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how do you make them smoothies? i just got a blender but i haven't used it.

ps i know this is a dumb question so buzz buzz a diddle it

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:04 (twenty-two years ago)

have you ever tried looking up recipes on the web? recipe sites are as full of pop-ups & devious attempts to make you subscribe as porn sites!

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)

or so i have heard ahem

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:07 (twenty-two years ago)

strawberries / orange juice / yogurt.

― x Jeremy (Atila the Honeybun), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:07 (twenty-two years ago)

orange juice! i had no idea! what about ICE!?

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, I use orange juice too. As the base. THen I put in 1 banana, 1 scoop of Geni-Soy brand soy powder, 1 teaspoon of powdered wheat grass, 2 frozen strawberries, a handful of frozen blueberries, about three heaping tablespoons of yogurt, and two or three ice cubes. Blend well.

The breakfast of champions!

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

wowo, that's intense. Ice is good, but it makes the inside of your blender turn scratched and milky. it's better just to chill the smoothie, in my book. careful with the bananas too, because they tend to overpower the strawberry flavor.

― x Jeremy (Atila the Honeybun), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)

i sweeten mine with honey.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

if you want a substitute for ice cubes that won't water down your smoothie, use frozen fruit.

― stockholm martha stewart (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

but make sure there's enough liquid in the blender.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, I mean if you just want a strawberry smoothie, obv take out the banana and the blueberries. ANd the wheat grass too. I was just detailing what my little routine was. Sometimes I don't include the ice. It depends if I've just made the OJ from concentrate. If I'm getting it out of the fridge I'm less likely to put in any ice. On the other hand, if I run low on orange juice before I fill the blender, I might drop a few extra cubes in there to lighten it up a bit. I have a glass blender so I ain't worried about scratches.

Anyway, it all varies from day to day. Oh sometimes I buy frozen raspberries or mangos or cherries other crazy shit, and throw that in. Oh, and sometimes I grate a little fresh ginger into the concoction as well. But that's when I have it on hand and I'm feeling nutty and I have some extra time.

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:23 (twenty-two years ago)

electrifying mojo indeed sir! that sounds like some powersauce. i just did the basic oj strawberries (fresh) & yogurt and it was OK, if a little thin. i will do a broheems shake this week.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:47 (twenty-two years ago)

It's all about me lying to myself that I am actually healthy, in compensation for all the alcohol that I consume.

No seriously, you don't have to go nuts, but I would try out the soy power thing. I just get the unflavored kind; it thickens the whole thing up a bit. The bananas do that too; since they basically blend down into nothing, it makes it creamy sort of. It makes it smoothie!

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 20 May 2004 01:57 (twenty-two years ago)

I search epicurious.com fairly regularly for recipes (or "receipts" as we call 'em down here). Every now and then I'll try Food Network's site (foodtv.com) to see what the celebrity chefs have to say. One nice thing about Epicurious is that I can get a bunch of variations on a theme, figure out the quantities and method, and come up with my own almost-pre-tested modification. Like peach custards instead of raspberry custards the other day.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 20 May 2004 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

geni-soy vanilla flavored protein powder, fresh mango and blueberries, and vanilla soy milk make an excellent smoothie.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, I need to de-banana my smoothies because no matter what fruits I add they end up tasting like banana.

Ok, dumbest question ever - for smoothies, do you normally put frozen yogurt in or regular yogurt? I've been using frozen, but my smoothies end up being not so smooth. And doesn't mixing citrus (ie: orange juice) and dairy make your tummy hurt?

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 20 May 2004 20:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Regular yogurt, Sarah.

Milk also works well in terms of thickness/liquidity.

Also, I've read that honey is not necessarily healthier a sweetener than sugar.

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Thursday, 20 May 2004 22:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Whatever frozen fruit or frozen fruit combination with soy milk (regular or that Very Vanilla shit) and a couple dashes of flax seed and/or almonds.

― Stacey Pollen (Andy K), Thursday, 20 May 2004 22:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah, I had a roommate who used to do the flax seed thing as well. I adopted it too for a while. It's good that way. I basically stopped bothering though, because I started having a piece of toast with the smoothie, so I figured the extra fiber wasn't as important.

I've never heard of a citrus/dairy connection. Is there one? It's never affected me.

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 20 May 2004 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, I've read that honey is not necessarily healthier a sweetener than sugar.

i know, but it adds a nice consistency.

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 20 May 2004 22:22 (twenty-two years ago)

True true.

Sarah, citrus + dairy != tummy aches. For like the past 7 years, I've had some piece of fruit along with milk for my meals, and half the time it's an orange (sometimes a grapefruit) and I've never had an upset stomach as a result.

Piece of advice, don't use prunes, the smoothies turns out chalky!

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Thursday, 20 May 2004 22:29 (twenty-two years ago)

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