What's your favorite smoothie recipe?

[RamblingRose]

Do you use a blender, Magic Bullet,...?

[cilla4progress]

1. We make our own keifer

and our standard recipe is blueberries, power greens, bananas, seeds, mtg oil in a blender.

[kirby]

3. mtg oil?

I looked that up and it says it is for horses and fungus treatment.

[cilla4progress]

8. Oh that's funny -

I do use MTG on my horses' tails! Also ivermectin! But I'm no covid wacko! 😁😆

Here's what I'm referring to - sorry MCT oil!!

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/mct-oil-benefits


MCT oil is a supplement that has become popular among athletes and body builders. The popularity of coconut oil, high in MCTs, has contributed to its use.

As the name suggests, medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil contains medium-length chains of fats called triglycerides. Due to their shorter length, MCTs are more easily digested than longer-chain fatty acids found in many other foods.

[kirby]

12. Thanks...

I have heard of MCT from Keto diet. I did a double take when I saw MTG oil. Probably autocorrected you for Marjorie Taylor Green.

[cilla4progress]

14. Haha!

[RamblingRose]

7. what is mtg oil? What kind of seeds do you use?

[cilla4progress]

10. I presently have flax and chia seed.

[Bayard]

2. Blender

Pretty simple. Fill it about 1/3 full of frozen strawberries, pour in some milk, stevia to taste, fill the rest of the way up with water, and whirl away. Thick, creamy, and so lucious!

[Fritz Walter]

4. "Frozen" smoothie

Ingredients:
Frozen banana chunks
Orange or pineapple juice, chilled.

As bananas ripen, break two of them into 1-inch chunks, which go into a sealable container. Freeze for at least one day.
Allow banana chunks to thaw slightly.
Put in blender.
Add juice.
Pulse blend until smooth(!).
Pour into tall glasses, with long-handled (iced-tea) spoons.

Enjoy!

[RamblingRose]

9. Can you still freeze the bananas once they start to turn brown? n/t

[cilla4progress]

11. Yes - even better, as they sweeten!

I peel them then freeze.

[Fritz Walter]

16. Operative word: "start"

I usually wait until the peel is a nice blend of yellow and brown. The fruit should still be mostly firm, rather than mushy.

Bon Appetit!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

5. Okay :)

In blender:

1) Briefly blend about 1/4 cup Egg Whites (from carton), splash of Pomegranate Juice, heaping tablespoon of Plain Greek Non-fat Yogurt, sprinkle in some hulled Hemp Seeds and Ground Flax Seed together (about 30 secs).
2) Add 1/3 frozen banana, about 1/4 cup frozen blueberries, and a few (4-8 depending on size) frozen strawberries, about 1/4 cup water, and blend til smooth.

[PJMcK]

6. Our weekend shooter

Seedless cucumber purée
Tomato juice
Horseradish
Raw oyster
Vodka

Layer the ingredients in a shot glass that has spicy Old Bay around the rim.

Not for the faint-of-heart and one’s enough!

[cilla4progress]

13. Sounds

delish!!!!

[RamblingRose]

15. Cheers!

[mitch96]

18. OMG that sounds delish!!! Over the teeth thru the gums, look out stomach here it comes!!

[Major Nikon]

17. I posted a couple in this thread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1157120680

I have a Blendtec. It's a commercial model I bought used and was certainly used in a commercial environment. The thing is bulletproof and I've had it for years. It takes it about 10 seconds to blend my breakfast smoothie even though it's quite thick.

[mitch96]

19. Same here. Mine makes a sort of grinding noise on startup but it has made that noise for years.

works great...

[mitch96]

20. A tsp of guacamole or a bit of avocado makes it really smooth...

I basically do what everyone else does and sometime I ad veg based protein powder, maybe some un sweetened cocoa powder. Some days more fruit, some days more veg.
Great way to get your greens...
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[Kali]

21. zap a pitted date or two, a bit of water to cover date and a chunked carrot

in microwave until carrot is fairly soft. load blender with a good handful of baby spinach and two or three cupped hands of fresh or frozen fruit. my go to is usually strawberries and blueberries with a few cranberries added. dump the hot carrot and date on top. add some liquid. I use between 1/4 and 1/2 cup tart cherry juice and either water, milk, or even cold tea. blend until smooth. add about 1/4+ cup yogurt. then add ice to your taste/texture preference.

the original recipe this is adapted from also called for a tablespoon of seeds, nuts, or nut butter, but I would rather eat nuts on the side.