Smoothie Bowl - Or As I Like to Call It, Ice Cream for Breakfast
A breakfast smoothie bowl is an excellent way to start your day with a powerful punch.
Also, it feels like you’re eating ice cream for breakfast, so...what’s not to love?!
Here’s what we put in ours:
1 cup of frozen berries or cherries
5 cubes of frozen spinach (trust me, you can’t taste it)
2 tbsp. of ground flaxseed
Liquid enough to make it blend - this can be water, coconut water, oat/nut/rice milk (try to avoid juice which is packed with sugar, the fruit is sweet enough)
Already your day is off to a good start but I also slip these things into mine without anyone knowing. You can sneak in whatever you like so long as it tastes good. If it doesn’t taste good you’re not going to keep it up.
What I add (links below will explain the benefits of each ingredient):
Turmeric (1 tsp)
Pepper (combines with the turmeric for exponential bioavailability)
Spirulina (1 tsp)
Wheatgrass
Maca (sometimes)
Ground chia (I only grind it because I don’t love the slime it becomes)
Magnesium powder
Ground hibiscus flowers (blood pressure help...because I know you’re wondering)
A finger of fresh ginger (sometimes)
Blend any ingredients of your choice into an ice cream like texture and put in a bowl.
Possible toppings:
Walnuts
Pumpkin seeds
Granola (not something I do, but you surely could).
And something I do because it’s a throwback to a street vendor breakfast we used to pick up when we lived in Mexico City - a squeeze of fresh lime juice and a drizzle of honey. That combo is so delicious.
I know it looks like a lot. And I’m not going to try to tell you that this happens in 5 seconds and you’re off on your busy day. But I will tell you, that we have most of these things lined up on our counter for easy access. Also a number of these things can be put in your porridge (that should be my next post). Our kitchen is set up to serve our health. I’m not interested in it looking like a showroom. Health and vitality are the main function of our kitchen.
I would encourage you to make a healthy routine for breakfast and get your day off to a brighter start!
Links:
Note about the links - You’ll find that I lean heavily on this website. Dr. Greger and a team of doctors review studies about nutrition and convey the information to you. They look at the quality of the studies and who is behind the information. Then they make 3-15 minute video explanations. They don’t tell you what to do with the information. It’s not a diet plan. And best of all - they don’t make any money doing it. That means a lot to me. Nobody has bought them and they aren’t required to have a certain opinion. They aren’t selling anything. Of course you’ll see other links but they are a quick go-to for me for information or verification of information I’m seeing elsewhere. I also lean heavily on the neurologists Drs. Dean and Aisha Sherzai. They’re neurologists working on dementia and Alzheimer’s. Ok...let’s get to it. Here are the links if you want to know why I put what I put in the smoothie bowl.
Berries - (this is just one article. Visit the nutrition facts.org website and put berries in the search engine if you want a whole basket full of information about a variety of benefits).
Spinach - do we really need a link? Here’s one, but there are lots.
Turmeric - there’s a ton, but here’s one.
Pepper - (fascinating).
You get the picture. Just go to nutritionfacts.org if you’re questioning any of these crazy ingredients. It’s likely all there.
Blood sugar concerns with so much fruit in the morning? Check out this video.
