Acai Blueberry Smoothie

Summer is coming and with it the season of smoothies and banana ice creams. If you are on Instagram you will be used by now to seeing every girl posting a picture of their acai bowl. As much as their bowls look good I am not a big fan of the traditional "acai bowl" which is made using 2 or 3 frozen bananas and more berries. It is a bit too much fruit in one serving I believe and it contains very little fat and protein for a balanced start to the day.

Acai is one of those trendy super foods. Acai berries are from South American and are very high in antioxidant. You can purchase some powder in a health food shop or online. 

I try to avoid eating too many sugary smoothies and juices in the morning as I know they won't keep me full until lunch time. I try to add more fat and protein and keep the fruit portion to one serving for a more balanced low sugar smoothie. This led me to my own version of the acai smoothie below.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup nut milk;
• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries;
• 1 tbsp linseed;
• 1 tbsp chia seeds;
• 1 scoop protein powder;
• 1 tbsp coconut oil or 1/4 avocado;
• cinnamon;
• 2 tsp acai powder;

1. Blend all the ingredients together in your blender;
2. Enjoy. 

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