Spring is all about colors, freshness and blooms. This season brings a sense of joy and some fun festivities that welcome people of all ages to participate and celebrate the rebirth on the earth. To celebrate this beautiful season, I have created these colorful smoothies that you can enjoy for breakfast or serve to your guests as a healthy dessert as a part of your Easter meal. My healthy smoothie bowls are loaded with nutrition and full of flavors to satisfy your sweet tooth and fulfill your health goals.
If you have read my recipe posts of some of the veggie chips from the veggie chips series, then you know the importance of eating more fruits and vegetables in your diet. If not, here is it again.
If you have ever been to a nutritionist, then you must know how important it is to include two third of our plate with fruits and veggies. Vegetables are low in calorie, less in fat and high in fiber, which certainly make them perfect for including in a weight loss diet. Apart from offering the best nutritional benefits, there are many other reasons to include more veggies in your diet. Including rainbow colored vegetables provides tremendous health benefits too. Eating more vegetables will lower the risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. These fiber rich foods have tremendous effect on lowering the risk of type-2 diabetes. Although vegetables have carbs, they seem lowering blood sugar even after consumption. (if you don’t munch on more starchy vegetables such as potatoes). People with high blood pressure will be benefited because vegetables are high in potassium. High potassium also reduces the risk of kidney diseases too. Read more here.
Sometimes, we run out of recipes and find those salads and grilled veggies quite unappetizing for our palate. I often face this when my palate craves for something sweet, yet healthy and delicious. This is when I quickly whip up a smoothie bowl and top it with some awesome super foods, seeds and nuts to make it a complete and wholesome breakfast, lunch or even snack bowl. I kind of don’t like to eat a smoothie bowl for dinner yet.
Health Benefits:
Each bowl of smoothie bowls are loaded with nutrition, vitamins, minerals, good pigments(beta carotene and similar plant pigments, and a huge amount of fiber. To make it more wholesome and nutrition dense, I often add some superfoods powder like this and this. Sometimes, I add chia seeds to my smoothie too. It always depends on you how you want to design your smoothie bowl. The idea is to make it colorful and extremely appetizing visually and for your palate too.
Top Topping Choices:
Supergrass Green powder
Spirulina
Matcha
Acai berry
Fresh fruits and berry
Roasted old-fashion oats
Homemade granola(recipe coming soon)
Chia seeds and other super seeds
Chia jam and pudding(recipes coming soon)
Mint
Edible flower(haven’t tried yet)
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Nutritional Info:
My Spring Smoothie Bowls:
Super Green smoothie bowl: Spinach + Kale + frozen banana + Coconut milk/water + coconut Agave nectar + spirulina
Very Berry Smoothie Bowl: Three berries(strawberry+blueberry+blackberry) + frozen banana + almond milk + stevia + chia seeds + acai berry powder
Tropical paradise smoothie bowl: Mango + Pineapple + orange + coconut cream + green grass powder
So enjoy creating this recipe and share with your friends and family..And Happy Easter!
📖 Recipe
Super green smoothie bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup baby spinach
- ½ cup kale
- ½ green apple
- ½ frozen banana
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 tablespoon sugar-free coconut agave nectar
- ½ teaspoon spirulina
Instructions
- In a blender, add all the ingredients.
- Blend well until smooth and no residues are left.
- Check consistency and add more liquid if you want to.
- Top with crispy golden apples, green grapes, chia seeds and berries of your choice.
- Enjoy your supergreen smoothie bowl.
Notes
- Adding a handful of mint leaves is a great option to perk up the flavors.
- Add some lime juice for a sweet and tangy taste.
- Make it protein rich by adding a scoop of unflavored or berry flavored protein powder.
Nutrition
📖 Recipe
Very Berry smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen berries
- ½ frozen banana
- 1 cup almond milk
- ½ sachet stevia
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- ¼ teaspoon acai berry powder
Instructions
- In a blender, add all the ingredients.
- Blend it for two minutes until no residues are left.
- Pour in a serving bowl and top with fresh or frozen berries, dried berries and red grapes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Goji berries and cranberries make perfect dry berry topping choices.
- Increase the amount of acai berry powder if you wish to.
- Add a scoop of protein powder to make it protein-rich.
Nutrition
📖 Recipe
Tropical Paradise Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients
- ½ cup mangoes
- ½ cup oranges
- ⅓ cup pineapple
- ½ banana, (frozen)
- 2 tablespoon coconut cream
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 teaspoon green grass powder
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients in a blender.
- Blend well until smooth and creamy with no lumps.
- Make it thin by adding more liquid if you want to.
- Pour in a bowl and top it with chia seeds, blue berries, oranges and green grass powder.
- Enjoy your healthy smoothie bowl.
Notes
- Add protein powder to make it protein-rich.
- Skip coconut cream and add a teaspoon of virgin coconut oil instead.
- Top the smoothie with more mangoes and some kiwis to add some tartness to your smoothie bowl.
Martina
Beautiful looking photos. I will surely try it. 🙂
Sophie
Sure Martina!
Sunit Goel
Wow!!
Sophie
Thank you