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    Home » Smoothies and Juices » Energizing Green Smoothie Bowl

    Energizing Green Smoothie Bowl

    Feb 11, 2015 • Breakfast, Follicular Phase, Ovulatory Phase, Smoothies and Juices

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    Energizing Green Smoothie Bowl - vegan, healthy, easy and tastes like ice cream - this green bowl of goodness is thick, creamy, naturally sweet and will leave you feeling balanced.

    All things lean, clean and green are on my mind.

    I’ve been loving this Energizing Green Smoothie Bowl for lean, clean and green energy! Plus it’s like eating ice cream for breakfast… thick, creamy, naturally sweet, refreshing, tropical, super nourishing and gets you excited for spring and summer.

    You can never have too many green smoothie recipes. Some are super duper green, some are bright green, some are tropical… it’s fun to mix it up! I’ve probably blended up hundreds of different green combinations by now, but I always come back to one in particular:

    • two huge handfuls of spinach (sometimes kale)
    • frozen bananas
    • unsweetened almond milk
    • some other type of fruit (berries/mango/pineapple)
    • ground flaxseed and/or maca powder
    • matcha powder

    It always works. It always makes me feel good and energized. It always tastes amazing.

    Energizing Green Smoothie Bowl - vegan, healthy, easy and tastes like ice cream - this green bowl of goodness is thick, creamy, naturally sweet and will leave you feeling balanced.

    I love adding all kinds of super foods to any meal that I can – but matcha powder is a green tea super food that naturally fuels the body with an extra boost of pure energy. It’s total brain food too. Matcha powder is:

    • packed with antioxidants, vitamins + phytonutrients
    • can be equal to 10 glasses of green tea (hello natural energy!)
    • helps with focus and concentration

    You can find my favorite brand of matcha here.

    I add ground flaxseed (must be ground for superior nutrition absorption) for:

    • omega 3 fatty acids
    • soluble fiber
    • lignans (plant antioxidants) 

    I add maca powder for:

    • hormone balance
    • B-vitamins for energy
    • essential minerals
    • plant sterols and adaptogens

    Find my favorite flaxseed here and my go-to maca powder here.

    Topping this green bowl of goodness with crunchy coconut flakes, juicy pineapple and nourishing chia seeds sounded appetizing to me, but the possibilities are endless. You could top it with frozen berries, gogi berries, the most amazing rawnola, a scoop of almond butter, anything you want! Or you can skip the toppings and drink it just the way it is. You may want to add more almond milk if you want to sip it through a straw. 

    If we’re being honest, I pour my smoothies into a bowl because it looks pretty! Plus I can add all the good toppings. It’s like food turned into pretty plant based art. I understand there are days when you’re rushing out the door and pouring your green smoothie into a bowl seems utterly ridiculous, it’s meant to be sipped through a straw, right?! I know.. but I guarantee when you have a few extra minutes, you will want to pour this Energizing Green Smoothie into a bowl and make it look all fancy schmancy. Then snap a pic of it super quick for instagram 😉

    Energizing Green Smoothie Bowl - vegan, healthy, easy and tastes like ice cream - this green bowl of goodness is thick, creamy, naturally sweet and will leave you feeling balanced.

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    Ingredients

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    • 2 handfuls of spinach
    • 2 frozen bananas
    • 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
    • 1/2 tablespoon ground flaxseed (optional)
    • 1/2 teaspoon matcha powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon maca powder (optional)
    • 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
    • your favorite toppings

    Instructions

    1. In a food processor or high speed blender, blend all the ingredients until smooth and creamy, adding more almond milk as needed.
    2. Pour into a bowl and top with your favorite toppings.
    3. Enjoy!


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    What do you add to your green smoothies? Sometimes I throw in some spirulina powder if I want a super green smoothie bowl, but everyday is different!

    Check out this post to see how I freeze my bananas for smoothies.

    Here’s another smoothie bowl that I love.

     

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    1. Dylan

      January 26, 2016 at 12:25 am

      Talk about a Green Goddess Smoothie Bowl! So many superfoods in one bowl!! Love it!

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    2. Cecilia

      February 26, 2015 at 11:34 am

      Totally obsessed with this breakfast bowl of goodness! I never though of putting my morning smoothie in a bowl with toppings, but it might be the best things ever. Thank you Shannon for the inspiration.
      Follow my 60-day Vegan Challenge on my blog using Shannon’s wonderful recipes:
      https://exploretheballet.wordpress.com/

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