Green Smoothie Bowls (An Easy How-To Guide)

Author Notes

You all know I love my green smoothies (especially for lunch), but sometimes a girl just wants to eat her lunch with a spoon. And chew. And crunch around a little bit.

But still get that same oooo-weeeee baby! powered up and ready to go feeling that only green smoothies can do.

And lately, I just can’t stop with these. It’s like the perfect combo. The perfect meal, really.

But, one wrong move, and you’ll be sipping yours through a straw instead.

So for as much as I hate prescriptive rules when it comes to cooking (be free little friends!), here are some useful tips for better bowl making, so you can start out as a pro:

Rules to Green Smoothie Bowl Success: A How To Guide

Only use frozen bananas. I pre-cut mine and keep them in a big ziploc in the fridge so they’re always ready to go.
Start with just a tiny amount of water in the blender.
Using a very clean protein powder or avocado gives it a awesome thicker texture, and great satisfying staying power for the hours that follow it.
Toppings need to include a little bit from each of these categories: sweetness and chewiness, tiny crunches and big crunches (see below).
Ice ice baby. And always. After the first ingredients are already blended of course. This makes it fluffy.
Don’t be too serious. Have fun, and play around with your toppings. It’s like art-time for grown ups. Like lunch that you get to decorate with sprinkles on top.
And lastly- appreciate it. Take the 5 minutes to make something beautiful and fresh and healthy and good for yourself, and a more powerful day will follow.

And then, repeat daily. And a more beautiful, fulfilling, and powerful life will follow. It’s the truth. —Simply Real Health