We love recipes that are not only delicious but are also nutritious and functional. Our friend and gut-health nut Carla Oates – The Beauty Chef, has shared this yummy smoothie bowl recipe with us.
This delicious breakfast bowl is jam packed with fibre, vitamins, anti-oxidants, lipids and skin loving minerals (selenium, copper and zinc). And of course, it has gut loving pre and probiotics to keep your tummy happy and skin radiant!
Get Glowing Breakfast Smoothie Bowl
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 125g frozen blueberries
- 100g frozen, unsweetened Acai pulp, coarsely chopped
- 1 very ripe frozen banana, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup coconut kefir or natural yoghurt
- 2 tsp The Beauty Chef GLOW Inner Beauty Powder
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp chia seeds
- 2 tsp cacao nibs
Toppings
- 1 small ripe banana, peeled and sliced
- 6-10 fresh blueberries
- 2 tbs granola
- 1 tbs finely chopped pistachios
- 1 tbs goji berries
- 1 tsp bee pollen (optional. Not suitable for people with bee allergies)
- 1 tsp hemps seeds (optional)
Method
- Blend blueberries, Acai, banana, kefir/yoghurt and GLOW powder
- Add cinnamon, chia seeds and cacao nibs
- Blend until smooth and creamy
- Divide mixture between two wide, shallow bowls
- Add toppings
- Eat immediately
Carla Oates launched The Beauty Chef in 2012 after healing her own family’s skin issues and discovering that beautiful skin begins with a healthy gut, hence the philosophy; ‘Beauty begins in the belly”.Using a unique bio-fermentation process that supercharges its wholefood formulas and creates a natural broad-spectrum probiotic, The Beauty Chef offers a complete range of powerful and delicious inner beauty products.
Pioneering the gut/skin space, Oates works with a team of microbiologists, naturopaths and nutritionists.