This homemade açaí bowl is packed with nutrients from wild blueberries, açaí, and protein. Enjoy one as a cool down post-workout, or as a healthy afternoon snack!
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If you know me, you know I workout a lot. After every workout I have some sort of protein-packed smoothie bowl. They are the perfect way to pack in nutrients to feed your body.
This particular bowl meets all my basic requirements for a refuel: low in sugar, high in protein, full of antioxidants, and tastes amazing! Just looking at the color, you can tell it is going to be packed with flavor.
For those that aren’t familiar, açaí (ah-sigh-ee) bowls are huge in California. They’re packed with vitamins and minerals, tasty… and will cost you a minimum of $11. Therefore, I prefer to make my own.
Beyond cost savings, the other bonus of making your own açaí bowl is that you know exactly what’s in it. I added Wild Blueberries to compliment the flavor of the açaí (which tastes sort of like a blueberry), and my favorite rice protein powder.
I’m also still sneaking sweet potato in our smoothies. The taste isn’t detectable, and it makes these bowls super creamy! I keep pre-cooked slices in the freezer for a quick smoothie add. You truly can freeze anything!
Smoothie Bowl Hack: If you freeze most of the ingredients in advance, you don’t need to add a ton of ice. This results in a more flavorful smoothie.
Back to the berries though. Did you know wild blueberries are basically the Lady Gaga of berries?
- Their colorful nature puts on a fabulous show
- They grow wild, leading to a natural genetic diversity
- Their flavor is more complex and delicious than “regular” berries
- They’re a leader in antioxidants
- They’re flash frozen at harvest, which locks in flavor and health benefits (ok, ok… Gaga didn’t flash us at the Super Bowl à la Janet Jackson… but it was a flashy performance!)
- They make a Super Bowl (too far?)
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Look for Wild Blueberries and açaí packets in the frozen fruit section of your grocer.
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I didn’t get so wild that I forgot WIAW! Read on for my day of eats, and link up to Jenn’s WIAW baby right here!
Breakfast:
The usual morning cocktail (literally an addiction at this point), followed by my vitamin gummies.
You may have caught our dual breakfasts on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQOEGf-j0LG/
Lunch:
Post-workout smoothie bowls! Vegas had one too, and gave the bowl her stamp of approval. 🙂
Dinner:
We went with leftovers. I made Lindsay’s Healing Red Pepper Bisque on Monday night, but left the shrimp on the side. This way we had diverse leftover options! Last night we enjoyed it with a Sizzlefish crab cake (which are amazing, btw), homemade guacamole, veggies, and crackers.
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Check out my friend Cora’s WIAW… she braved made my Cauliflower Crust Brussels Sprout Quiche!
Have you had an açaí bowl? How about Wild Blueberries?
What’s your favorite post-workout meal?
Ok you know that right now I have an Acai bowl obsession so it’s like you are just writing for me… Stop buying Acai bowls Jen… Make them instead! 😛
I love the comparrison to Lady Gaga too. Genius!
I feel your struggle. There’s an acai place 2 blocks from my house! I wish Lady Gaga was 2 block from my house…
i do like an acai bowl but I have never made one myself! silly right? they are so easy. yours looks so good!
I bet you’d make a great one! 🙂
Absolutely LOVE that Acai Protein bowl….and the use of sweet potato…genius.
Have an awesome day!
Thanks! Sweet potatoes are the best post-workout. 🙂
OMG you should win based solely on the wild blueberry/Lady Gaga comparison!!! Dying. Love it. Can you please make me one and ship it overnight?
That girl is a beast. Did you see her with Metallica on the Grammys?! OMG.
This one time Californian hasn’t tried acai yet. I’m not sure why? Today. Me. Trader Joe’s. Snagging me some 🙂
Did you do it?! I’m 100% sure the child will approve.
Gaga was FREAKING AMAZING during the half time performance. Amazing. Anything that can be compared to her…. life changing.
Ah-men.
I want that guac! With salty tortilla chips.
And also I’ve never had an acai bowl. I do like how thick and creamy yours looks. Not a fan of runny smoothies.
The sweet potato is the trick to creaminess! It sounds strange, but I swear it’s good!
I LOVE acai bowls. I always try to make them at home, but why do they taste so much better out?!?
I feel the same way about omelettes! UGH!
When I was in San Diego a couple years ago I saw acai bowls EVERYWHERE and didn’t understand why they were so expensive. I should’ve actually ordered one so I could find out, because now I think I missed out!
To be fair, acai isn’t cheap to get. However, $11 is a BIT of a markup.
I loveee sneaking sweet potatoes into smoothies! This looks so creamy and perfect!
Thanks! It’s a little odd, but it totally works!
YIPES. A minimum of $11 dollars? Wow, that would definitely make it worth it for you to make your own. Yours is so pretty Laura!
Right?! I get that acai isn’t cheap, but whoa!
We just Acai bowls at our house. Wow interesting idea to add in the sweet potato
This makes me want to go back to Kauai to get my favorite acai bowl. But you’re right. Making your own is so much more cost-effective.
I can’t even imagine how good an acai bowl would be on an island…
Sweet potato in a smoothie…that is one I have to try! P.S. I think people just need to get over the whole fear of seeing body parts. It’s silly.
I totally agree. People are such judgmental stink in the muds. And you KNOW it’s all insecurity.
This is gorgeous! My post-workout meal is usually breakfast, so that tends to be either a smoothie bowl or savory oatmeal with veggies and tahini on top.
Same here! Smoothies in the warm, protein oats in the cold. 🙂
Great recipe! I love acai and wild blueberries together in my smoothies; I use this combo every single day! 🙂 Love the hemp seeds too, so pretty!
Of course you do. You’re my health idol. 🙂
Ha! I love that you just compared wild blueberries to Lady Gaga. It totally works, too!
I’m curious where you get your acai packet. I’m not much of a smoothie bowl person, but these bowls look really good!
I mean… she’s WILD. 😉
I get mine in the freezer section at Whole Foods. I think most major grocers carry them these days though!
I love smoothie bowls! I freeze them overnight and take them to work for breakfast.
Such a good idea! I used to do that with my post-workout when I had to go right from the office to the gym.
This looks like the perfect post-workout snack. I love love love Acai bowls! I just don’t make them enough. I would rather just purchase one and save myself the hassle of cleaning my blender. Sadly the only place that makes them is a 20-minute drive from my house;( That’s no fun. I know I shouldn’t be so lazy but that’s how I feel nowadays 🙂
MARY! Clening is blender is super easy. You fill it half way with soapy water and turn it on high. BAM. 😉
LOOK AT YOU COMPARING YOUR FOOD TO CELEBRITIES 😉 😉 😉
OH MY GAWD. are you RUBBING OFF on me?! Don’t tell Vegas…
dude!! mega anti-inflammtory goodness! berries (Lady GAGA haha) and sweet potato? Gonna for sure try!
YAY! I was just talking about your balls. Are your ears burning?
Would you believe I’ve never had an acai bowl. I know, it’s practically a sin.
Sigh. You midwesterners. Come to SoCal. Bring the baby.