Hello, my name is Shari and I’m an Instagram addict. It’s been 30 minutes since my last fix. I pick up my phone to scroll through beautiful feeds whilst I am breast feeding {because I struggle to hold a book to read whilst breast feeding and I am often using the TV to occupy two older boys – and there is only so much Pepper Pig and Thomas the Tank that I can watch}. And my instagram addiction inspired me to whip up a recipe for a berry-lisious smoothie bowl.
Smoothie bowls are what they sound like, but they’re better. You can create pretty much any combo of flavours that you want and then top it with your favourite fruits and other crunchy things like cereal and nuts. This means it’s more satisfying than a regular smoothie because you can’t down it 10 seconds. To make cold juice at home you can purchase the best blender for smoothies.
Smoothie bowls are a huge thing on Instagram and are super trendy because they are so pretty. If you’ve gotten hooked on açai bowls at your local juice shop, these are basically the same thing. A smoothie bowl is just an açai bowl without the açai.
PRO TIP: If you want to make a pretty design, add the heaviest ingredients last.
Oh and I have added chia seeds into my berry-licious smoothie bowl to make the whole mixture ‘thicker’ – so it is easier for little ones to eat with their spoon {you know me, what is good for the goose is good for the gander and visa versa – *high fives for one-family-meal*}. I also don’t use ice in my smoothie bowl, so that it isn’t too cold for little ones to eat.
Although in saying that, I find that if any is leftover, I place it in a container and freeze it for an awesome frozen afternoon snack for another day – waste not, want not.
BERRY_LICIOUS SMOOTHIS BOWL
2 bananas
1 punnet of strawberries
1 punnet of blueberries
1 cup of greek yoghurt
1/4 cup of LSA
1/4 cup of chia seeds
Topping of your choice: I used more strawberries, berry clusters granola and sesame seeds
Place all your ingredients {bar the toppings} in one of the juicing blenders or food processor, and blend until smooth. Pour into your bowl and decorate with your favourite toppings. I like that each family member can customise their bowl.
Have you ever whipped up a recipe from my blog? I would love for you to let me know…So I don’t feel as if I am just writing all this stuff down for nothing… If you choose to whip up one of my recipes , then I would love for you to share it on social media, and don’t forget to use the hashtag #goodfoodweek.
