Rainbow Bowl

I LOVE making smoothie bowls with whatever fresh fruit I can find. A frozen banana and frozen blueberries always seem to make good base ingredients because they provide a creamy thickness and tons of antioxidants and polyphenols.  Adding on whatever else I have around is usually how I roll.

A smoothie bowl is a great way to stuff in as many nutrients as you can without tasting every single ingredient. This is your chance to add in all the micro nutrient rich powders and green veggies you can to create an instant source of beauty food!  I like eating these on a hot summer day after I’ve surfed for hours.  The thing about these at that they are pretty high in calories so I like to think of them more as a replenisher of nutrients versus an every day meal sort of thing……I personally don’t like to mix fruit and protein because it causes bloating so because of the overall lack of protein, the satiety level isn’t that high with these but the enjoyment level is pretty high!

Here’s one of my favorites that can be a fun way for anyone to get blast of nutrients:

Rainbow Bowl

Serves: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total: 5 minutes

SMOOTHIE INGREDIENTS: 

-1 CUP FROZEN CHERRIES
-1 CUP FROZEN BLUEBERRIES
-1 FROZEN BANANA
-1 CUP FROZEN PITAYA
-1 CUP RAW SPINACH
-1 TSP BLUE GREEN ALGAE OR SPIRULINA
-2 SCOOPS ALMOND BUTTER
-1.5 CUPS WATER OR ALMOND MILK
-2 TSP CAMO POWDER
-1 TSP CHIA SEEDS (OPTIONAL)
-1 TBS FLAX SEEDS

TOPPINGS: 

– 6 KIWI SLICES
– 5 PITAYA HALF MOON SLICES
– 8 BANANA SLICES
– 13 BLUEBERRIES
-6 CHUNKS OF PAPAYA
-2 LYCHEE OR RAMBATAN CUT IN HALF
-1 STARFRUIT SLICE
-PINCH OF RAW COCONUT FLAKES
-PINCH OF HEMP SEEDS
-PINCH OF PUMPKIN SEEDS
-HANDFUL OF CRUSHED MACADAMIA NUTS

Instructions:
1. In a Vitamix or other type of blender, slowly feed in all of the base ingredients, blending until fully mixed and in a smoothie like consistency.  (Please be aware that chia seeds can expand in the stomach and cause bloating if they are not pre-soaked.)
2. Place the kiwi slices around the perimeter of the bowl for the outermost layer of the rainbow
3. Place the pitaya slices as the second band in the rainbow
4. Bananas as the third row
5. Blueberries as the fourth row
6. Papaya as the fifth row
7. Lychee as the innermost row
8. Place the starfruit slice in the middle and sprinkle the hemp seeds, coconut flakes and crushed macadamia nuts as desired!  Enjoy!