Kickstart your morning with this energizing, vitamin and and mineral-rich, glowing green smoothie bowl. It tastes like a dessert in a bowl. Perfect for a quick morning breakfast or afternoon pick-me-up snack.
Ingredients that taste good and bring a glow inside-out
A food is as healthy and delicious as its ingredients. And this glowing green smoothie bowl is packed with REAL, good-for-you, and tasty stuff.
- Banana: if banana is not your favorite, replace it with one small carrot.
- Kiwi: a great source of vitamin C
- Walnuts, hemp seeds, and ground flax seeds are great sources of healthy OMEGA-3 fats, the kind that is largely missing in our diets. You can replace hemp seeds with an equal amount of ground flax seeds.
- Ginger root: offers anti-inflammatory benefits.
- Baby spinach is a great source of vitamins and minerals. It can be substituted with an equal amount of baby kale.
- Lettuce: I have used romaine lettuce, but other sweeter varieties, such as butter lettuce, should also work.
Health Coach Tips
- Be your own body and mind detective. See how this smoothie works for you. Do you feel energized?
- This smoothie works great as a quick breakfast and keeps you full for a long time as it's high in fiber, protein, and healthy fats.
- This vitamin- (particularly A and C) and mineral-rich smoothie is excellent for the skin.
- If you have kidney stones, replace spinach with kale or lettuce, as spinach tends to be high in oxalates.
- This glowing green smoothie is high in fiber. Plan on drinking plenty of water throughout the day, otherwise fiber can cause constipation.
- If possible, use organic produce. Pesticides in inorganic produce can be harmful to our bodies, especially hormones.
Tips for mealplanning for the glowing green smoothie bowl?
- Just make sure you have all the ingredients at hand.
- It's super IMPORTANT to wash all the ingredients thoroughly.
- It's best to make this smoothie fresh.
- If you are in a hurry, soak the blender jar so you don't have to spend much time and effort scraping the dried smoothie.
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Glowing Green Smoothie
Indulge your taste buds and nourish your body with this quick and vibrant green smoothie bowl! Packed with vitamins, minerals, and skin-loving ingredients, this recipe is the perfect way to supercharge your day. The best part? It tastes like a decadent treat!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup water (filtered)
- 1/2 banana (peeled)
- 1 kiwi (peeled, use half for smoothie and slice the other half for topping )
- 1/2 cup romaine lettuce (can sub with butter or other type of lettuce)
- 1/2 cup baby spinach (washed, can sub with equal amount baby kale)
- 1/2 blood orange (or any other type, for topping, optional)
- 1/4 tsp ginger (fresh, ~1/4" piece, washed and peeled)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder (can increase to 1/2 tsp)
- 1 tbsp raw walnuts (~ 4 walnut halves, preferably soaked overnight)
- 1 tbsp raw almonds (~8 almonds, preferably soaked an peeled)
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
Instructions
- Wash all the produce under cold, running water. Add all the ingredients excpet hemp seeds, orange slices, kiwi slices (if using as a topping) to a high-speed blender. Blend until smoooth.
- Pour into a bowl or wide-rim glass; garnish with the toppings. Enjoy.
Notes
- Replace banana with carrot to lower the sweetness.
- Add 1 tbsp cacao powder if you like the chocolate flavor.
- If you want a drinkable consistency, add 1/4 cup of water.
Nutrition
Calories: 411kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 12gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 21mgPotassium: 894mgFiber: 10gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 1507IUVitamin C: 74mgCalcium: 151mgIron: 3mg
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