Spruce up your breakfast with this tropical smoothie bowl!
 If you’ve been following my instagram at all, you’ll know that I’ve been eating a lot of smoothie bowls lately. My smoothie phase is going strong, and I like that smoothie bowls are a fun way of eating breakfast on which you can waste about 10 minutes making it look pretty, OR you can just whip it up in 5 minutes and just eat it messy like someone who’s not obsessed with food. Plus I just like food in bowls.
Lately my system has been so messed up that I haven’t been sleeping properly or eating properly. I determined last weekend that I was stress eating and I didn’t realize. I never considered myself an emotional eater before, I just enjoy eating but I didn’t find that eating makes me feel better emotionally.
Guess I was wrong about that.
Stress eating honestly didn’t make me feel better, if anything it made me feel worse. I ate an entire sleeve of Oreos in one sitting. And I felt like garbage afterwards. So starting today, I’m going to be embarking on a clean eating challenge with a bunch of other bloggers.
Everyone has different definitions for eating clean. Most of the time I’m eating pretty healthy anyway. I don’t eat take-out much, maybe once ever two weeks if I’m in a hurry. My diet is plant-based , and I am loving spring because of all the fruits that are on sale at the fruit markets. I don’t drink juice with an exception to the açai berry juice that I add to my smoothies, and that’s all 100% juice.
My goals for the Eat Clean Challenge for the month of April is to cut down on processed or canned foods. I’ll also be merging some of these goals with H&H goals:
- No more Oreos or other packaged cookies (but it’s mostly Oreos I eat… haha)
- Reducing the amount of sugar I use. Stop using refined granulated sugar.
- Drink more water
- No more canned goods (my exception is canned tomatoes).
- Reduce the junk food (no more candy, Lisa.)
- Wake up early enough to eat breakfast at socially acceptable times.
- Go to sleep before 2 am. Srsly. I’m becoming nocturnal.
To see what my fellow H&H’ers posted this week, check out the links below:
And to see my other Eat Clean Challenge friends:
- Garlic Greens from Rick•a•bam•boo
- Rosemary Pita Bread with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus from Clarks Condensed
- Roasted Sweet Pepper Dip from Keep it Simple, Sweetie
- Clean Cobb Salad from Cooking with Curls
- Blueberry Almond Chia Seed Pudding from Delightful E Made
- Easy Spinach & Egg White Omelette from Yummy Healthy Easy
- Fire Ants on a Log Recipe from Project Domestication
- Taco Stuffed Avocado with Avocado Salsa from Yours And Mine Are Ours
- Paleo Biscuits Recipe from My Natural Family
- Grilled Zucchini from Bite of Delight
- Orange Chicken with Chickpeas Stirfry from My Daylights
- Greek Salad~ Tips From a Typical Mom
- Stir Fry Tofu and Vegetables in Chile Sauce from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Lazy Summer Salsa Recipe from Everyday Southwest
- Clean Green Popsicles from Life as Mrs. Larson
Tropical Smoothie Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut water
- 1 cup frozen mango chunks
- 1/2 cup frozen pineapple chunks
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 1 tbsp maple syrup optional
To garnish:
- 1 tsp hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
- Fresh fruit of your choice I like strawberries and banana
Instructions
- Blend coconut water, frozen mango and pineapple chunks and rolled oats until smooth. Add maple syrup if you like it a bit sweeter. Pour into a bowl and garnish with hemp and sunflower seeds for protein, flax meal for extra fibre, and cacao nibs for iron, fibre, and crunch! Fresh fruit adds more sweetness and texture. Enjoy immediately =)
Holly Waterfall says
i never wouldve thought to put my smoothie in a bowl! probably because im usually rushed out the door and have to put it in a to-go cup haha.
im glad that you were able to recognize your emotional eating habits. some people never come to that realization.
Lisa Le says
Makes sense haha, that’s what most people like about smoothies for sure. I just like it because this way I can add some more texture to it so it’s not just a drink that goes down the hatch!
I started noticing that I was eating even when I wasn’t hungry, and when I wasn’t stuffed to the brim, I would nibble on stuff I didn’t even really want to eat just because I had room. It’s a very uncomfortable feeling and I’m not sure why I did it. I’ve never been like that before so I think the stress of these last few weeks has kind of pushed me to do stuff I wouldn’t normally do.
Ala says
Oh, that’s a nifty idea–doing it with friends is always a much better reinforcement system! It’s funny, I’ve been the same lately but the stress from constantly working often causes me to super-crave one thing (say, date bars) and completely overlook everything else that requires prep or civilized eating. (I feel like I’m channeling the college student in me that I never was, haha.) I have been craving smoothies lately, though, so maybe that’ll be my thing? I recently signed up for this: http://thehappinesschallenge.org/ and it’s been great so far for getting me motivated! How did you come across this ‘challenge’? Can just anyone/blogger join? Sounds like fun and a good thing to join in on!
Lisa Le says
Yes! It’s great to have the support. I totally know what you mean though. I was just at the grocery store and literally all I wanted were chips, cookies, and candy. But I opted for pecans, dates, pumpkin seeds, and Chex cereal to make into muddy buddies later. More expensive than chips, cookies, and candy but way better for me.
As for the challenge, I know Amber from Rick a Bam Boo from Online Blog Con (if you’re interested in OBC, go to onlineblogcon.com and fill out a pre-registration survey! I’m part of the organizing committee we’re just getting a pulse of what people are looking for in our third OBC). She organized the group and got us connected. We’re going to be publishing our recipes from the month of April in an e-book if you’re interested in joining =)
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen says
Yes sometimes I think I am an emotional eater but I feel the same after binge eating a whole pack of cookies. This bowl looks great, I used to make almond milk, oat cocoa smoothies and they were SOOOO good I should start that again!! I love that you are able to top with hemp seeds, they add such great texture and flavor to the smooth smoothie :)
Kessie says
I LOVE smoothies and I just started doing smoothie bowls. This one looks amazing!
Lisa Le says
Right? Smoothie bowls are the bomb
Becca from It's Yummi! says
I love the fun twist of putting the smoothie into a bowl, Lisa! Pinned and Stumbled :)
Lisa Le says
Thanks Becca! I definitely did not invent it but I just started doing it myself this past week =)
Lisa @ Cooking with Curls says
I am laughing as I am reading your goals for this challenge, I need to follow ALL of your goals as well! Oreos, emotional eating, going to bed at 2am….I am doing all of those things as well. ;) I think I will go make myself this smoothie bowl for breakfast this morning, 11:53am counts as breakfast right? It looks and sounds delicious Lisa!
Lisa Le says
Haha thanks Lisa. Totally agree, it’s still am so it’s still good for breakfast. XD Good luck with your goals!
Daniel says
This looks like the perfect breakfast to me. And I love coconut!
Thanks for sharing, Lisa :)
Lisa Le says
Thanks for stopping by, Daniel =)
Emily @ It Bakes Me Happy says
I love the idea of a smoothie bowl (why haven’t I ever thought of it) I love all things tropical, I can’t wait to try this, pinning :)
Lisa Le says
Thanks Emily =) tropical things are the best