Eating out of a Coconut

A couple of months ago, I saw a beautiful bowl on one of Tess Begg videos. I was amazed when I found out that they were made out of coconuts. Bowls made out of coconuts? What? For weeks, I put off buying them, and then, out of nowhere, one was gifted to me.

I’m in the process of trying to be more mindful of the items that I buy. I, without doubt, still have ways to go; but one thing I started doing is using reusable cutlery, plates, and straws. Even though I always bring my own lunch to work, I often forgot to bring my own reusable fork; so I started carrying around a stainless steel fork and a stainless steel straw. By avoiding using plastic forks and straws at lunchtime while at work, I feel a little better about eating out.

This a bowl, made out of a recycled coconut shell.

The brand Coconut Bowls takes coconut shells that would otherwise be discarded as landfill or burned. Once the flesh and water are removed for their other uses (milk, oil, flour, sugar), this company repurposes them into handmade bowls. Every coconut bowl is unique with its own shape, size and markings; which means that they’re one in a billion and no one has one exactly the same.

With spring officially here, most of us are moving towards refreshing foods. I’ve been having smoothie bowls again since it has been 90F here in Puerto Rico. Trust me if I could have a smoothie bowl every day, I would; and I’ve been absolutely loving using my coconut bowl for them. Unfortunately, most of my meals during the week are eaten at work or at Grad School, which means I don’t get to use them as often as I would like. However, that just makes it more special when I get to use them on the weekends!

Here’s my favorite smoothie bowl recipe to pair with my coconut bowl:

Recipe: Berry Smoothie Bowl

Ingredients:

• 1 frozen banana
• 1 cup mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries & blackberries)
• Optional: ½ tsp spirulina
• ½ cup water, coconut water or plant milk

Procedure:

• Blend all of the ingredients until the mixture is smooth. Keep in mind that, depending on your blender, you’ll have to stir the contents a couple of times.
• Tip: add liquid slowly for desired thickness.
• Pour into a bowl and top it with nuts, berries & coconut flakes.

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