Blender Mixer

If you are a smoothie fan, you likely want to get a high quality blender mixer to make smoothies. There are so many options, and your personal taste will come into play here. When searching for a good blender mixer, make sure to read reviews from former customers - rather than just looking at marketing materials provided by the manufacturer.

Top of the line blender mixers include VitaMix and Blendtec. Both are quite expensive, and both have high customer reviews. The VitaMix is a bit taller and may not fit underneath your countertop, but the Blendtec seems to have less market base as it is a newer brand, therefore more customers seem to rate their VitaMix high.

Smoothies can be made by a $30 blender such as the Oster blender - but you might discover your blender burns out more quickly, or leaves chunks of ice - or that you have to stir the ingredients. I've gone through about 12 blenders in the past 5 years - testing them. I currently am using an Oster blender (that was $40 on sale). It works fine for smoothies, while I'm figuring out what blender mixer to try out next. :)

Check out How to Make Smoothies to get some great smoothie recipes.

Yogurt Smoothie

Making a yogurt smoothie is quick and easy... and a healthy way to get more fruit and calcium into your diet.

Take 1 cup of your favorite fruit (bananas, strawberries, peaches, etc.)
Add 1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt
Add 1 cup milk (skim, soy, rice milk, or water also work)
Sweeten to taste with honey
Add 1/2 cup ice

Blend until smooth.

A yogurt smoothie can be a great meal replacement, help you lose weight, get some quick energy and feel great. See more great smoothie recipes at How To Make Smoothies.