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Tropical Green Smoothie

by Brittany Mullins on May 23, 2013

The weather is starting to heat up here in Virginia. It’s officially time to start packing away my winter wardrobe, busting out the shorts and incorporating more warm weather foods, like overnight oats and smoothies, into my diet.

Tropical Green Smoothie // Eating Bird Food

I’m pretty sure you guys already know this, but I’m pretty much hooked on adding greens to all of my smoothies. If you haven’t tried my green lemonade smoothie, what are you waiting for? Just kidding, kind of. No, but really, it’s good and I do recommend trying it.

I’ve grown to like the “green” taste in my smoothies but the recipe I’m sharing today is perfect for those just getting hopping on-board the green smoothie train. It uses frozen banana and mango, both of which are super sweet and do a great job masking just about anything. Of course, it’s still a winner for those of us that have been drinking green smoothies for ages — you can’t really go wrong when combining banana, mango and coconut.

Tropical Green Smoothie

The recipe is actually inspired by one of my favorite smoothies from the Tone It Up Beach Babe edition: the Monkey’s Mango and Coconut Cream Smoothie. It has tropical flavors, which gives me a reminder that after all the stress of planning a wedding, our day will be here (and be amazing!!) and then Isaac and I will be headed to the Caribbean to relax and soak up the sun while sipping tropical flavored drinks similar to this one, but with a splash or two of rum. ;)

4.7 from 3 reviews

Tropical Green Smoothie
 
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Serves: 1

Ingredients
  • ½ frozen banana
  • ½ cup frozen mango
  • 1 cup Almondmilk Coconutmilk Almond Breeze
  • 1-2 cups baby spinach
  • 1 scoop brown rice protein powder
  • ½ Tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1 teaspoon unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)

Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients except the shredded coconut into a high-powered blender and blend until smooth. Sprinkle a few extra chia seeds and the unsweetened coconut on top. Enjoy!

Tropical Green Smoothie

I normally buy and use Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze but this week I decided to switch it up and buy the Unsweetened Almondmilk Coconutmilk blend. It’s perfect for this tropical smoothie but I also love the subtle coconut flavor it adds to my morning iced coffee. I’ve been enjoying it this week while day dreaming about laying on the beach with my toes in the sand. Can you tell I’m ready for our honeymoon?

Tropical Green Smoothie // Eating Bird FoodWhat’s your favorite green smoothie combo?

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Healthy Superfood Cereal

by Brittany Mullins on April 23, 2013

Happy Tuesday to you! I hope you all had a great weekend.

I’m actually blogging from North Carolina today, as I’m in Durham for an email marketing conference with Relay Foods this week. The conference starts off with a 5K run this morning so I’m headed out for that in a few but wanted to pop in and say hi. I’m super excited to share this new breakfast recipe so let’s just get right to it…

Healthy Superfood Cereal

I LOVE cereal. I grew up having it for breakfast almost every morning and sometimes as a snack after school (or after dinner) as well. My mom, like any good mom, would keep at least 3-4 flavors in the pantry for me at all times — including my favorites: Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cinnamon Life, Smacks and Cookie Crisp. It was the best!

My palate has matured (a bit) since my younger years and I tend to buy the “healthier” cereals, BUT when it comes down to it, boxed cereal is still processed food. Lately I’ve been trying to give all processed foods a rest, including cereal.

And I’ll admit, it’s been kind of hard, especially since Isaac still buys cereal and we still have full boxes that catch my eye every time I open the pantry door. One morning a few weeks ago I had a cereal craving, but I was good and instead of grabbing one of the boxes, which are definitely not the “healthy” cereal options, I decided to make my own.

Healthy Superfood Cereal

I searched through my pantry and came up with a superfood blend of cereal featuring the ingredients above: a base of raw oats, protein powder, chia seeds, buckwheat groats, shredded coconut, hemp seeds, cinnamon, goji berries and banana slices.

Healthy Superfood Cereal

Then I topped the mixture with almond milk. You can use any type of almond milk but for this particular batch I used Almond Breeze Unsweetened Coconutmilk Almondmilk Blend. After giving the mix a good stir, I ate it just like cereal.

It’s crunchy, a little chewy and perfectly sweet — similar to regular cereal, only not because it’s also super filling. I was full after one bowl, rather than headed back to the pantry for another bowl (or two). Definitely a plus for me!

Another great thing about this cereal is that it’s gluten free, has no added sugars and packs a nice punch of omega-3′s and protein. It’s legitimate healthy cereal.

Healthy Superfood Cereal

4.5 from 6 reviews

Superfood Cereal Blend
 
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This cereal blend is packed full of superfoods but starts with a base of oatmeal, buckwheat groats, chia seeds and brown rice protein powder. You can use the ingredients I recommend or switch things up and add additional ingredients or toppings that you like — I think cacao (or cocoa) powder or cacao nibs would be a nice addition for a chocolatey flavored cereal and sliced almonds or freshly sliced strawberries would be delicious as well. The combinations are endless.
Serves: 1

Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup old fashioned oatmeal (make sure your oats are GF, if that’s important to you)
  • ½ -1 scoop vanilla brown rice protein powder
  • 2 Tablespoons raw buckwheat groats
  • 1 Tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1 Tablespoon goji berries
  • 1 teaspoon unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 teaspoon hemp seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • banana slices
  • 1 cup unsweetened Almond Breeze almond milk (vanilla or coconut work great)

Instructions
  1. Mix oatmeal, protein powder, buckwheat groats, chia seeds, goji berries, coconut, hemp seeds and cinnamon in a bowl, pour almond milk over the cereal mixture, top with banana slices and enjoy!

Healthy Superfood Cereal

Oh and just in case you’re new to raw buckwheat groats — you can find them in the bulk bins at most natural grocery stores and also in the grain section (Bob’s Red Mill sells them packaged). You can totally make the cereal blend without them but I love the crunchiness that they add.

Almond Breeze

What was your favorite cereal growing up? Do you still buy it? Have you ever made your own cereal?

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Blueberry Almond Smoothie

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Blueberry Breeze

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Creamy Clemtentine Smoothie

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Baked Banana Oatmeal Cups

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I’m one of those people who wakes up hungry for breakfast, no matter what I ate the night before. It’s so weird to me when people say that they were just too busy to eat or that they simply forgot – seriously, it baffles me. The funny part is that Isaac is one of those [...]

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Let’s Eat

October 8, 2010
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There’s been no messing around in the kitchen here lately. The cold front has me craving warm, creamy deliciousness. Check it out: Nothing says cold weather like a big bowl of oats! This bowl was extra creamy because instead of water I used Whole Food’s refrigerated almond milk. (I was provided the almond milk for [...]

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