Smoothie Bowls: Healthy Breakfast Bowl Recipes

This is actually an innovative little book. The author brings us a number of Smoothie Bowl Recipes. What are Smoothie Bowls? Well. they are a cross between a Smoothie, a Breakfast Cereal and a Dessert, you might say. It's a Chunky way of eating your smoothie, with most of the same ingredients. To be honest, for most people that might not be smoothie devotees, this might be a preferable way of getting the same protein and nutrients. I've tried one recipe so far, the Raspberry Mango Smoothie Bowl and it was pretty yummy.The author shows us how to prepare the base ingredients, like oats or whatever by soaking overnight. They can be soaked in water or better yet, a nut milk. Then the same nut milk can be used in the recipe. You're shown how to prepare any nuts used, as well as any fruits or vegetables that may need to be frozen. (To prepare for smoothies or the smoothie bowls, the fruit should be peeled, pitted, cut in chunks and put into Ziplock bags) Presentation is also a large part. You want your bowl looking attractive and the fruits or vegetables arranged nicely.I make a least one smoothie a day and this is just a way to switch it up. I do love my Chia Seeds, so I'll be putting those in a lot of mine, as well as my favorite brown rice protein powder, hemp powder, cashew or coconut milks, as well as all the other ingredients that go into my smoothies.One word of Caution. The calories can QUICKLY get away from you and you can end up with a 500 or more calorie bowl. If you want a smaller Smoothie Bowl, go to an Asian store, almost all of them have soup bowls or rice bowls that are much smaller than our bowls. You can control you portion size better. I was having that problem with my smoothies. After I'd put my nut butter in and my chia seeds and maybe some xanthum gum, my smoothie was suddenly too THICK. I ended up adding more nut milk and some other ingredients to thin it out. Then, I ended up with a smoothie that was Twice the Size. "Hey Sister, do you want half my smoothie?" "Is it Strawberry?" "No." "Then YUCK!!" So I'd drink a smoothie that was twice the size and a lot more calories. You can Freeze half your smoothie. Any smoothie freezes great. When you take it out, only thaw it half way and put it in your blender or smoothie maker. Be sure to label it. I've stared at strange looking things in the freezer before that weren't labeled and thought, "What the heck is that? Hmmm, something grey"I like most of the recipes in this book and will try a few more. I miss the table of contents, as I always prefer cookbooks have those. A few images would have been nice, but not necessary in a book like this, as the toppings can pretty much be arranged however you please. All in all, I do recommend the book. Thank you for reading my review.

I got this good little breakfast recipe ebook when it was free which it looks like the author offers it at that price quarterly or something. No photos to entice us, making this a more basic recipe book.Basically, this is collection of quite a lot of varyingly healthy to not-so-healthy for you thick smoothie recipes served with crunchy toppings to make them a bowl.Quite a number of the ingredients are not only not readily available other than at a health food store, there are even such items as Organic Persimmons required, which I don't think I've ever seen even in the Organic Produce stores. The calorie count on some was over 600 calories, 1 was 983 calories with 128g of carbs, and this was for breakfast. So, while the foods may be "healthy" for some, the calorie count is prohibitive for many. I also don't see the value in having to prep a topping by baking it for 35 to sprinkle on top of a smoothie which has to be advance prepared and chilled overnight. I prefer a breakfast which can be made ready in about 10-15 minutes unless it's Eggs Benedict, which must take longer.If you're one of those dear people who is looking to put ON weight, this is a great freebie to select and peruse. You might make some of the recipes.I, however, will likely stick to using a great quality Protein Powder, Torani SF Syrup when needed, handfuls of spinach, chia seed and frozen strawberries where needed. If I want more of a bowl experience, I'll pour it out and add some fresh blueberries and raspberries.If you're looking to put on weight, this could be a good smoothie recipe book for you. Otherwise for the rest of us mortals, 986 calories for a smoothie is outrageous.

I was thrilled to have found a recipe book devoted solely to smoothie bowls, and for free, at that. As the previous reviewers have mentioned, this is a tight, little book with some very good ideas for smoothies and topping them to your heart's content. The author writes in a conversational, passionate tone that it makes me want to rush to the kitchen to make a smoothie bowl at midnight.My only disappointment about this book is that there are no photos, save for the one on the cover. I guess I can't quibble since this book is free but pictures would've been great. Also, and I'm not sure if this is helpful or it will prevent me from making a smoothie bowl, but each recipe's nutritional information is given: some of these supposedly healthy bowls clock in at close to a 1,000 calories! As with all things, moderation is key, even with smoothie bowls!

They have some good Smoothie Bowl Recipes in this book. They also have what you need for the top of the smoothie bowl

Smoothie Bowls are great ways to get a healthy breakfast or a post-workout snack.I like this recipe book - it's got some great ideas - but I wish it had a table of contents, and I also wish I could take away the author's thesaurus ("Look Inside" to see what I mean).Regardless of my nitpicking, there are very interesting and innovative smoothie bowl recipes in Sarah Spencer's latest book, and that's why you want this smoothie bowl recipe book. Eat up!====-Dan DeFigio, author of  Beyond Smoothies - Whey protein recipes that aren't smoothies

I always try to collect all recipe books by Sarah Spencer. Her books are very easy to follow, but each recipes are very tasty and unique. Sarah suggests to incorporate smoothies in our breakfast. Also, smoothies can be used as post workout snack, a quick lunch, or dessert,they are a delicious, satisfying, and nutritious twist on cereal. This book is a prefect guide for preparing delicious smoothies in no time!

This book has no pictures with the recipes. Not the greatest.

It would be nice to have photos but then again, I have seen enough bowls to know how to put it together. This book really helps me come up with a new variety of flavours I would not have thought about.

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Beaucoup de super recettes mais un peu déçue qu'il n'y ait aucune photo illustrant celles ci... Il aurait été juste parfait.