I became totally obsessed with smoothie bowls on a recent trip to Sri Lanka. They are such a great way to pack most of your daily vitamins and minerals into one meal and they taste absolutely delicious! I also love how creative you can be with the toppings! You can also easily adapt the recipes to add certain nutrients that you may be lacking or that your body might be craving. For example when I feel like I need more protein I will add seeds/ nuts or peanut butter or if I feel ‘under the weather’ I’ll add lots of ginger, lemon and turmeric. I always recommend using organic produce, especially when it comes to your fruit and vegetables. It seems very counterintuitive to me to bother eating foods like fruit and vegetables for their nutrient and antioxidant content whilst ingesting harmful toxins and pesticides used to grow them non- organically. I know they are twice as expensive which is a difficult choice to make when cash is tight but if there is a way to save in other areas of your life, your body and mind will really thank you for it! A useful tip is to buy organic frozen fruit and veg such as spinach, berries and bananas. These will be much cheaper, will keep for longer and will also have been harvested when in season so will contain more nutrients than if you were to have fresh, out of season!

Below I have put together two of my favourite combinations, I hope you enjoy them!

Plant Protein Punch

Ingredients

(Serves 2)

1 banana

frozen spinach ( 2 balls)

1 tsp peanut butter

1 tsp coconut flakes

handful of frozen blueberries

1/2 avocado

3 dates

1 tsp cacao

1 tsp maca

Toppings

pecans

coconut flakes

desiccated coconut

pumpkin seeds

chia seeds

Method

Put all your ingredients in the blender with 1 1/2 cups of water and blend. Pour the mixture into your bowl and add your toppings, this is where you can get creative!

Papaya and watermelon Ingredients (Serves 2)1 bananahandful of watermelonhandful of papaya1 tsp maca1/4 can of coconut milkToppingscoconut flakeswatermelonbananachia seedsSame method as above :) — Papaya and watermelon
**Ingredients**
*(Serves 2)*
1 banana
handful of watermelon
handful of papaya
1 tsp maca
1/4 can of coconut milk
**Toppings**
coconut flakes
watermelon
banana
chia seeds
Same method as above :)

Pineapple and bananaIngredients (Serves 2) 1 banana1 tsp peanut butter1/4 can coconut milkhandful of chopped pineappleToppingscoconut flakespineapplebanana — Pineapple and banana
**Ingredients**
*(Serves 2)*
1 banana
1 tsp peanut butter
1/4 can coconut milk
handful of chopped pineapple
**Toppings**
coconut flakes
pineapple
banana

Smoothie bowls

Vegan moussaka

Raw, plant-based meals to inspire and nourish you during lockdown