How to Make Smoothies

Weight Loss Smoothies

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:54:00 +0000

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If you are trying to lose weight, you might consider making weight loss smoothies - fruit or protein shakes at home. Most smoothies you purchase are filled with sugar and loaded with extra calories - some smoothies are over 2,000 calories.

So how can you make weight loss smoothies at home? Make sure you check the calories of ingredients. Use water or skim milk. Use low-fat or low-calorie yogurt. Use fresh fruits or vegetables and then add low-calorie protein powder. Smoothies can be delicious and filling - but you have to be careful to not add too many extra calories or it may turn out that your smoothie undermines your weight loss goals.

For some great smoothie recipes: How to Make Smoothies

Smoothie Blenders

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:11:00 +0000

If you love smoothies and want to make them at home, you'll want to research smoothie blenders and find one that fits within your budget, but also will do the job well.

I've gone through at least a dozen blenders in the last year, reviewing them and determining which smoothie blenders work well and which just don't cut it. I've tried even the high end blenders such as Blendtec and VitaMix - both are good blenders, but just to make smoothies they are much more expensive and do about the same job as some of the low-end blenders.

Oster blenders are good for making smoothies at home, however their base gear seems to burn the plastic at the bottom of the jar - so I've opted to not continue using that brand for my smoothies. Right now I'm trying out a $24 Black and Decker smoothie blender. The nice thing about buying a blender from Walmart or Target or other local stories, is if they don't work, you can simply return them and try something else.

Smoothie blenders range in price from $15-$800. If you're going to be blending daily and making green smoothies, want to make soups and lots of other blended recipes - you should consider a higher end blender. However, for your basic smoothie... most blenders will do fairly well. Just make sure you add enough liquid so the ice and ingredients will blend better.

Blender Mixer

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:34:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:41:00 +0000

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.

Smoothie Franchises

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:13:00 +0000

If you are interested in smoothie franchises, all it takes is a bit of online research to find the most popular franchise brands in the smoothie industry. There are a few major smoothie franchises in the United States but some are only available in specific locations across the country.

When considering a franchise, you should do enough research to determine if your business could do well throughout the year or if you would need to offer other products during the winter months. Many smoothie franchises do very well, especially as more natural and health-conscious consumers are searching for healthy meal replacements.

Frozen Fruit Smoothie

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:59:00 +0000

Although you may wonder about making a frozen fruit smoothie in the winter time, think again. Frozen fruit smoothies can be a delicious way to increase your immune system and get extra nutrients into your diet.

Fresh fruits are more expensive to purchase during the winter season, but you can easily purchase frozen fruits at any local grocery store. Simply use the frozen fruit in your smoothie. I like adding greens such as spinach and flax seed oil to my smoothies for extra nutrition. Be creative.

You may decide that your frozen fruit smoothie could be used as an ice cream topping or heated up and poured over a warm piece of pie (although not as healthy as eating your smoothie by itself - it can be a fun treat.)

Biggest Loser Blender

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:09:00 +0000

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Do you want to lose weight or learn how to eat in a healthier way? Check out the new Biggest Loser blender, learn how to make smoothies at home with fewer calories, more nutrients and less sugar than those you can buy at any store. Fast, easy and cheap.

Make Smoothies

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:36:00 +0000

If you want to learn how to make healthy smoothies check out How to Make Smoothies website. There are free smoothie recipes. Check out the new one for today - strawberry blueberry smoothie. It's really good.

Home Show 2008: Vita-Mix Blender

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Learn more about the VitaMix blender - how to use your VitaMix blender to make everything from soup to smoothies.

Home Show 2008: Vita-Mix Blender

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How To Make a Fruit Smoothie

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How To Make a Fruit Smoothie

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Ultimate Smoothie with David Wolfe

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Creating the ultimate raw food smoothie. Check it out.

Ultimate Smoothie with David Wolfe

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Moms and kids love Vita-Mix green smoothies

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Great video to watch if you want to learn how to make smoothies - especially green smoothies.

Moms and kids love Vita-Mix green smoothies

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Learn How to Make Smoothies at Home

noreply@blogger.com (RoMay J. Allen) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:23:00 +0000

Learning how to make smoothies can be frustrating if you don't have a good quality blender. Good blenders are worth making an investment if you want to make creamy and easy smoothies. However, if you have a lower quality blender, you can still make good smoothies. You may need to cut up your fruit or use smaller ice cubes, as well as let the blender run for a longer period of time - but typically you can make smoothies in most blenders.

To learn how to make smoothies, simply gather your ingredients, add them to your blender along with liquid and blend. It's easy and fast. You can experiment and get creative once you learn the basics on how to make smoothies.

Smoothies can be similar to a milk shake or be a completely healthy meal replacement. It depends on what you add to your smoothie. You can include fresh or frozen fruit, yogurt, milk, flavoring, protein powder, greens, peanut butter, honey or a variety of other ingredients.

Adding protein powders to a fruit smoothie creates a good protein shake. Adding greens such as spinach or other vegetables will create a "green smoothie" with extra vitamins and minerals. Green smoothies are very popular and can help boost your immune system, increase energy and give you more nutrition.

Learning how to make smoothies at home is cheaper than purchasing one made in a smoothie store such as Smoothie King or Jamba Juice. If you make your own smoothies, you also have control over the type of ingredients added, the amount of calories, as well as the amount of sugars contained in your smoothie. Not only is it less expensive to make your own, but also much healthier.

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