Berry Breakfast Smoothie Bowl

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Hi there my pretties 🙂 How’s it going? I’ve had a couple of things on my mind that I wanted to share with you all. I’m back to my normal workout schedule, which feels great, but it’s also been really hard to get back into. I never in a million years would have thought I needed a break from working out, but now that I have, I see how good it was for my mental and physical health. My knees feels good so far, so keep those fingers crossed! And mentally, I’ve changed my mindset to missing a workout isn’t the end of the world. Things come up in life and you have to chose between friends/family or working out. (I can’t tell if I’m thinking this way because I’m having a hard time wanting to go to the gym again or what lol) Anyway all is good and I can’t explain how awesome it feels to sweat again! 🙌🏼

Along with my workout routine changes, have come some eating changes. Now that I’m getting that blood pumping again I find myself hungrier throughout the day. And rightfully so, I have to build that muscle back somehow! Which brings me to his ammmaaaaazzzing smoothie bowl. Who doesn’t love a good smoothie bowl? AMIRIGHT?

Breakfast doesn’t have to be boring (although I often have the same thing for bfast!) For me the the best foods are things I can grab on the way out the door. Or easy to make at work. I’m not going to lie, I have made egg whites at work and yes it made the whole place smell like fart. 😵 My coworkers always call me out on it, but for some odd reason I can’t smell it. I’ve tried to limit making eggs in the office to only once a week, but I can’t help that I love avocado egg white toast. 😏

Anyway this smoothie bowl makes my breakfast line up quite frequently because 1.) it’s easy 2.) I can prep it the night before and 3.) I have all the toppings stashed away in my desk drawers. I have so much food in my desk it’s not even funny. Nutritional yeast, granola, snap pea crisps, protein bars, trail mix, chocolate. You name it, I probably have it.

For the bowl, you only need 6 ingredients: frozen berries (I used mixed berries one with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, but use what you like best!), banana, greek yogurt (I use vanilla, but you could also try a berry flavored one), almond milk (I use almond breeze 30 calorie unsweetened vanilla), pure vanilla extract and spinach (just a touch because why not throw some greens in there!) Oh and always the optional protein powder. I don’t like the way my vanilla protein powder makes the smoothie taste, but if I have Non-flavored Collagen Peptides throw it in to add a little protein.

For the toppings, you could add anything you like: more berries, granola (my favorite is Purely Elizabeth 😋), shredded coconut flakes (I use Let’s Do Organic shredded unsweetened), pumpkin seeds (to add a little more protein) or chia seeds.

I just want to add one thing. 🙂 There’s no denying these smoothie bowls are super pretty and you can find a pic of one on Instagram with about every scroll, but the sugar and carb content can really add up, especially if you are adding all the toppings. It’s just something to be cognizant of. One serving of the smoothie portion is: Calories 225, Fat 1.5g, Carbs 40g and Protein 14g.

Some people count calories and others don’t and either way is fine, but I also don’t want you to think I’m eating a loaded smoothie bowl every day for breakfast because that’s not the case. I usually just have the smoothie portion, but if I do add toppings, then I’ll have half the smoothie to try and even it out a bit. Or sometimes I’ll have the whole dang thing and just enjoy it because life is all about balance. ✌🏼 Just some food for thought (literally 😂)

Hope you enjoy!

Berry Breakfast Smoothie Bowl

 

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Prep time

2 mins

Cook time

2 mins

Total time

4 mins

 

Author: Katie Goetz

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• • 1 cup frozen berries
• • ½ banana, frozen
• • ½ cup vanilla greek yogurt
• • ½ cup almond milk
• • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• • ¼ cup spinach
• Optional Toppings: more berries, banana, shredded coconut, pumpkin seeds, granola, or chia seeds

Instructions

1. Throw all the ingredients into the blender (I use a single serve Ninja blender cup).
2. Blend for 45 seconds. Shake cup or mix ingredients with spoon. Blend again for 30 seconds until smooth.
3. Add toppings, if desired.
4. Enjoy!

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