All these combos sound delicious. My go to is strawberry/banana combo with a little low fat milk and dash of honey but I'm going to have to start experimenting. Never thought of using frozen fruits, genius if you like it cold.
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I peel all the overripe bananas, place them on a cookie sheet and put in the feezer until solid. The frozen bananas come loose quite easily, and then I just place them all into a ziplock feeer bag. As I need bananas I pull one out to pop into the blender for a smoothie or pull out several to thaw for banana bread or muffins. It works like a charm and I can save money by purchasing over ripe bananas at the store for 1/3 the cost of ready to eat bananas.
That is freakin brilliant. I usually use the overripe ones for hummingbird cake but I don't always want to bake a whole cake. Now I can stash them away.
It doesn't have hummingbirds in it, in case you were wondering!
Hummingbird cake is very popular in the south. It includes mashed bananas, crushed pineapple, and pecans. Cream cheese frosting. Very tasty and more moist than banana bread.
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i been blending my own smoothies the last 28 hrs you
a whole day and four hours?
yes & now add some 12 or 16 hrs or maybe 11
your smoothie blend you posted sounds fantastic. cottage cheese... wow
woulda never thought of that
the cottage cheese just packs in that extra amount of protein. i guess greek yogurt would work just as well.
i use the magic bullet for all of mine. often times i feel i put too much stuff in it and the smoothie becomes too thick. the bullet isn't that big. are you guys using something like this or a big blender?
I use a big blender...4 kids drink a lot of smoothie. I use about 2 cups of fruit, 1 cup of yogurt and enough milk or juice to thin it out to blend. The fruit is usually frozen because we like them ice cold.
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It doesn't have hummingbirds in it, in case you were wondering!
Hummingbird cake is very popular in the south. It includes mashed bananas, crushed pineapple, and pecans. Cream cheese frosting. Very tasty and more moist than banana bread.
the cottage cheese just packs in that extra amount of protein. i guess greek yogurt would work just as well.
i use the magic bullet for all of mine. often times i feel i put too much stuff in it and the smoothie becomes too thick. the bullet isn't that big. are you guys using something like this or a big blender?
magic bullet? never knew you were into guns much.
yeah i use a regular sized blender. it is old & works like a champ. i'll try & remember to add some cottage cheese sometime.
just made a nice one:
handfulla carrots
handfulla spinach
one banana
one strawberry
handfulla cranberries
a nice dash of cranberry/apple juice
Smoothies that you buy here are quite different from in America (in my experience). Last year when I had a holiday in America, I forgot and ordered a take-away smoothie and took one sip and binned it! Smoothies normally have ice-cream or at the very least; vanilla yoghurt.
I use a stick blender and normally have a strawberry or banana smoothie, or a combination of both fruits. Mangoes are my favourite food, so when they are in season I absolutely love having mango smoothies.
So I use:
About half a dozen fresh strawberries OR 1 banana & about 4-5 strawberries OR 1 mango
A few scoops of ice-cream
Full cream milk
Years ago I used to buy really beautiful custard apple smoothies...never tried making one at home, but I loved them!
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wife and i purchased the Bullet a week ago. it has been a fun week for smoothies! have just been using some frozen strawberries and greek yogurt for most of them. figuring out consistency has been tough.....i would like to get a little more creative. some good ideas here i will try in the coming days
i've yet to use milk, frozen fruit, honey or yogurt
frozen fruit sounds like a nice winter months blend beings a lot of the fresh fruits will be nowhere to be found.
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watermellon flax seed cottage cheese strawberries spinach broccoli carrots grapes protein and soy milk (would have been almond milk, but i bought the wrong one. damn you, silk) delicious
1 banana 1/2 cup frozen fruit 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt 1/2 cup water 1 scoop whey protein 1 scoop photoberry (micronutrients) 1 scoop vegegreens (micronutrients) 1 tbsp. omega 3 supplement
Been doing these every morning except weekends (cheat days) for 4-5 years now. Really gets the metabolism humming for the day.
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Hummingbird cake is very popular in the south. It includes mashed bananas, crushed pineapple, and pecans. Cream cheese frosting. Very tasty and more moist than banana bread.
Always a big hit at the office. :thumbup:
the cottage cheese just packs in that extra amount of protein. i guess greek yogurt would work just as well.
i use the magic bullet for all of mine. often times i feel i put too much stuff in it and the smoothie becomes too thick. the bullet isn't that big. are you guys using something like this or a big blender?
1 banana
1 orange
1/2 apple (eat the other half)
frozen berries
spinach
mix of water and vanilla soy milk
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yeah i use a regular sized blender. it is old & works like a champ. i'll try & remember to add some cottage cheese sometime.
just made a nice one:
handfulla carrots
handfulla spinach
one banana
one strawberry
handfulla cranberries
a nice dash of cranberry/apple juice
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Lychee
Pear
Vanilla yogurt
Apple juice
Yummy!
I use a stick blender and normally have a strawberry or banana smoothie, or a combination of both fruits. Mangoes are my favourite food, so when they are in season I absolutely love having mango smoothies.
So I use:
About half a dozen fresh strawberries OR 1 banana & about 4-5 strawberries OR 1 mango
A few scoops of ice-cream
Full cream milk
Years ago I used to buy really beautiful custard apple smoothies...never tried making one at home, but I loved them!
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frozen fruit sounds like a nice winter months blend beings a lot of the fresh fruits will be nowhere to be found.
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I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
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Milk
1 banana
1 scoop vanilla whey protein
mixed berries
Cazadores Tequila
agave nectar
limes
Holy crap the best smoothie ever.
Make 2 pitchers of them and drink yourself....then take your dinner and put it in the Vita-Mix.
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yes
flax seed
cottage cheese
strawberries
spinach
broccoli
carrots
grapes
protein
and soy milk (would have been almond milk, but i bought the wrong one. damn you, silk)
delicious
1/2 cup frozen fruit
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup water
1 scoop whey protein
1 scoop photoberry (micronutrients)
1 scoop vegegreens (micronutrients)
1 tbsp. omega 3 supplement
Been doing these every morning except weekends (cheat days) for 4-5 years now. Really gets the metabolism humming for the day.