With smoothie bowls you can make endless variations. For this one I just kept it simple. Pretty much just bananas, raspberries and some healthy toppings.

Many other times I add some other ingredients such as spirulina and turmeric, which I love to incorporate as much as possible. I love spirulina because it helps rid the body off harmful toxins. The taste is quite funky, so if using, a teaspoon goes a long way.

Anyways, I know spring is here and in NJ, which is what I live, it actually snowed today. I am really looking forward to some warmer days. Not summer quite yet because I despite the humidity, however, a bit of warmer days would be great.

Where are you located? I must confess that even though I live in NJ it has never felt like home. I have been exploring the idea of moving my family somewhere that is not as populated, more quiet and where houses are not on top of each other. I would like to have my neighbors a bit more spread apart. Will see what I can find because I know my family wouldn’t mind a change of pace.

Onto the raspberry smoothie bowl. If you have a favorite variation, would you please share?. I have been looking for some other top hit flavors so if you have one please let me know. While my kids like every variation I make I am still looking for some other top hit contenders.

Anyways, I leave you with amazing, healthy and easy raspberry smoothie bowl that I hope you get to make, and remember, if you have an ultimate favorite smoothie bowl recipe, please share.

Until my next recipe.

Enjoy!

raspberry smoothie bowl

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 lb frozen organic raspberries
• 2 bananas
• 4 cups non dairy milk
• 2 tbs flaxseed meal

Toppings

• 1/2 cup granola
• Fresh fruit
• Unsweetened shredded coconut

 

Directions:

Place ingredients in your blender and blend until smooth. Divide soomthie mixture onto four bowls and spread topping ingredients over smoothie. Serve immediately.

 

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Smoothie bowls tend to be on bit thicker than regular smoothies, or at least that is how I make them, otherwise all my toppings sink to the bottom.

Smoothie bowls are a great way to start the day or even to have as a snack. The variations are endless and on this one I used things I had on hand. We are loving hemp hearts right now. Then I added some chia seeds, cacao nibs and fresh fruit that I always have on hand.

Truly the sky is the limit when it comes to making smoothie bowls. Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner I figure I can make something that is healthy, easy and quick.

As some of you know, I don’t have much time on my hands lately. In 4 months my life will be way better and have a switch for the best since I will be graduating from Physician Assistant school and be able to continue with my normal life. Being a mom, work and carry on with my life more or less.

Anyways, I have another healthy, quick, dessert that I made over the weekend that I want to post very soon. I always make double the batch whenever I am baking or cooking so that we can have it for several days. Not necessarily concurrent days but at least another time throughout the week so that it doesn’t seem to repetitive that whe are eating the same thing over and over.

Anyways, start making your own smoothie bowls. I know once you start you won’t be able to stop. So healthy, good and easy.

Enjoy!

High protein chocolate smoothie bowl

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 4 frozen bananas
• 2 cups non-dairy milk
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder

Toppings

• 1/4 cup hemp hearts
• 1/4 cup chia seeds
• 1/4 cacao nibs
• 2 cups organic mixed berries

Directions:

Blend the bananas, cocoa powder and milk in your blender until smooth.

Divide mixture between for bowls and top with the toppings. You may use any of your choice.

Note: You can add some nuts or nut butter to the milk and bananas to increase protein content even further.

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Have you tried to make your own smoothies instead of purchasing them at the store? Smoothies tend to be quite costly and ingredient quality lacks sometimes. I feel much better when I can make my own and control what goes in. This banana peanut butter smoothie is the prime example.

Today I was able try Burt’s Bees® new product, Burt’s Bees Protein Healthy Radiance – Vanilla and add it to my smoothie.

I love the fact that I can use protein powder that I can trust, especially given the fact that my kids are the ones that also consume smoothies I make.

Burt’s Bees protein blend was carefully formulated with five protein sources Pea, Rice, Flax Seed, Sunflower Seed, and Oats to achieve high digestibility and a complete essential amino acid profile.

Nature is incredibly resilient and we want that same strength and flexibility in our own lives. That’s why they tapped some of nature’s most powerful ingredients to support our nutrition needs.

My kids are both growing but are involved in sports. Anything that I can feed them with extra protein is well received, especially if it tastes like something sweet they would like like a milk shake.

If you haven’t started making your own smoothies it is something that takes no longer than 5 minutes so I hope you try it soon. If you want to start getting into healthy habits making smoothies is an easy way to start.

Enjoy!

Banana peanut butter smoothie

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas
• 4-5 cups almond milk
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 scoops Burt’s Bees Protein Healthy Radiance - Vanilla
• 1/2 cup rolled oats, gluten free

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in your blender and pulse until you obtain a homogenous mixture.

Serve immediately.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Burt’s Bees. The opinions and text are all mine.

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Popsicles is one of my favorite things to make when it comes to making snacks through any time of the year and the fact that you can make endless variations is key for us. We never get bore of popsicles. My kids pretty much enjoy any flavor I make for them, there is not much that can go wrong when making popsicles so I really urge you to make your own! Much more economical and healthy that store bought.

For the protein of choice I used Burt’s Bees® new product, Burt’s Bees Protein Healthy Radiance – Chocolate. Burt’s Bees Protein offers three unique blends: Protein Daily, Protein + Healthy Radiance and Protein Gut Health. The end result is a delicious collection that allows you to drink-in the best of nature, so you’ll feel ready to embrace everything the day has to offer

Each of their formulas includes five organic protein sources: Pea, Rice, Flax Seed, Sunflower Seed and Oat, to achieve high digestibility and a complete essential amino acid profile. We’ve also included vitamins from real fruits and vegetables to provide up to 25% of your recommended daily intake (or daily value).

I love getting frozen cherries, thus you can use any time of the year. Using cherries makes a tasty combination, however, if you like you can use any other fruit of your choice. Anything goes really.

My kids go crazy when I make popsicles so I always try to sneak good nutritious ingredients for them to consume while enjoying them. I think is just plain genius!

I love for them to have high protein healthy snacks. Not only it keeps them full longer but it actually helps their little bodies since they are on a growing phase.

If you haven’t started making your own popsicles at home I urge to. These high protein chocolate cherry popsicles would be a great way to start. Making homemade popsicles is more economical than store bought kinds , healthier and you can make endless variations.

Enjoy!

High protein chocolate cherry popsicles

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 8 popsicles

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas
• 2 cup cherries, fresh or frozen
• 2 cups almond milk
• 2 scoops Burt’s Bees Protein Healthy Radiance - Chocolate

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in a blender and pulse until you obtain a homogenous mixture.

Divide mixture between the popsicle mold and place a wooden stick on each popsicle hole and freeze for at least 4 hours.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Burt’s Bees. The opinions and text are all mine.

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This ice cream is very versatile as you can actually make several different flavors.

You can use the banana base and add some cocoa powder and make it chocolate flavor. You can also add peanut butter, or any other butter of your choice to add in more flavor and protein content to it. Pretty much you can use any frozen fruit to make this treat, peaches, pears, watermelon…the sky is the limit!

You can also use any toppings of your choice. I actually used PERFECTLY FREE FROZEN TREATS. These new treats are free of the big 8 allergens: dairy, soy, wheat, egg, shellfish, fish, peanuts and tree nuts.They also offer a variety of flavors, including Salted Caramel & Vanilla, Cocoa & Vanilla, Blueberry & Vanilla and Cherry & Vanilla. I think my favorite thus far is the Blueberry & Vanilla flavor.

One of the things I love the most about these treats is that they are not sweet at all. I hate consuming ice cream treats in which all I can taste is sugar. Not the case with Perfectly Free Frozen Treats.

To find out where to purchase them go to THIS LINK TO FIND A STORE NEAR YOU.

When making this dairy free banana strawberry ice cream keep in mind that you will have to stop and stir the contents a few times. Because I didn’t add that much milk, I had to do this even more. Either way, it is super easy to make and you will not have any problems figuring it out.

This mixture is also excellent for making popsicles. I always make my own summer treats. Not only are these treats always healthier but also a lot tastier. I really encourage you to try this recipe. You are going to be surprised at how easy and awesome this dairy free banana strawberry ice cream is.

Until my next recipe.

Enjoy!

Dairy free banana strawberry ice cream

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 frozen bananas
• 16 oz frozen strawberries
• 1/2 cup dairy free milk
• 5.5 oz Vanilla blueberry perfectly free frozen treats

Directions:

In a food processor add the frozen bananas, strawberries and milk. Pulse until it turns to ice cream consistency.

Add some of the ice cream mixture to a serving dish and add a few perfectly free frozen treats.

Serve immediately.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Perfectly Free. The opinions and text are all mine.

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Anytime fruit is in season I like to incorporate it into our diets as much as possible. Strawberries are great just on their own but getting creative and making no bake desserts with them over the summer is a must for us. We just love strawberries!

This weekend I had a chance to spend it with my kids. Even though I was not able to be with them for the entire time, since I pretty much have to devote a lot of my time studying, I was glad I got to see them at last.

I only get to come home every two weeks so it is very tough sometimes. Yesterday we spent some of our time outdoors playing in a trampoline I got for them not long ago. I figured since we are not traveling any where this summer and they will be home most of the time, I needed to provide something for them to get them moving and spend much of the energy they have.

Play outside gets my kids hungry and they constantly ask for snacks so this time around I prepared this banana strawberry smoothie that literally only took about 5 minutes to make. I used Silk Unsweetened Almond Milk. I always use unsweetened varieties. You can also use almond coconut blend or even cashew milk. They are all great.

You can sign up to receive the Silk newsletters for their coupons. If you use their products you should take advantage of their many coupons they offer. They have a wide variety of new products so I am sure you will put the coupons to good use.

On another note, I have been really busy studying lately however I have managed to whip a few recipes this week. Getting in the kitchen helps me with my anxiety of taking tests left and right. I will be posting some of these recipe shortly so make sure you stay tuned.

Until then, I hope you like this simple Banana strawberry smoothie.

Enjoy!

Banana strawberry smoothie

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 5 mintues

Ingredients:

• 16 oz fresh strawberries
• 2 bananas
• 4 cups Silk unsweetened almond milk

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in your  blender and pulse until you obtain a homogenous mixture. Serve immediately.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.

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