings to keep you filled. Being a foodie I had to try these bowls out for myself and soon fell in love with them! Here are a couple of my favourite recipes.
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| Bowl: JOY |
Two key ingredients I always use are bananas and frozen berries. A banana is enough to keep the smoothie thick and the frozen fruit is purely for convenience (students will understand the struggle to always having fresh fruit around). After this I’ll throw in any other fruit I have - normally strawberries and blueberries. Then, I use my breville blender to whizz everything up; adding a bit of coconut water to loosen the smoothie slightly. If you haven’t got the time to be heathy in the morning it’s so easy to run out of the house with a cereal bar. But try making the smoothie a night before and just keeping it in the fridge for the next morning. It tastes just as good!
The toppings have to be my favourite part - you can’t have a smoothie bowl without them! In order for this to be a filling breakfast you need to make sure you have plenty of toppings. My favourites are oats/granola, desiccated coconut, goji berries and a drizzle of honey. The goji berries can be slightly expensive but they’re so worth it; I even snack on them throughout the day. Another idea if you’re in a hurry is to crumble a granola bar (I use nature valley) or weetabix onto your bowl as a quick topping.
So there it is! I hope you health freaks feel inspired to smoothie bowl with me.
Damini xo
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