Summer is coming and with it the season of smoothies and banana ice creams. If you are on Instagram you will be used by now to seeing every girl posting a picture of their acai bowl. As much as their bowls look good I am not a big fan of the traditional "acai bowl" which is made using 2 or 3 frozen bananas and more berries. It is a bit too much fruit in one serving I believe and it contains very little fat and protein for a balanced start to the day.
I try to avoid eating too many sugary smoothies and juices in the morning as I know they won't keep me full until lunch time. I try to add more fat and protein and keep the fruit portion to one serving for a more balanced low sugar smoothie. This led me to my own version of the acai smoothie below.
Ingredients:
Acai is one of those trendy super foods. Acai berries are from South American and are very high in antioxidant. You can purchase some powder in a health food shop or online.
I try to avoid eating too many sugary smoothies and juices in the morning as I know they won't keep me full until lunch time. I try to add more fat and protein and keep the fruit portion to one serving for a more balanced low sugar smoothie. This led me to my own version of the acai smoothie below.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup nut milk;
- 1/2 cup frozen blueberries;
- 1 tbsp linseed;
- 1 tbsp chia seeds;
- 1 scoop protein powder;
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or 1/4 avocado;
- cinnamon;
- 2 tsp acai powder;
- Blend all the ingredients together in your blender;
- Enjoy.