Learn how açai berries may fit into a kidney friendly diet.
Cuisine type: American
Ingredients
Yield:
Yield
2 Cups
- 1 packet frozen açai (100 grams), unsweetened
- 1 cup mixed frozen berries, unsweetened
- ¾ cup plain 2% low fat Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds
- ½ cup rice milk, unsweetened, original, classic
- 2 tablespoons raspberries
- 2 tablespoons blueberries
- ¼ fresh pear
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Directions
Nutritional Information Prep: 10 min, Cook: 0 min, Total: 10 min
- Remove frozen açai puree from the packaging and break up into pieces.
- Place acai pieces, mixed frozen berries, Greek yogurt, chia seeds and rice milk in a blender.
- Blend until smooth. Consistency should be thick enough to eat with a spoon.
- Pour blended mixture evenly into two bowls.
- Top with raspberries, blueberries and chopped pear.
Helpful hints
- Make the açai bowl your own by adding your favorite toppings such as chopped pineapple, unsweetened coconut flakes, cacao nibs or granola cereal.
- Use fresh or frozen raspberries and blueberries for topping.
- This recipe may be tart. For sweetness you can add honey, stevia, or your favorite sweetener.
- Low phosphorus, low potassium milk alternatives such as almond or soy milk can be used in substitution for rice milk.
Serving size: 1 Cup
- Calories: 192 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 28 g estimated
- Dietary Fiber: 7.2 g estimated
- Total Sugars: 15 g estimated
- Protein: 11 g
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g estimated
- Sodium: 82 mg
- Potassium: 349 mg
- Calcium: 298 mg estimated
- Phosphorus: 140 mg