The Real Aligned Life

   During the summer it is insane how many smoothie bowls I make. Creamy, cold, fresh, and and an easy way to sneak in extra protein into your diet, I probably whip one of these up almost every day. Feel free to customize however you like, but I'm giving you one of my favorite smoothie bowl recipes below. Berry Chia Smoothie Bowl Ingredients: I cup frozen organic berries  1/2-3/4 cup almond milk, or other milk of choice. (For extra protein use plain Greek yogurt) 1 scoop Vital Proteins collagen (vanilla or unflavored work best here) you can also use whatever protein powder you have on hand. 1 Tbsp chia seeds to top Sprinkle of walnuts  Directions: Blend the berries, milk or yogurt, and protein/collagen powder together. Pour into a bowl. Sprinkle with chia seeds and walnuts. Enjoy! *if you have raw honey on hand this is also good drizzled on top.

   Whenever I've tried almond butter from the store its always tasted kinda meh to me. So, I decided to make my own, and I find I like it as much as peanut butter. Maybe more honestly. Anyways here's my recipe: Ingredients: 2 cups almonds* 1/2 cup coconut oil 1/2 tsp sea salt You'll need a food processor for this, and you blend these together. You'll need to let it run for a minute, than it'll usually get stuck, so I move everything around with a rubber spatula and let it run for another minute and so on till it is fully blended. If your almonds still have the brown skin on them expect it to look speckled like in the picture above, it tastes the same anyway. *we always soak our almonds (and walnuts and pecans as well) in a bowl of water with 1 T of sea salt. This neutralizes the phytic acid and makes it easier to digest. You can than put the almonds or other nuts on a sheet and into a dehydrator or oven on a low heat (not more than 200°)

Ingredients: 1 cup of frozen mangos 1/2-3/4 cup of organic almond milk or water if you prefer *optional: a few drops of stevia leaf extract Directions: Throw all ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until creamy and all mango chunks are gone. Scoop into a dish and enjoy, or put in the freezer for later.