I don’t know what it is about eating something, cold and creamy from bowl with a spoon. While many of us wish we could eat ice cream 3 times a day, that isn’t the most well balanced eating pattern.
Smoothie Bowls, that is the answer! They are cold, they are creamy, and actually nourishing! While I still don’t recommend you eat 3 a day, you might be interested in making room for 1 in your day :). That’s why I’ve collected 6 of my favorite smoothie bowl recipes to try out.
PS. I add protein powder to all of my smoothies and you totally don’t have to if that’s not your thing! Here are some real food proteins you can add. However, I cannot promise they will taste as good!
Instead of 1 scoop of protein powder (18-25 grams) try…
Cottage Cheese:
1/2 cup low-sodium, low fat cottage cheese : 14 grams
3/4 cup low-sodium, low fat cottage cheese : 21 grams
Yogurt:
1/2 cup plain, low fat greek yogurt : 12 grams
1 cup plain, low fat greek yogurt: 24 grams
1 7-oz. container plain, full fat greek yogurt: 18 grams
1 cup plain, full fat greek yogurt: 20 grams
1 cup vanilla, nonfat greek yogurt or skyr: 24 grams
Pasteurized Egg Whites
3 Tbsp pasteurized liquid egg whites : 5 grams
Pasteurized egg whites are safe to eat uncooked. Regular eggs / egg whites are unsafe and increase your risk of getting a food borne illness.
Silken Tofu
1 slice or 84 grams silken tofu : 6 grams
100 grams of silken tofu: 7 grams
Peanut butter
2 Tbsp : 7 grams
This is a just a quick list of foods with proteins you can add in place of protein powder. It’s by no means exhaustive! Anywhoo, let’s get to the smoothies!
1) Triple Berry Smoothie Bowl
w Hemp Seeds, Fresh Blueberries, Fresh Strawberries
Blend base ingredients in a strong blender:
- 1/2 cup wild blueberries
- 6 frozen strawberries
- 3-4 fresh blackberries
- 3-4 ice cubes (The halfmoon shaped ones no the square ones)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup water
- Vanilla protein powder
Add Toppings:
- 1 1/2 Tbsp hemp seeds
- 1/4 cup blueberries, placed individually in a line
- 2 strawberries sliced thin from top to bottom and placed in a line
2) Basic Smoothie
w Fresh Blueberries, Pistachios, Macadamia Nuts
Blend base ingredients together:
- 7-8 half-moon shaped ice cubes
- 1 cup frozen whole strawberries
- 1 cup fresh spinach
- Vanilla protein
- 1 1/2 cups water
Add toppings:
- Blueberries
- Macadamia Nuts
- Pistachios
3) Peanut Butter Chocolate Mousse Smoothie Bowl
Blend Base Ingredients:
- 10 half moon ice cubes
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1 1/2 Tbsp dark baking cocoa
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/2 cup water if needed
- Chocolate Protein Powder
Add topping:
Peanut butter drizzle- to do this Place 1 tbsp peanut butter in a small zip-loc bag. If it’s from the fridge, squeeze it up to soften. Cut a small hole in the corner and squeeze out the peanut butter in a fun pattern.
4) Complete Blueberry Smoothie Bowl
w all the toppings: oats, hemp seeds, frozen wild blueberries, peanut butter
Blend base ingredients together:
- 7 half moon ice cubes
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 cup blueberries, frozen
- Vanilla protein powder
- 1 cup water + 1/2 cup almond milk
Add Toppings:
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp oats
- 1 tbsp frozen blueberries
- 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
I call this the “complete” smoothie bowl because it has all the food groups we need to stay healthy & happy! Fruits, Veggies, Whole grains, Lean Proteins (hemp seeds, whey protein) and healthy fats (peanut butter).
5) Basically Green Smoothie Bowl
w hemp seed topping
Blend Base Ingredients:
- 7 half moon ice cubes
- 1-2 cups spinach
- 1/2 cucumber, peeled
- 1/4 cup frozen peas
- Vanilla protein
- 1 cup pea protein milk + 1/2 cup water
Add toppings:
- Hemp seeds to your liking
6) Health Warrior Smoothie Bowl
Blend Base ingredients:
- Same as the complete blueberry smoothie bowl in recipe 4.
Add toppings:
- 1 tbsp oats
- 1 tbsp nuts (almonds and pistachios)
- 1/2 – 3/4 chopped Mango Chia Seed Bar by Health Warrior!!*
That’s it for this smoothie round up! Hope you like the flavor combos, as you can se I use a lot of the same ingredients because these are my staples but I am ALWAYS trying other combos that are just not pictured here.