Why hello sunshine! What makes you wake up happy and jump out of bed with excitement?
For me, they’re things like embarking on a road trip, hopping on a plane to an unfamiliar destination and, of course, dipping my toes in the sands and the sea! But for the rest of the days when I carry out my daily routine and am home-bound to work on my projects (i.e. most weekdays), I need to create certain kind of thrill that motivates me to hop out of bed saying ‘I think I can’t wait for the day to start!‘.
Do you feel the same?
So I’ve begun this #StartYourDayRight journey here, on my Facebook and Instagram. It’s all about sharing bits and pieces of blissful moments to kick off my day bursting with healthy, happy and positive vibes. I’m pretty sure there’d be some kind of research proving that colourful breakfast bowls boost production of our happy hormones (point me to the articles if you’ve seen it!). I swear it does the magic for me. I love bringing to work my mason jars that are filled with layers of fruity bits, oats, cacao, acai, coconuts.. oh, the list is simply endless! Seriousy, preparing tastebud-enticing breakfast doesn’t involve much sweating at all. I spend 3 to 4 minutes at most in the evenings to make my breakfast jars. Otherwsie, I’ll fall into the trap of grabbing a greasy bacon and egg roll – we all know how easy it is to go down that path!
I’m sure lots of you are still working hard to achieve your wellness goals for the new year (yep I’m looking at YOU), so I thought I’d share one of my favourite wholesome breakfast recipes today. Ta-dah – meet my darling papaya banana smoothie bowl! I promise it’s easy as peas to prepare so come along! 🙂
♣ You’ll need ♣
Raw coconut milk x 200 ml
Organic yoghurt x 4 tablespoon
Banana x 3
Papaya (half)
Natural almond spread x 1 tablespoon
Raw cacao powder x 2 tablespoon
Raw cacao nibs x 2 tablespoon (Note: there’s a giveaway on the bottom of the post!)
Raw almond flakes (optional)
Natural rolled oats (optional)
♣ Here’s how-to ♣
1. Chop your bananas and papaya into medium sized pieces and throw them into your blender/ smoothies maker. I leave one-third aside to use as toppings later on.
2. Add coconut milk, spoons of yoghurt, almond spread and cacao powder into the blender with your fruits.
3. Blend for 2 to 3 minutes until it turns smooth. Pour the smoothies into a glass bowl when done.
4. Time to add your favourite toppings! I use raw cacao nibs, almond flakes and rolled oats.
5. Finally, sprinkle with the remaining fruit pieces on top and viola – bon appetite!
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So tell me pretty, have I motivated you to #StartYourDayRight? What are the things you do to create positive energy in the morning? Do you have some wholesome breakfast recipes to share? It’s all about spreading the body-loving vibes with our tribe! Leave a comment below & let’s talk all things #breakfastlove, shall we?
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Fresh fruit and yogurt is how I start my day
I’m very keen on buckinis, on their own with fruit and almond milk or to add something different to boring (but healthy) cereals like Weetbix. I’ve even used chocolate buckinis in baking on top of banana bread and muffins for crunch and flavour, much more nutritious than chocolate chips!
Most days I love to have a bowl of a fruit & nut mix with Greek yoghurt and a small banana, it’s super fast and super delicious.
Granola with almond milk and a banana cut up on top!
Egg & bacon cups are easy to transport when I need to eat on the go. Super easy to make, using a cupcake tray, sliced bacon to line the sides and an egg cracked and sprinkled with rock salt and pepper. A great protein filled breakfast that keeps me feeling full and energetic.
Eggs!
Blueberry pancakes!
Loving the concept for #StartYourDayRight! I couldn’t agree more that a dose of positivity is the best way to start your day! And this smoothie bowl looks divine….certainly a positive way to start the day!
#StartYourDayRight with a run some positive affirmations and a big fresh fruit and veggie smoothie
You motivate to start my day right by actually eating breakfast. I am a busy person and I tend to forget about myself as I put my family first. So I use to not eat breakfast because I never had the time and I didn’t want anything heavy like a sandwich. But your recipes sound so good and are so quick to make, that I have finally started making breakfast in the mornings again! I love making breakfast while talking to my family and listening to the radio because it always puts me in a good mood. Lately, I have been making a lot of smoothie bowls with frozen berries, avocado, spinach and frozen bananas topped with cacao nibs, coconut and granola. It is soooo useful because I can just chuck everything in the blender when I wake up and leave it on while I get ready.
I make my own Chia pudding and have it for breakfast. I add fresh fruit, especially berries!
MUESLI – home made. Its cheap, easy, you know whats in it, and topped with delicious blueberries your getting the perfect start to your day!
I’ve never tried cacao nibs. I’m sure they’d be a wonderful addition to my yogurt with nuts, chia seeds and flaxseeds.
natural yogurt, kokao nibs, organic blueberries and raw honey, yum yum
Can never get enough cacao 🙂
I love toasted muesli with strawberry yoghurt so delicious and tasty
Yummm! I’m totally in the berries-land right now with fresh raspberries coming in from Tassie. Need to freeze some before the season ends! thanks for sharing your breakfast love x
I absolutely love muesli and a good vanilla yoghurt….YUM
Granola, yoghurt topped with banana.
Heavenly! This actually makes the best meal throughout the day not just for breakfast!
For a quick a fresh start to the weekday, I love a fruit salad with some yoghurt.
Good one Judith! I crave fresh food salad whenever I get off a long haul flight!
Breakfast is an important meals in the day, so I love nuts muesli and coconut milk with toasted coconut flakes for my breakfast. It is great way to have positive thinking when I wake up every morning . #StarYourDayRight
I’m call me a coco-lady! I’m totally sharing you love for a coconut filled breakfast bowl! 🙂 Gettig right does drive the right mindset for the day too, doesn’t it? x
My favourite breakfast food is natural yoghurt with toasted home-made muesli, topped with 1 tsp of honey and a few fresh raspberries.
Yummm! It’s the raspberries season here in Queensland at the moment and I’m totally in berries heaven! 🙂 I love co-yo with my muesli too, have you tried them? x J
Poached eggs with avocado on sourdough bread!
oh yum! I can never every go carb-free as I just adore Sourdough! serioulsy missing the heavenly ones I had while visiting San Fran!
Buckwheat pancakes with bananas. Its a little bit luxurious
oh buckwheat pancakes sound interesting! have never tried using this ingredient for pancakes but I’ve never had any pancakes that aren’t addictive and satisfying 🙂 Is it buckwheat powder that you use? thanks for sharing this Belinda xx
This looks crazy delicious!
They are indeed! I whipped up a vegan sugar free cacao mousse this morning with similar ingredients,so heavenly! Can’t wait to share the recipe here
I make a chia pudding from scratch to eat,
It tastes like a treat.
But it’s great to fill me,
So until Lunch I’m happy.
So beautiful, Laura! Chia works a treat indeed!
muesli with yoghurt!
Homemade almond milk porridge with orange juice soaked dried fruits!
Homemade almond milk porridge with orange soaked dried fruits
A banana added to my cereal adds sunshine to my day (even if it is raining).
This recipe sounds so delicious!
I love oats as you can have it with yoghurt, or you can bake delicious fruity bickies with them
Tofu omelet with sundried tomato, mushroom and chickpeas!
Scrambled Eggs
Muesli with yogurt
Ricotta and Tomato Breakfast Sandwich
I really like to have a half a Grapefruit in the mornings. It really gives me that kick start for the day!
My favorite breakfast is either oatmeal topped with fresh fruits and a hint of honey also I love an acai bowl topped with the same things! 🙂
I make the best homemade crunchy granola with lots of oats and nuts!
Love starting the day with some brcher muesli topped with yoghurt, a sprinkle of cinnamon and some fresh berries .
Eggs – either hard boiled (if short on time), poached on wholemeal toast or as an omelette with cheese, mushrooms and ham.
bananas, and eggs if i’m hungry
My favorite wholesome breakfast item is avocado. I use avocado, spinach, pineapple, chia seed, banana, mango and whey protein to make my smoothies.
I love having oatmeal for breakfast because you can add fun toppings and it keeps you full for a long time.
Super Chia, banana, cacao powder, yogurt = yum in a smoothie strength to knock off chores, life becomes ex-SEED-ingly super powered.
I love my cereal with banana and nuts, a cruchy start to the day and I love it!
Goodness gracious great balls of fire, WOW, luv my cereal plain with milk. To die for. Wow, prize pack is fab. & splendid. 2 fingers snap. It is tight, fly & off the chain. Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity. 🙂 Pick me, pick me! Dear Santa: I’ve been nice. My X-Mas wish this year is to win this contest. Starving artist here desperately needs the prize pack to eat. A life changing exp.
I make my own toasted muesli to save $$ and to be able to control the sugar content that goes into it! I throw in whatever I can find in the pantry – shredded coconut, oats, chia seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and coconut oil and maple syrup or honey for a touch of sweetness. SO GOOD with creamy natural yoghurt! Mmm, I think I’ll have a bowl for dessert!