I like this recipe because it is so tasty and healthy! It is a great energy booster for the morning time and easy to make while you have a busy schedule. I usually soak the chia seeds first thing in the morning, so it is a quick breakfast to make when the time comes.
*Vegetarian/Vegan
*Gluten Free
*Breakfast
Taste- This is a super tasty breakfast for someone who is on a healthy CLEAN diet. (Obviously we aren’t talking as tasty as Kneaders french toast, but to much of that would kill us.)
Ease of Preparation- SUPER easy. I make this a few times a week!
Nutritional Value- This recipe is a great source of fruit, protein, and the acai powder will help aid with weight loss, skin health, heart health, is a great energy booster, and so forth. It’s also vegan AND gluten free!
Specific Nutritional Value- **This depends on how you make you bowl, but here is what mine usually will consist of.
Calories 350
Calories from Fat 80
Total Fat 10g
Saturated Fat 2g
Carbohydrates 66g
Dietary Fiber 6g
Sugars 43g
Protein 5g
Why are these nutrients important?
Fruits: Fruits are full of essential fiber and nutrients! Although one negative side of a lot of fruit is that they are slightly high in sugar, when they are consumed in moderation they can provide the body with great minerals and vitamins. When eaten correctly, they can help prevent from certain types of cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol and help speed up your metabolism.
Nuts: (If you use them as a topping for your bowl). They are a great source of protein and good fat. They also provide a good source of fats, protein, and fiber. Also, from what I have found they are great for quick energy!
Protein Powder: A little unusual to use in a normal Acai bowl, but it is a great way if you are an athlete to help with muscle recovery and repair, lean muscle growth and overall health. If you are looking to lose fat… The more muscle you grow, the more fat you burn!
Acai Powder (Berries): There are many benefits of Acai berries (powder). These berries are full of antioxidants and have been used for aiding with healing, immune stimulating, energy, heart health, aids with weight loss and many other benefits. I have also found that this is a great energy booster for the morning! Although a negative side of this berry is that the research is very limited, and claims about these benefits haven’t yet been fully proven.
**You could add some gluten free oats on the side in order to include all essential food groups.
Serves 1 Person
- 1 Cup Frozen Blueberries (I like to switch this out for raspberries sometimes.)
- 1 Frozen Banana (You can also replace this with 1 cup of strawberries)
- 1 Handful of Spinach (I substitute this with Baby Kale)
- 1 Tbsp Acai Powder
- 1 Tbsp Chia Seeds (or Flaxseed)
- About three Tbsp of Vanilla Protein Powder (I like the whey or vegan friendly)
- ½ Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk (I like Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk)
Directions: Soak the Chia seeds for about 20 minutes in some of the almond milk. Once done, combine the soaked chia seeds with the blueberries, banana, spinach, acai powder, protein powder and the rest of the almond milk into a blender. Blend the ingredients until smooth and creamy, if you would like, you can add more almond milk to make it a little bit thinner. Spoon into a bowl and add fresh berries, banana, nuts or seeds.
Torres A.
I chose to make the acai bowl recipe posted on the blog. It tasted like a healthy, filling smoothie. I would definitely make it again for breakfast or an after workout snack. I have tried a lot of different green smoothie and acai bowl recipes and this was definitely one of the tastiest. This recipe was super easy to make; however if you didn’t have all of the ingredients it could be expensive. I didn’t have some of the fruits to put on the top so I just used bananas instead and it still tasted great! Based off of my diet analysis this recipe helped fulfill my protein needs which was previously lacking. It also helped me get in my fats for the day with healthy unsaturated fats, not saturated sugary coated fats which I often eat too much of! I loved this recipe and will definitely be eating it again!
ReplyDeleteI chose to make this recipe in order to acquire healthier protein, vitamin D, vitamin E, calcium, antioxidants and potassium, acquired from the acai bowl recipe by Ashley Torres. All of these vitamins were missing from my diet according to my previous Diet Analysis. The benefits of a smoothie bowl like this is that I can control the amount of protein because it is a supplement to the smoothie. I chose a grass fed whey protein which was delicious. Spinach was my great source for vitamin E and the almond milk and yogurt supplied a great amount of Vitamin D and calcium, banana supplied my potassium and the acai powder and blueberry is a fantastic antioxidant. Not to mention that rich holiday foods have been my diet the last week, a cool and fruity bowl with granola, sliced and dried fruit was just the ticket.
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