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i'm excited because this was my first ever smoothie bowl & my first actually healthy post on this blog. yay!
for those of you who haven't seen or heard of smoothie bowls, they're exactly what they sound like...but they taste even better. it's literally a smoothie poured into a bowl with some toppings. some other health bloggers get prettyyyyy artsy with layering smoothies and swirling in different granolas, etc. i kept it pretty simple with my bowl and decorated it with some carefully placed raspberries, pomegranate seeds (aka nature's candy) and a sprinkling of coconut. The crunchy coconut, tangy pomegranate, and sweet raspberries (so many adjectives) were the perfect compliment to my smoothie.
admire my poorly colored and probably oversaturated iphone photography
i'll admit, i bummed out on my couch and enjoyed to a couple episodes of Seinfeld. best show of all time. it was just what i needed on a saturday morning, the perfect marriage between healthy and delicious. fresh but filling, sweet but nourishing. i was also mostly just looking for an excuse to make something, and to eat pomegranate. i've been so obsessed with it lately i bring it to school, put it in smoothies, yogurt, and salads, eat it for snacks/dinner/lunch/breakfast/snacks. you get the idea. so besides christmas, pomegranates are pretty much the best thing about winter.
without further ado, i give you...my first ever smoothie bowl!
another iphone masterpiece
Smoothie Bowl
1.5 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
2.5 cups spinach
1 frozen banana
1 cup frozen mango chunks
1 tsp vanilla
toppings of choice! i used 2 tbs pomegranate, a handful of raspberries, and 2 tbs coconut
blend the almond milk and spinach first, until it's completely smooth. break the frozen banana in half and throw it in, along with the mango chunks. when everything is blended how you want it, add in a teaspoon of vanilla. it's my secret ingredient, and really makes all the difference. introduces a whole new dimension of flavor. pour smoothie into a bowl, and go crazy with your toppings! enjoy with a spoon and feel like a health food queen/beyonce of the food industry
