For a chocolatey dessert-like smoothie base:
1 frozen banana
1/2 - 1 cup almond milk (or any other milk really)
Flavouring - natural of course! I usually choose from cinnamon, raw cacao powder, almond or peanut butter. Or a mixture of them!
For a fresh fruity smoothie base:
1 frozen banana
1/2 - 1 cup almond milk/other milk or juice
Frozen fruit and/or fresh fruit
The smoothie is great on its own, but I sometimes I like to make it heartier to have it as a meal. So, I turn it into a smoothie bowl! It's like replacing the plain old milk you have with breakfast cereal for a smoothie.
My favourite toppings are: Muesli/granola, cereal, nuts and seeds, dried/fresh fruit, and superfoods such as flaxseed, chia seeds and maca powder.
I usually match the toppings with the smoothie depending on the flavour, like adding fruit and nuts to the fruity smoothie, and maca and muesli to the chocolatey one.
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| Ingredients: Almond milk, 1 frozen banana, chia seeds, cinnamon, raw cacao powder and gluten free Weet-Bix. |
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| I wizz up all the ingredients in a blender except for the toppings (chia seeds and Weet-Bix). I also add about 1-2 Tbsp of cacao powder, it's quite strong. |
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| A delicious smoothie... in a bowl! |
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| Finally, I added some Weet-Bix and chia seeds. Note: The Weet-Bix stays crunchy this way, even though I also like soggy Weet-Bix :P |
You can really use this method to make a variety of combinations, depending on how energy-dense you want it to be, or if it's just for a snack. It's a good breakfast for summer because it is WAY too hot for porridge this time of year!
I find that using cereal like Weet-Bix and nuts/seeds provide me with a good amount of sustained energy because it's low in GI. Nuts also definitely give me plenty of energy, but I get lazy sometimes and can't be bothered cutting them up to put it in. It's hard to find a crushed-up nut mix, that also only has the kinds of nuts you like haha!
