Last updated on July 30th, 2018 at 09:11 am

This strawberry smoothie bowl with no bananas tastes like a healthy strawberry cheesecake, has no sugar and is vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free and paleo. If you don’t like smoothie bowls, – add some more liquid (water, juice or nut milk) and make it into a smoothie! All you need is 5 simple ingredients and a hand blender or a high-speed blender.

This recipe is so delicious and incredibly simple, I just know you’ll love it. If you love strawberries that is.

And if you’re looking for a quick little healthy dessert recipe without any sugar, dried fruit or banana in it, then this is absolutely for you.

Since I made this healthy strawberry cheesecake smoothie bowl 2 weeks ago, I just can’t stop thinking of it and making all kinds of versions of it.

Sweet delicious strawberry daydreams.

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This strawberry smoothie bowl is kinda like soft-serve ice cream, but not the banana type where you just freeze bananas, put them in a blender and pretend they don’t smell like bananas (<- 1. why would you make a recipe with banana if you don’t want it to smell like a banana? 2. it’s a lie 3. I did that last year and almost threw up).

Now, unlike the banana “nice-cream”-fans, I won’t pretend this doesn’t smell like strawberries. It does. And that’s awesome, because that’s exactly what I wanted.

A healthy strawberry cheesecake in a bowl. A smoothie bowl.

And if smoothie bowls are too fancy for you and you don’t even know what I’m talking about, then turn this healthy strawberry cheesecake goodness into a strawberry smoothie by adding a little bit of water, orange juice or nut milk.

Healthy Strawberry smoothie no banana - tastes like a mix between a strawberry shake and strawberry cheesecake in a glass. But it's healthy.

In case a smoothie bowl is too fancy for you

There are 3 main ingredients in this smoothie bowl:

frozen strawberries (raspberries might work as well)
raw cashews
an orange.

Additionally I suggest you top with some flaxseeds and a walnut to make the smoothie bowl pretty, oh so pretty, and more anti-inflammatory, oh so anti-inflammatory.

How to use this recipe

Now, if you’re having the smoothie bowl as a dessert in addition to another meal – share with someone else. That’s what I did anyway.

As for the smoothie, it made 2 glasses, so either share, or store in a mason jar in the fridge for later.

The recipe has 440 kcal, so it works either way – more information below.

Health and Beauty Benefits

According to this source, this recipe is a very good source of collagen-boosting vitamin C and has a good amount of iron, magnesium and zinc (not bad for a dessert, huh?).

It’s also a great dessert recipe if you’re trying to eat healthier and to lose some weight in a healthy, sustainable way.

Strawberries are a great source of antioxidants (1) and contain a good mixture of polyphenols that are shown to prevent a number of diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer and to improve cardiovascular health (2). They also have anti-inflammatory properties (3).

Cashews can decrease total and LDL (the bad one) cholesterol. (4)

And orange? Well this delicious fruit (one of my personal favorites) is rich in vitamin C and contains a great mixture of phytochemicals – among others carotenoids. Carotenoids are powerful antioxidants and in terms of beauty are important to keep your skin healthy as they can protect against UV damage (5) and can in fact improve the color of your skin (6) (<- if you’re as pale as me after winter, you know how awesome this fact is).

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Healthy Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie Bowl

Prep Time: 7 minutes

Category: dessert / breakfast

Yield: 2

An easy, delicious and super-healthy dessert recipe. This strawberry cheesecake smoothie bowl is just for you if you're craving something sweet even though you're eating healthy and are sick of banana-based desserts. This recipe has a low glycemic load, is rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory foods.

Ingredients

1cup strawberries, frozen, unsweetened
1 orange
1/3 cup cashews, preferably soaked overnight

Toppings:

1 strawberry
walnut
1 tbsp flax seeds

Instructions

I used a hand blender for this recipe, but a good high-speed blender would probably do just as well if you have one.
If you can, soak the cashews overnight or for 2-3 hours. This makes them softer helps blend better.
Blend the cashews with the juice of one orange until very smooth.

Add the frozen berries in and blend until smooth - the consistency should resemble soft serve ice cream, thick and creamy, but not super liquid.
Serve in a bowl if you're eating this as a meal or into 2 small dessert jars if you want to serve this as a dessert with your lunch, dinner or even as a snack.
Top with 1 tbps flax seeds, chopped walnut (both of these important to keep the omega-6/omega-3 ratio optimal) and strawberry slices.
For the smoothie: I blended the soaked cashews and everything else in a blender and added about 1/3 cup more water. You can use any nut milk or some more orange juice instead.

Notes

1/2 recipe with toppings has (calculated here, assuming you're on a 2000kcal diet):

Energy: 220kcal, 11%

Total Carbohydrate 21.1g, 7% | Dietary Fiber 4.0g, 16% | Total Fat 14.2g, 22% | Protein 6.3g, 13%

Vitamin C 52.4mg, 87% | Magnesium 108mg, 27% | Potassium 409mg, 12%

Iron 2.6mg, 15% | Zinc 1.8mg, 12% | Selenium 6.9mcg, 10%

omega 6/omega 3 ratio = 2.1:1

https://www.beautybites.org/healthy-strawberry-cheesecake-smoothie-bowl/

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My workout routine has changed a little bit over the summer. Along my favorite Barre and Pilates workouts I started doing more of my own workouts, around 2-3 times a week. Everything at home or outside, because me and the gym = no amigos, but rivales.

I think once you get familiar with working out, different exercises & their proper form it’s important to start trying to create exercise routines for yourself. This way you can do exactly the workouts that challenge you, without dull moments, that are also suitable for your own level.

That’s what I’ve been doing for 6-7 years now and I find the workouts that I do for myself the most effective ones for me. On the other hand I really love yoga, barre and pilates so I want to keep doing those as well on most days. Exercise should bring results, but mostly it should be fun.

The other thing I started doing this summer is that I started incorporating some weights into my workouts every now and then. You know, the ones I found from my dad? Nothing huge, just 8 pounds in each hand. I do arm workouts, leg and butt workouts, upper body workouts – and they get very challenging when I add that much weight. I’ve only used 2 pounds in the past and I used to hate weights. For now I actually like them and I haven’t become Arnold Schwarzenegger yet, so…And how can I, he’s older than me.

So this workout is a leg workout, that will also tone your booty and has a cardio component to it to burn some fat as well. I made sure to include some inner thigh work, as this is kind of a problem area for me – my inner thighs have their own life and they like to move wherever they want.

I did this workout in 15 minutes last week, after I woke up at 6am and then headed to my morning walk. Which is ironic…next day I almost couldn’t walk because everything hurt. So make sure to stretch after the workout, if you’ll need to get from point A to point B by foot the next day.

You can do this workout at home, outside or at the gym – it’s short, but very effective! Don’t forget to play your favorite music while you’re doing it and have fun!

Also, and I have to say it every time, please consult with your doctor when you start a new workout regimen.

15-Minute Workout To Tone Your Legs and Burn Fat

Name: Healthy Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie Bowl
Prep time: 7 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1cup strawberries, frozen, unsweetened; 1 orange; 1/3 cup cashews, preferably soaked overnight; Toppings:; 1 strawberry; walnut; 1 tbsp flax seeds

This short leg workout is made out of 5 different movements that target your lower body muscles.

2 rounds with almost no rest between each movement was what worked for me and it took me 15 minutes to complete the entire thing.

If you need breaks: make them. For every exercise, it’s really important to keep your core tight and keep the proper form as shown in the videos below. Also make sure to have your water there and to use weights that are suitable for your fitness level or no weights at all. I used 8 pounds, but even without weights I would feel this workout.

20x Skaters

video demo via Howcast, this is the more cardio part of the workout

20x Reverse Lunge with Front Kick

video demo via FITNESS Magazine, this move was challenging for me, especially my knees so I did no weights.

20x Side Lunges

video demo via LIVESTRONG.COM, love this move – it’s simple, but tones many muscle groups (inner thighs, glutes) – I used weights here.

20x Inner Thigh Leg Lifts

video demo via Howcast, lovely to take a break on the mat while toning those inner thighs!

20 Side Lunge To Curtsey Lunge

video demo via Health Magazine, loooved this move! I felt my low back muscles tighten as well, it’s really important to keep core very strong here. As mentioned in the video, this move works your coordination and balance as well – awesome move!

Now that you’ve been through all the exercises once, do it again.

Don’t forget to stretch

My favorite part after the workout. While stretching, I feel so strong, relaxed, just awesome. It’s like the hard work is over, time to relax and enjoy. Here’s a 13-minute routine to stretch your lower body – pretty similar to what I always do.

I hope you enjoy this 15-minute leg workout for women, let me know how it was for you.