Strawberrylicious superfood smoothie with chia seeds

What better way to refresh on a hot summer day than an energizing and healthy smoothie packed with fruits, almond milk and tiny miraculous chia seeds?

For me, this is pure perfection and I usually take a few minutes off when making and enjoying a smoothie, so this is also a great way to decompress. I am so lucky to be able to take these short breaks whenever I feel like it, working from home definitely has lots of advantages. :)

I like to keep things simple when making a smoothie so I only use a few ingredients: fresh or frozen fruits and almond or soy milk for a dairy free version (you can also use regular milk). And some amazing chia seeds (that I really really really love) to supercharge it with minerals, calcium and omega 3 – or any other superfoods, I’ll give you a few ideas in a bit.

Strawberrylicious superfood smoothie with chia seeds / Super smoothie delicapsunicios, cu seminte de chia

Here is what you’ll need for this oh-so-good strawberry superfood smoothie with chia seeds
(for 2-3 servings)Ingredients♥ 2 cups strawberries (fresh or frozen) ♥ 1/2 banana (fresh or frozen / use a whole one for a sweeter version) ♥ 1/2 cup milk of choice (add more if too thick) ♥ 2 teaspoons chia seeds
♥ ice cubes (optional, if you don’t have frozen fruits)HOW TO MAKE IT

Blend all the ingredients for a couple of minutes, except for the chia seeds, until you have a creamy and smooth mixture. Pour it into your favorite vintage looking tall glasses, add the chia seeds and wait for a few minutes for the chia seeds to expand. Decorate it with pink straws and fresh strawberries and enjoy your smoothie breaks on a regular basis.

I have only discovered homemade smoothies a couple of years ago, so I’m not an expert. (But I’m slowly becoming one! :) ) I do like to experiment and I encourage you to do that too when it comes to making YOUR OWN perfect & healthy fruit smoothie. Just get creative and combine your favorite fruits, trial and error tasting works every time :) Here is what I’ve learned so far when it comes to smoothies, hope you will find this helpful.

TIPS & TRICKS

♥ To freeze fresh fruits just wash them real well and put them in ziplock bags into your freezer. For example, I usually put one cup of strawberries into a bag and I know this is for one or two smoothies, depending on what other fruits or green leaves I’m using. For bananas, you can peel them, cut them into chunks and freeze them in portions, whether it is a whole banana or a half one.

♥ If you don’t have a powerful blender (I’m still dreaming of a Vitamix), it is best that you wait for a few minutes before blending your frozen fruits or ice cubes, so you won’t break your blender.

♥ You can make your own fruit cubes by blending, then pouring into ice cube trays and freezing fresh fruits or leftover smoothies. This is recommended if you want to avoid watery smoothies.♥ Another cool trick is to use some ice cube trays to freeze your milk and use it in your smoothies when needed.

♥ You can always add a handful of green leaves (spinach is my all time favorite) to a fruit smoothie, for a little extra healthiness or just make a green perfect smoothie like this one. You can also freeze your green leaves in small packs, perfect for one or two smoothies.

♥ Supercharge a smoothie in a natural way and fill it with nutrients by adding one of these superfoods – chia seeds, chlorella or spirulina powder/tablets, flax seeds, coconut oil, bee pollen, fresh avocado, cacao powder, coconut butter, goji berries, maca, hemp protein or wheatgrass juice (learn how to grown your own wheatgrass).Pretty cool tips & tricks, right? :)
What I love most about smoothies is the fact that they are so easy to make. You just put the ingredients in the blender and in a few minutes you can enjoy this magic potion, better and definitely healthier than all the drinks you can find in supermarkets nowadays.

What about you, what is your favorite fruit smoothie? Do you use any superfoods to give it an extra boost of energy? Would love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to leave a comment below.

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VERSIUNEA IN LIMBA ROMANA

Ce mod mai bun de a ne racori, in zilele toride de vara decat un smoothie sanatos si energizant, plin de fructe, lapte de migdale si seminte miraculoase de chia?

Pentru mine, combinatia asta reprezinta perfectiunea intruchipata si, de obicei, profit de ocazie si iau o pauza de relaxare de cateva minute, atunci cand imi fac un smoothie. Ma consider o norocoasa ca imi pot permite pauzele astea mici (si dese) si ca ma pot delecta, ori de cate ori am chef, cu cate un smoothie delicios. A lucra de acasa, are, cu siguranta, o gramada de avantaje. :)

Imi place sa nu complic lucrurile prea tare atunci cand vine vorba de un smoothie, asa ca folosesc doar cateva ingrediente: fructe proaspete sau congelate, lapte de migdale sau de soia, pentru o versiune dairy free (fara lactate) si uimitoarele seminte de chia, pe care le iubesc la maxim si pe care le folosesc pentru o super incarcare cu minerale, calciu si omega 3. Se pot folosi si alte superalimente, va dau cateva idei imediat.

Iata de ce aveti nevoie pentru un super smoothie delicapsunicios cu seminte de chia
(2-3 portii)

Ingrediente

♥ 2 cani capsuni (proaspete sau congelate) ♥ 1/2 banana (proaspata sau congelata, folositi una intreaga pentru o versiune mai dulce) ♥ 1/2 cana lapte migdale (sau alt tip, adaugati mai mult daca vi se pare prea gros) ♥ 2 lingurite seminte chia

♥ cuburi de gheata (optional, daca nu aveti fructe inghetate)

Mod de preparare

Amestecati toate ingredientele in blender, in afara de semintele de chia, pret de cateva minute, pana obtineti un amestec cremos si omogen. Turnati in paharele voastre preferate, cu aer vintage, adaugati semintele de chia si asteptati cateva minute pana se umfla semintele. Decorati cu paie roz si capsuni proaspete si delectati-va cu o pauza delicioasa de smoothie, in mod regulat :)

Eu am descoperit smoothie-urile homemade (facute acasa) de vreo 2 ani, asa ca nu sunt nu stiu ce expert. (Dar, incet, incet, ajung si acolo:) ) Imi place sa experimentez si va incurajez si pe voi sa o faceti, atunci cand vine vorba de crearea unei variante PERFECTE de smoothie. Fiti creativi si combinati fructele voastre preferate, incercati si gustati, incercati si iar gustati, asta nu da gres niciodata! :)

Va las mai jos cateva dintre lucrurile pe care le-am aflat eu pana acum despre smoothies,
sper sa va fie de folos.

Trucuri & ponturi

♥ Pentru a ingheta fructele, spalati-le foarte bine inainte si puneti-le in pungi bine inchise, in congelator. De exemplu, eu pun de obicei intr-o punga cate o cana de capsuni, asa ca voi stii, atunci cand vreau sa o folosesc, ca o pot folosi pentru unul sau doua smoothie, in functie de ce alte fructe mai folosesc. Bananele pot fi curatate, taiate in bucati si puse la congelat portionate, fie ca e vorba de o banana intreaga sau doar de jumatate.♥ Daca nu aveti un blender puternic (eu inca visez la un Vitamix) este de preferat sa asteptati cateva minute inainte de a blendui fructe inghetate sau cuburi de gheata, ca sa nu ardeti motorul blenderului.♥ Stiati ca va puteti face cuburi de gheata … din fructe? Se fac foarte usor. Blenduiti fructele, turnati in tavite de cuburi de gheata si puneti la congelator. Varianta asta e recomandata daca vreti sa evitati un smoothie prea apos (de la apa topita din cuburile de gheata normale).

♥ Un alt truc super tare este sa faceti cuburi de gheata din lapte si sa le folositi la smoothie ori de cate ori aveti nevoie.

♥ Puteti oricand adauga o mana de frunze verzi la un smoothie de fructe (spanacul este preferatul meu din toate timpurile), pentru o explozie de sanatate. Sau puteti sa va faceti direct un smoothie verde ca si acesta, perfect pentru incepatori, dar nu numai. Puteti chiar sa congelati frunzele verzi portionate in pungi, ca si fructele, gata de folosit pentru unul sau doua smoothie-uri.♥ Pentru a super energiza un smoothie, in mod natural, si pentru a-l umple cu nutrienti, puteti adauga unul dintre aceste superalimente: seminte de chia, chlorella sau spirulina (pastile sau pudra), seminte de in, ulei de cocos, polen de albine, avocado proaspat, cacao pudra, unt de cocos, seminte de goji, maca, pudra proteica de canepa sau suc din iarba de grau (aflati aici cum puteti creste si voi iarba de grau acasa).Super trucuri si super ponturi, nu-i asa? :)
Cred ca ceea ce imi place cel mai mult la smoothie-uri e faptul ca pot fi facute atat de usor. Pui ingredientele in blender si in cateva minute poti savura potiunea asta magica, mult mai buna, si cu siguranta, mult mai sanatoasa decat orice alte bauturi pe care le gasim in supermarket in momentul de fata.

Voi, aveti vreun smoothie preferat? Folositi super alimente pentru a adauga o explozie de energie? Mi-ar placea sa va aud parerile, puteti lasa un comentariu mai jos.

P.S. Pentru mai multe retete de smoothie, alte sucuri si bauturi sanatoase, puteti urmari board-ul meu de pe Pinterest.

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Strawberrylicious superfood smoothie with chia seeds / Super smoothie delicapsunicios, cu seminte de chia

What about you, what is your favorite fruit smoothie? Do you use any superfoods to give it an extra boost of energy? Would love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to leave a comment below.

Linking to lovely blogs: Shabby Art Boutique | French Country Cottage | Anderson and Grant | Craftberry Bush |