Kitchen

[patticakes]

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.

[Group 5 minus 1]

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?

[wagirl]

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--

[wagirl]

@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. 

[Kachina624]

@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.

[nwbabs]

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.

[Hellcat64]

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.

[Group 5 minus 1]

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.

[Icegoddess]

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@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.

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

[blinksmom]

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.