How to make easy, delicious smoothie bowls

Steps:

• Prep frozen ingredients

• Blend prepped smoothie with milk or juice of choice

• Add toppings

I like to prep my smoothies in advance so I can just pull them out of the freezer and blend them. I got this idea after subscribing to Daily Harvest. I kept their cardboard cartons and I re-use them, filling them with my own ingredients. You can use plastic or glass Tupperware instead. I typically prep 5 smoothies at a time.

Using bland frozen vegetables as the core ingredient is the key to keeping these healthy. My go-to's are cauliflower, spinach, and zucchini.

Tip: peel the bananas before putting them in the freezer. Make sure they're very ripe first so they're sweet.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 frozen banana

• 8-10 frozen cherries

• 1/2 cup frozen cauliflower

• 1/2 cup frozen spinach

• 1/8 cup oatmeal

Keep all these prepped in containers in the freezer.

Add:

• Protein powder (my favorite is unsweetened pea powder) - 2 scoops

• Unsweetened cocoa powder - I added 1 TBSP

• Collagen power - 1/2 a scoop (more gives me an upset stomach)

• A few drops of liquid stevia

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Blend with your favorite milk or unsweetened milk alternative. Just barely fill to fruit line to get a thick consistency for a smoothie bowl to eat with a spoon.

Top with:

• Dried fruit

• Nuts

• Seeds

• Dried coconut pieces

• Chopped walnuts

• Chia seeds

• Raisins

One Recipe:

• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries

• 1/4 frozen banana

• 1 large handful of fresh kale

• 1/2 cup frozen cauliflower

• Almond milk

• Protein powder

• Collagen powder

• Topped with raisins, walnuts, chia seeds

Note: careful about adding a large number of toppings when it comes to nuts and seeds. They are calorie dense! Foods that are mostly fat have half the volume of foods that are mostly carbs or protein. Measure your nuts and seeds and stay within the recommended 1/4 serving size. 1 smoothie bowl could be between 500-800 calories.