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Start your day with a fruity breakfast. This nutritious bowl provides more than half your daily fiber – enough to help keep you full until lunchtime. It's also full of nutrients that ease inflammation. 

Avocado: this fruit may negate the effects of eating inflammatory foods. People who ate a hamburger with avocado didn't show the same inflammatory response as those who ate it without.

Tart Cherry Juice: in a study of runners, those who drank antioxidant-rich tart cherry juice the days leading up to and after a marathon saw reduced inflammation and recovered their strength faster than those who did not.

Spinach: dark leafy greens such as spinach are high in vitamin K, which may help stop inflammation.

Berries: packed with phenolic compounds, berries can trigger your body's anti-inflammatory response.

Chia Seeds: these fiber-rich seeds have been associated with a drop in inflammatory markers.

Avo-Berry Smoothie Bowls

1 cup unsweetened tart cherry juice, chilled

1 cup packed baby spinach

¾ cup plain Greek yogurt

1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted, and peeled

2 cups unsweetened frozen mixed berries, divided

2 Tbsp chia seeds

Instructions:

1. Process juice, spinach, yogurt, avocado, and ¾ cup berries in a blender until smooth, about 30 seconds.

2. Divide mixture evenly between 2 bowls.

3. Top servings evenly with chia seeds and remaining 1¼ cup berries. Keep the berries frozen for great texture.

Serving size (serves 2):

Calories 361; fat 17g; protein 14g; carb 48g; fiber 13g; sugars 27g (added sugar 0g); sodium 71mg

Recipe by Ann Taylor Pittman

A hot new trend...baobab. Native to tropical regions in Africa, the baobab tree is anything but new. This vitamin and mineral-rich tree produces fruits that have been harvested by African tribes for centuries for medicinal purposes.

I think baobab + a smoothie bowl is the perfect mash up!

Ingredients:

1 banana, frozen

1½ cups frozen strawberries

2 tablespoons Live Superfoods Baobab powder

¾ cup of your favorite milk

Optional: 1 scoop protein powder (may need to add extra milk to reach desired consistency)

Bowl Toppings:

Sliced Strawberries

Blueberries

Raspberries

Kiwi

Sliced banana

Chia seeds

Directions:

1. Combine smoothie bowl ingredients and blend until completely smooth. The mixture should be thick! Add a touch more liquid if necessary to get it to blend completely smooth or to desired consistency.

2. Transfer to a bowl, add toppings and enjoy!

Recipe courtesy of Atacora

The phytochemicals found in cranberries and pomegranates keep your heart healthy, in part by triggering the production of blood pressure-lowering nitric oxide, which inhibits arterial plaque buildup. Meanwhile, nuts are high in omega-3 fatty acids, which can help reduce the risk for cardiac arrest.

Crunchy Cranberry-Pom SMOOTHIE BOWL

1 cup frozen cranberries

1 cup pomegranate juice

½ cup rolled oats

6 oz plain, vanilla, or berry low-fat yogurt

Toppings

¼ cup chopped or slivered almonds

¼ cup blueberries and blackberries

1 Tbsp flaxseeds

In a blender, combine the first four ingredients. Blend until the desired consistency is reached, then pour into a bowl and sprinkle with toppings.

Makes 2 servings

Per serving: 324 cal, 11 g fat (2 g sat), 49 g carbs, 27 g sugar, 74 mg sodium, 8 g fiber, 11 g protein

This smoothie bowl is an antioxidant beast! Mixed berries are a natural sweetener, and serve as a source of many important phytonutrients. Specifically, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries are full of flavonoids, which help protect blood vessels and have anti-inflammatory benefits.

Serves 2 creamy smoothie bowls

Ingredients:

2 cups frozen mixed berries (9 ounces), plus fresh berries as a topping. I love using raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.

1 cup almond milk, chilled

4 teaspoons chia seeds, plus extra for a topping

2 Tablespoons honey

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon sea salt 

Optional Toppings:

• Fresh berries
• Chia seeds  
• Pepitas
• Hemp seeds 
• Crushed Raw Almonds  

Blend frozen berries, milk, chia seeds, honey, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt in a blender until smooth. Pour the smoothie mixture into two bowls and top with whichever garnishes your heart desires.

Enjoy!

This smoothie bowl is inspired by the age-old combination of chocolate hazelnut. There's something decadent about the flavor of roasted hazelnuts that only gets better with rich chocolate and real cocoa. 

Hazelnuts are also very special in terms of nutrition and health. They have a unique fat composition (primarily oleic acid), an ounce provides 2.7 grams of dietary fiber, and they're particularly high in two minerals: manganese and copper. Copper is needed for iron absorption and manganese is necessary for bone formation. 

Serves 2 rich and creamy smoothie bowls

Ingredients:

2 servings of chocolate protein powder, any brand will do

1 tablespoon raw cacao powder

½ cup toasted hazelnuts (toasting tips here)

1½ bananas

1½ cup unsweetened almond milk or water

¼ teaspoon sea salt

Toppings:

• sliced bananas
• crushed hazelnuts
• coconut
• cacao nibs
• hemp seeds

Blend until smooth, pour the smoothie mixture into two bowls and top with whichever garnishes your heart desires.

Enjoy!

Recipe courtesy of With Food and Love.

Smoothie bowls are all the rage right now, and this is one to try! I like the idea of a bowl vs. a smoothie because you can actually chew some of the items in the bowl (ie: cacao nibs and crushed almonds). This process of chewing your food vs. sipping it through a straw is a very important part of the brain's requirement to become full and satiated during a meal.

From a nutrition standpoint, this bowl is packed with nutrients, and offers a healthy dose of high-fiber carbs and heart-healthy unsaturated fat. The chlorella won't change the flavor much, but will certainly brighten up the color and add some detox power!

Leave us a comment to let us know what you think about this recipe.

Ingredients:

¼ cup plain unsweetened almond milk

1 ½ frozen bananas

1/3 avocado

1 cup packed baby spinach

¼ tsp pure vanilla extract

1 to 2 drops pure peppermint extract

¼ tsp chlorella*, optional.  

1 Tbsp cacao nibs or carob chips

*Chlorella is an amazing detoxifier and immune booster. It's rich in vitamin B₁₂, chlorophyll and protein.

Toppings:

2 tsp crushed almonds 

1 tsp raw cacao nibs or carob chips

1 tsp hemp seed hearts

Instructions:

Add all ingredients except cacao nibs to a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and fold in cacao nibs. Serve with toppings of your choice.

Enjoy!

Kelly Harrington, MS, RDN

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for Healthy Goods