If you know how to make a smoothie...Plz let me know...how?

Question

ok, so just yesterday i decided to myself that i would buy a blender for whatever reason. i never made a smoothie before in my entire life so i made a good guess as to how i would go about doing it and it went somthing like this...

milk, rasberry, blue berry and ICE :) ~ it stank, and it tasted awful.

so my second attempt was sprite, rasberry, and blue berry, and peach (the items were also not frozen)...(no ice) .............................and i mean it was ooookkkkaaayyy, i guess?

but do yo uknow how what i could do to make it taste really good? is there somthing wrong with what i did..? also i have powdered choclate milk and strawberry stuff could i use those as well in the blender ...what do i put in it to make it thick/healthy and stuff?? ~ any homemade rescipies would be appreciated as well..

Answer 1

Yay! I love smoothies :)

Berry Smoothie (this one kind of tastes like Starbuck's Tazoberry tea):

- Frozen Strawberries

- Frozen Rasbperries

- Frozen Blueberries

- Orange, peeled and sectioned

- Green tea (I usually just throw the tea leaves in there - you can use the tea form though)

- Sweetener (like honey or Equal or Stevia or Sugar - though not too much sugar if you want it to be healthy)

- Filtered Water (or just plain tap)

Add to blender and blend till smooth...

Yogurt Smoothie:

- Frozen Strawberries

- Frozen Blueberries

- Frozen Raspberries

- Plain Unsweetened Yogurt

- Sweetener (Honey, Equal, Stevia, etc.)

- Filtered Water (as much to reach the desired consistency - if you like it creamy don't add too much water)

Add to Blender and Blend till rich and creamy

Strawberry Banana Smoothie:

- Frozen or Fresh Strawberries

- Banana

- Plain Unsweetened Yogurt

- Sweetener (Equal, Stevia, etc.)

- Filtered Water

Add to Blender and Blend till creamy

Banana Smoothie:

- Banana

- Plain, Unsweetened Yogurt (or you can just use already sweetened vanilla yogurt, or any other flavor you want)

- Sweetener (if using the plain yogurt - you don't need it if using regular, sweetened yogurt)

- Lemon Juice (just a splash or so to lighten up and brighten the flavor)

- Filtered Water (as much to reach the desired consistency)

Add to blender and blend

Chocolate Smoothie:

- Chocolate Powder (could use Nestle's cocoa powder with high level of "cacao" which contains antioxidants... or any chocolate powder is fine)

- Chocolate Chips (optional)

- Milk (or Almond Milk or Rice Milk if you don't drink milk)

- 1/2 Banana

- Sweetener (don't use sweetener if the cocoa powder you use already contains sugar)

- Ice

Add to blender and blend till smooth and creamy

Spirulina Smoothie:

- Spirulina (which is nothing more than a blue-green algae in powder form

- Chlorella (optional - another form of algae powder)

- 1 or 1/2 Banana

- 1 apple (take the seeds out but add the skin because it adds fiber)

- 1/4 or 1/2 Mango

- Fresh or Frozen Pineapple chunks or slices

- 1 Kiwi

- Sweetener

- Filtered Water

Add to blender and blend

"Green Smoothie"

(this is actually a type of smoothie called a "Green Smoothie" which means it contains both vegetables AND fruit - you could look online for recipes for "Green Smoothies" and they'll have a lot of them):

- Banana

- Orange

- Apple

- Mango

- Red Beets

- Romaine Lettuce

- Carrot

- Celery

You can also make "frapuccinos" in your blender

(I found these two frapuccino recipes online - just google "frapuccino recipe" - Don't drink too much coffee if you're young though):

Frappuccino Recipe #1 -- Thick, Cold, Mocha Flavor

Directions : Serves 2

1 cup extra-strong, cold coffee. Be sure coffee is very strong. It will be diluted with equal amounts of ice.

1 cup crushed ice OR the equivalent in small ice cubes that will crush readily in a blender or drink mixer

2 tb sp good quality cocoa powder

2 tb sp sugar (or to taste)

Optional: 2 tb sp flavored syrup

Combine all ingredients in a blender or drink mixer. Mix until smooth. Pour into glasses and garnish recipe frappuccino with whipped cream and shaved chocolate.

Tip: To make plain frappuccino, omit the chocolate. Consider adding vanilla syrup or other flavoured syrup for taste.

Recipe Frappuccino #2 -- Milky Mocha

This recipe is similar to the bottled frappuccino you can buy in supermarkets -- but containing chocolate, of course.

1/4 cup expresso, chilled

1 cup milk (use low fat milk if you are cutting calories or fat content

2 tb sp good quality cocoa powder

1 1/2 tb sp sugar (or to taste)

Place all ingredients in a drink mixer. Mix until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses and if desired, garnish with shaved chocolate or whipped cream.

You can also use what you have:

Strawberry Milk Shake:

- Strawberry powder

- Fresh or Frozen Strawberries (or Strawberry or vanilla yogurt)

- Milk

- Ice

Add to blender and blend

Chocolate Milk Shake:

- Chocolate powder

- Banana

- Milk

- Ice

Add to blender and blend

Also....

Pina Colada:

- Fresh or Frozen Pineapple

- Can of "Coco Lopez" Cream of Coconut (about 1/2 a can)

- Filtered Water

- Ice

Add to blender and blend

And that's it...  :)

Answer 2

Ice, yogurt (plain, vanilla or whatever flavor you like), frozen fruit of your choice, lowfat milk, a couple tablespoons of honey and blend. It should come out thick and smooth like a milkshake.  You'll need to play with portions to get the consistancy that you want.

Good luck.

Answer 3

get strawberry yogurt and blueberry yogurt. get straw berries and raspberries and blend it together yummy

Answer 4

Smoothies can be hard to make, but the end result is good. However, I wouldn't recommend making one with pure milk; try low-sugar vanilla ice cream or low-fat yogurt.

Here's a recipe (serves 4):

1 quart strawberries, hulled

1 banana, broken into chunks

2 peaches

1 cup orange-peach-mango juice

2 cups ice

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DIRECTIONS

In a blender, combine strawberries, banana and peaches. Blend until fruit is pureed. Blend in the juice. Add ice and blend to desired consistency. Pour into glasses and serve.