topic Re: Need Suggestions for Personal Blender in Kitchen

Need Suggestions for Personal Blender

patticakes — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:50:38 GMT

I'm looiking for a suggestion for a personal blender to make smoothies in the am and protein shakes. I don't need a big powerful blender as I already have a Vitamix but would like something smaller, but still powerful, that's more portable. I know QVC had one this week but I wasn't sure since the reviews were not that good. Any recommendations? I had purchased an off brand from Amazon previously but it didn't blend fruit very well. Also, not looking for something super expensive.

Re: Need Suggestions for Personal Blender

Group 5 minus 1 — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:33:19 GMT

I'd like to get on the smoothies band wagon,but I'd like to find a recipe without a lot of sugar. Any suggestions?

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wagirl — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 13:57:08 GMT

I have a small blender by Ninja--it has a few different sized containers that comes with it. You can't take it with you and use it to mix anything up. It is corded--but it has a small footprint and is not that pricey--

Re: Need Suggestions for Personal Blender

wagirl — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:10:33 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1 ---I don't have a recipe for smoothies altho there are tons of recipes online---I dump into my vitamix, mostly greens and just 2 types of fruit with no added sugar at all, except from the fruit. I add unsweet protein powder, and use some coconut water, a little unsweet almond milk.I will use a banana --sweet on its own and then this time of year, I use mostly the berries that are in season. You can use frozen fruit too.

Re: Need Suggestions for Personal Blender

Kachina624 — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:50:47 GMT

@patticakes. You're 2 days late. The just had the Blendjet as the TSV day before yesterday. Check and see if they're still listed.

Re: Need Suggestions for Personal Blender

nwbabs — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:30:16 GMT

I use a Nutribullet (corded) almost daily that has a to-go lid. It is several years old and still works well.

Typical morning smoothies include a few harder things like 3 cubes of ice, knob of ginger, various seeds (flax, hemp, chia) and a handful of frozen blueberries. No problem for the Nutribullet to handle.

It came with a couple size cups and is easy to clean. Good luck in your quest.

Re: Need Suggestions for Personal Blender

Hellcat64 — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:33:01 GMT

Personally, I don't think any of the personal blenders does a great job on fruit smoothies if you like them really smooth. They do better with just protein powder and a liquid. I've tried a lot of them and the Ninja Blast is probably the best one.

For me, the Vitamix does the best job for smoothies. I usually put in unsweetened almond milk, spinach, frozen fruit if not using ice, protein powder and some unsalted mixed nuts. I also have the personal adapter cup which works really well if I don't feel like using a container.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:07:39 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I believe fruit has a lot of sugar. I think a diabetic serving for a banana is 1/2 a banana.

I have found a product by Chobani which is a liquid yogurt w/0 sugar. It is very tasty.

Re: Need Suggestions for Personal Blender

Icegoddess — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:14:00 GMT

@nwbabs wrote:
I use a Nutribullet (corded) almost daily that has a to-go lid. It is several years old and still works well.

Typical morning smoothies include a few harder things like 3 cubes of ice, knob of ginger, various seeds (flax, hemp, chia) and a handful of frozen blueberries. No problem for the Nutribullet to handle.

It came with a couple size cups and is easy to clean. Good luck in your quest.

@nwbabs We have the original As Seen on TV Bullet. Still works well although DH did replace a part recently.

Re: Need Suggestions for Personal Blender

blinksmom — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:22:29 GMT

I have a small Fochea personal blender that I bought on Amazon in 2016. It comes with a travel top and is just the right size to make a morning smoothie. It still runs great. I hope this helps.

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AnnieBelle — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:34:47 GMT

I have the Ninja Blast portable blender. I didn't care so much about the portability but I guess it's a nice feature. It blends very well - I use frozen fruit, almond milk, protein powder, a little honey, some chia seeds. It blends the frozen fruit extremely well. Liked it so much, got a second one for our camper.

Re: Need Suggestions for Personal Blender

undertheradar — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:26:19 GMT

@patticakes

I have a Magic Bullet that gets used daily. I use 1/2 of an Atkins protein shake (I found Atkins blends and thickens the best), one or more types of berries, pineapple, and ice cubes. I pulse the mixture a few times first, and then blend to my desired consistency. I also use mine to make frozen coffee drinks like you would get at Starbucks, and frozen chocolate drinks like you would get at Dunkin' Donuts. As for blending greens or other types of vegetables, I can't speak to that, because I don't make that type of smoothie.

If you go to the Walmart website and search for Magic Bullet 4 Piece Personal Blender MBR-0401WM, Black, that is the one I have, and it's less than $20.00. I've had mine for over a year, and if it broke today, I would purchase the same one again.

Walmart has free 90 day returns, so if you don't like the item or if it can't handle the smoothies you want to make, you are able to return it for a full refund.

No, it's not my Vitamix, but it takes up less space on the countertop and cleanup is a breeze. You can also drink out of the blending container!

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Nightowlz — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:45:11 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1

I like blueberry banana smoothies. I use frozen organic blueberries & bananas with unsweetened almond milk. I don't add sugar to any of the smoothies I make. There is plenty in the fruit.

There are tons of smoothie recipes online. Vitamix has 22 pages.