Blueberries Archives - The Dreaming Foodie

Hey guys! Has it really been over a month since I last posted? Sorry for the silence, but it has been one heck of a month! So many things to do, and I guess blogging has fallen to the end of the priority list. To be honest, I still have some busyness coming up, so I can’t promise how often I’ll be posting, but hopefully I can get things together and start sharing more frequently soon!

But for today, I’m sharing with you something that I have been making consistently, almost everyday, even through the busy times. Blueberry, peanut butter, banana power smoothie.* I have even hauled my blender across the state twice, on a train, to continue making this smoothie. Truly my current obsession.

This smoothie is as tasty as it is healthy. I call it a “power smoothie” because of all the goodness in it. Let’s go over that:

Coconut water: Full of potassium and very hydrating.
Almond milk: I use vanilla, unsweetened. Besides adding a delicious vanilla flavor, it’s high in calcium and vitamins B and E.
Banana: More potassium! and so much more!
Blueberries: Antioxidants!
Peanut butter: Protein!
Chia seeds: Full of nutrients, antioxidants, protein, fiber and more. Eat chia seeds!
Spinach: Full of all the good stuff – nutrients, vitamins and antioxidants.

And that’s it. All real, whole foods that bring so many good things, and when combined, become a creamy, tasty treat!

I’ve been making this for breakfast daily. I honestly never thought that just a smoothie would be enough for me for breakfast, but this one is. It keeps me full and I know that it’s probably the healthiest meal of my day – a great start.

While each and every ingredient included in this smoothie is important to make it just what it is, if I had to stress one to absolutely not leave out, it would be the chia seeds. If blended long enough (I blend my smoothies a long time!), the chia seeds make the smoothie super thick and creamy, and it almost reminds me of ice cream. I like this smoothie so much more since starting to add chia seeds and it’s all because of that creamy, dreamy texture. A smoothie that reminds me of ice cream – can’t pass it up.

Blueberry, Peanut Butter + Banana Power Smoothie

2014-07-28 13:58:29

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Ingredients

1/2 cup coconut water
1/4 cup almond milk
1 banana
1 - 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
2 tablespoons peanut butter
1 tablespoon chia seeds
Large handful spinach

Instructions

Place all ingredients into a blender and blend, until completely smooth and creamy. Enjoy!

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*Inspired by a smoothie sold at the Cedars House Cafe!

Do you love jam?

I do. I’m in love with jam. And jelly. And marmalade. And preserves. Any thick fruity substance spread over any bread product = love.

And, I love any flavor. Strawberry, raspberry, marionberry, apricot, orange, pineapple. You name it, I love it.

Except mint jelly. Actually, I never tried mint jelly. I don’t think I’d like it though. I’d try, but I just don’t think so.

When I was younger, I would spend the night at my grandparents for a week or a weekend at a time. Every single night, like clockwork, my gram and I would have toasted bread with butter and jelly. And let me tell you, my grandparents never had a shortage of jam and jelly to choose from. And they still don’t! Maybe that is where my love came from. I have good memories with jam.