Smoothies

aww, man... i have been dying to get a blender, since i moved out of my mom's. that's 5 years ago now!!

if it was me, i'd try peeling the strawberries and cut out the part with the seeds in the kiwi... but then again, i dont mind seeds....

duuudeee!!!! i love you! you inspired me! so i went to buy a blender today. when i got home it was already past midnight, so i just stopped and 7eleven and bought whatever fruits they had and i just had my first ever home made smoothie. orange banana! YUMM!!!!

lol... yeah... around every corner actually...

I don't like seeds in my drinks either or even pulp in orange juice - blech. I have a small strainer that you can put over a glass or small bowl. I'd just make the smoothie and then pour it thru the strainer. If it's super thick, it might take a little time to go thru though. You could just blend the strawberries and/or kiwi and then pour that thru the strainer, add the liquid back to the blender and continue from there.

Thanks Cathy, I dont know why I didnt think of that!!

Janet - we've got an emersion(sp?) blender. IT's hand-held, and a HECK of a lot cheeper! But, youve already got one, so I'm a day late and a dallor short!

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lol... yeah... around every corner actually...

This might be a bit OT but.....

How do you justify being able to buy a slurpee in China but not in Minnesota!!!!!!   Life is really, really unfair for some of us that were raised on slurpees....

haha, thanks meg. the one i bought wasnt very expensive. i went and bought the cheapest one in the store. then when i read the instruction manual it said not to put ice cubes in. but i figured that's what i bought the damn thing for and if it breaks so be it. if i dont put ice in, then the blender becomes pointles. it handled the ice just fine though. i guess it might just wear out faster or something... hehe. i'm in love with it. i had 4 smoothies just last night (YES, after coming home past midnight! lol)

vanmorrison, what's a slurpee? is that the same as a smoothie? our 7eleven's here cater a lot to chinese taste so they sell things like dumplings and such. great for after hour's snacks. hehe. seriously though, you can buy just about anything over here now. sheesh, i remember a time, we would bring bread and cheese in our luggage. that would be so weird now... lol

A slurpee is like reeeeeeally finely crushed ice with a flavoring to it similar to overly-sweet Kool-Aid, normally they come in Cherry and Coka-Cola flavors, I grew up calling them Icee's but there basicly the same thing. YUMMY! LOL!

oh! so basically a junk-food version of a smoothie?

Yup! its better then candy! LOL

well i'm one of those few weirdos that isnt that much into sweets. i eat plain cornflakes and sugarless drinks, even prefer the sugarless yoghurt... and i never have any sweets in my house (much to my BF's dismay-lol). i get a craving for something sweet about every few months... lol

You can make smoothies with out using ice cubes, substitute frozen fruits. My family adores Pineapple, Orange, Mango, Banana smoothies so even in the RV I keep bags of frozen diced fruits and and whip up the best smoothies.

You can imagine how quickly we go through fruits here. Thankfully because of the way we raise the kids they would far rather have fresh fruit then candy 9 out of 10 times.  ( Glancing at my grocery rects I have spent over 340.00 on just fresh fruits since Thanksgiving!)  One the rare occaison I have bananas ripening too quickly I pop them in the freezer. Yes the skin will go black but in smoothies or breads and muffins it does not matter at all.

Plus the seeds from things like strawberry and kiwi are really good for you as a source of easy  fiber.  I also use a small amount of silken tofu in my smmothies, (It is the only place I use tofu)  But a tablespoon per serving is an excellent source of protien for people. ( I will not feed my dogs soy products but it is decent for growing kids or stressed adults) 

My favorite recipies are simple. I start with OJ, add the tofu, 1/2 cup of low fat milk, and then the fruits.  Thick enough to be like a shake but not too thick to drink from a straw.

The thing about smoothies is they can replace a meal for folks like me who are not into coffee and heavy  morning foods. Or they are the perfect afternoon pick me up at dogs shows. Enough energy to make you alert and perky without the heavy calories to pack on your hips.  The Tampa dog show always has a vendor who sells amazing coffees in the AM and then smoothies and sandwitches all day long. 

Smoothies are not always a family thing .... There are a couple of grown up smoothies I make in the summer that would blow you away, Like My Summer Song smoothies... easy to make,  cubing watermelon and english cucumbers ( both seeded of course) with lime juice and sugar, Add a 1/2 part sake and 2 parts watermelon rum over ice in the blender  and OMG!! they are light and really refreshing. I serve these at dog shows and friends go through the roof for them. 

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Bonita of Bwana

Smoothies are not always a family thing .... There are a couple of grown up smoothies I make in the summer that would blow you away, Like My Summer Song smoothies... easy to make,  cubing watermelon and english cucumbers ( both seeded of course) with lime juice and sugar, Add a 1/2 part sake and 2 parts watermelon rum over ice in the blender  and OMG!! they are light and really refreshing. I serve these at dog shows and friends go through the roof for them. 

Not a big smoothie fan, but the above sounds like a real winner!