A healthy note: For the fruity bowls that don’t have yogurt, toppings are key. The nuts and seeds offer a balance of healthy fats and protein in addition to the carbohydrates from the fruit.
For each recipe, the how-to is the same: add the ingredients together in your blender and whiz away. The consistency will be thicker than a smoothie but not as thick as ice cream. Add your toppings and you’re good to go!
Simple Strawberry Bowl 3/4 cup frozen strawberries 1/4 cup ice 1 pitted date 1/4 cup of rolled oats 1 cup coconut milk
Toppings 1/2 cup strawberry slices 1/2 cup banana slices 1/4 cup of sliced almonds 1 tablespoon chia or flax seeds
Matcha Green Tea Bowl 3 teaspoons of matcha powder 1/2 banana 1/2 cup whole milk organic yogurt 1/4 cup ice 3 pitted dates 1 cup coconut milk
Toppings 2 tablespoons shredded coconut 1 tablespoon cacao nibs
Tropical Mango Smoothie Bowl 3/4 cup of mango 1/4 cup ice 1 pitted date 1/4 cup of rolled oats 1 cup coconut milk
Toppings 1 1/2 tablespoon hemp seeds 1/2 cup blueberries
By Andrea Ferretti
Andrea Ferretti and Jason Crandell are a husband and wife team who have been teaching, writing about, and living their yoga for nearly two decades. Andrea is the former executive editor of Yoga Journal and is now creative director for Jason Crandell Yoga Method. Jason is an internationally recognized teacher known for his precise, empowering, down-to-earth approach to vinyasa yoga. They live together in San Francisco with their full-time boss, Sofia-Rose Crandell, age 3. To read their blog or to learn more about Jason's upcoming teacher trainings, please visit their web site www.jasonyoga.com