{"id":6266,"date":"2015-11-16T05:18:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T12:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2015-11-16T17:18:40","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T00:18:40","slug":"28-topping-ideas-for-smoothies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=6266","title":{"rendered":"28 Topping Ideas for Smoothies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know when smoothie bowls became such a trendy thing&#8230;and maybe it was so long ago they&#8217;re not even trendy anymore, but at one point it became a thing. For me, the outcome has become a forever-kind-of-love for my colourful smoothies<!--more-->.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6268\" alt=\"Ideas for Topping Smoothies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ideas-for-Topping-Smoothies-510x340.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ideas-for-Topping-Smoothies-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ideas-for-Topping-Smoothies-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the big deal though? Smoothies in a glass, smoothies in a bowl&#8230;it&#8217;s all the same thing, right?<\/p>\n<p>To me, they&#8217;re not. The main difference is surface area. There&#8217;s so much room for toppings with smoothie bowls.<\/p>\n<p>Smoothies in a glass = I drink them.<\/p>\n<p>Smoothies in a bowl = I eat them like cereal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6267\" alt=\"28 Topping Ideas for Smoothies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/28-Topping-Ideas-for-Smoothies-400x600.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/28-Topping-Ideas-for-Smoothies-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/28-Topping-Ideas-for-Smoothies-800x1200.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And they&#8217;re pretty.<\/p>\n<p>So today, I thought it&#8217;d be fun to share some fun topping ideas. I&#8217;ve scoured my brain and the internet for inspiration and crammed them into this list. You&#8217;re welcome.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Almond slivers<\/li>\n<li>Banana slices and swirls of almond butter<\/li>\n<li>Berries &#8211; raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries<\/li>\n<li>Stuffed <a title=\"Chocolate stuffed raspberries\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2012\/05\/18\/chocolate-stuffed-raspberries\/\" target=\"_blank\">chocolate raspberries<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chia seeds and hemp hearts<\/li>\n<li>Small pieces of fruit leather (try this <a title=\"Protein Fruit Rollups\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2013\/07\/05\/protein-fruit-rollups\/\" target=\"_blank\">protein fruit rollups<\/a>!)<\/li>\n<li>Crumbled <a title=\"Cookie Dough Energy Bites\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2012\/05\/16\/cookie-dough-energy-bites\/\" target=\"_blank\">cookie dough bites<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bee pollen<\/li>\n<li>Coconut cream and sprinkles<\/li>\n<li>Shaved coconut and raw cacao nibs<\/li>\n<li>Homemade granola<\/li>\n<li>Whipped cream with fresh cherries<\/li>\n<li>Goji berries, trail mix, and dried apple slices<\/li>\n<li>Frozen grapes and <a title=\"Chocolate covered strawberries\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2012\/04\/25\/sugar-free-chocolate-strawberries\/\" target=\"_blank\">chocolate covered strawberries<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries<\/li>\n<li>Wholegrain cereal<\/li>\n<li>Maple syrup swirls with pecans<\/li>\n<li>Walnuts and dark chocolate chips<\/li>\n<li>Fruit salad<\/li>\n<li>Chopped <a title=\"Vegan superfood fudge\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2011\/05\/06\/vegan-superfood-fudge\/\" target=\"_blank\">superfood fudge<\/a> (or this <a title=\"Chocolate PB fudge\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2012\/03\/09\/chocolate-peanut-butter-fudge\/\" target=\"_blank\">healthy chocolate PB fudge<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Cinnamon and dried bananas<\/li>\n<li>Cashew halves and pomegranates<\/li>\n<li>Muesli and raisins<\/li>\n<li>Blackberries and kiwis<\/li>\n<li>Vanilla yogurt and mango chunks<\/li>\n<li>Small squares of banana bread<\/li>\n<li>Sunflower seeds and apple pieces<\/li>\n<li>Swirls of all-natural fruit jam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also really love the idea of using half of a honeydew or cantaloupe as the bowl and then filling it with a smoothie! This is next on my list to try.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the winner for the PB from <a title=\"Go Mighty\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mightynut.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GoMighty<\/a> is&#8230;Miranda. Congrats girl!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Have you tried the famous smoothie bowl? What do you top your smoothies with? Give me some new ideas!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know when smoothie bowls became such a trendy thing&#8230;and maybe it was so long ago they&#8217;re not even trendy anymore, but at one point it became a thing. For me, the outcome has become a forever-kind-of-love for my colourful smoothies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,1066],"tags":[3080,3078,3077,3079],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6266"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6290,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266\/revisions\/6290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}