Now that I'm a mom, I confess to not having much energy to cook in the mornings (in my defense, they come so, soooo early!). My kids eat cereal and bagels. The most I can muster up is a quick smoothie, made easier by bags of frozen fruit from Costco.
But I was recently inspired to shake things up a bit, and I made a variation of a berry-chickpea smoothie bowl that I came across. Don't be scared away by the chickpeas! You can't taste them one bit and they add some belly-filling protein.
It ended up being too yummy to share with my kids...
Berry Chickpea Smoothie Bowls
1 cup of berries, fresh or frozen
Half a banana
1/3 cup chickpeas, cooked or low-sodium canned
1/2 cup milk, any kind
1 Tbsp agave or honey
Garnishes of your choice (like chia seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, coconut, granola and sliced banana)
Add all ingredients except garnishes to a blender, or use an immersion blender, and combine until smooth.
Top with garnishes and serve right away in a bowl.
It was seriously delicious, and I got to feel self-righteous for the rest of the day because my breakfast was so healthy ;).
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