Opinions on smoothies

Fusspot

I am tempted to buy a blender after listening to my friend talk about how she makes lovely smoothies for her breakfast and how healthy they are.

However, I have looked online there are reports about smoothies being unhealthy.

Does anyone here make them and have a blender?

JennyJukes

I used to make them and I found I had to use a lot of fruit to make them so not exactly inexpensive. You have to use some sort of liquid with them and I found I was going through a lot of juice too. I also ended up taking a reaction to one smoothie - I think it was a reaction to blueberries yet I can eat them on their own.

I'm sure there are healthy and inexpensive recipes out there. I gave up after a few months as I felt it was too much work and a waste of fruit as I was using more in one smoothie than I would eat over a few days.

trailingspouse

I wouldn't bother buying a blender just for smoothies. But once you've got a blender there are other things you can use it for. I use mine for soup mainly.


I make a smoothie if I've got a glut of fruit, usually if I have over-ripe bananas. You can then add juice, or milk or natural yogurt, or anything else that comes to hand. You don't need to follow a recipe - if you just put healthy ingredients in to it, then it will be healthy.

MovingForwards

I use a hand blender.

Scoop of oats, banana, top with milk and blitz.

Sometimes I add strawberries too!

Grouchy

Often expensive, often full of sugar. Always consider calories and sugar levels before incorporating into everyday diet. Also think of your teeth (as suggested by my dentist). I guess the occasional one can be nice.


For me, it's water, good for you and free. A squeeze of fresh lemon and ice if wanted. Excellent!!

latinaid

I have a Nutribullet and make a smoothie most days for breakfast - usually with a banana, a handful of frozen fruit (blackberries, cherries, strawberries etc), a handful of kale and some protein powder. I think it's about 270 calories, and it keeps me full until lunchtime. I don't really eat fruit the rest of the day, so I don't worry about it being too much sugar.

DigForVictory

+ for a hand blender & not a custom bit of smoothie kit.

In the recent heat, I think a smoothie can a welcome alternative to cooking a meal, like a bowl of soup in winter, but I'd hesitate to think "splendid - healthy & money saving" when it can so easily be neither.

Much better to make your own than buy them though!

calleyw

According to the government guidelines no matter how many portions of different fruit/veg you put in the smoothies. It only counts as a max of 2 towards your 5 a day.


Yours


Calley x

Ms_Chocaholic

Fruit is better for you eaten as the fruit rather than blended as you benefit from the fibre when eating a whole fruit.

Fusspot

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

Fruit is better for you eaten as the fruit rather than blended as you benefit from the fibre when eating a whole fruit.

I have read this in an article on the Internet but surely once you eat a whole fruit it disintegrates into mush in your stomach so what's the difference?

oldernonethewiser

You can make smoothies with fruit or vegetables or whatever you want really.


You can get very creative.


I wouldn't buy a specific bit of kit to do it. I have a hand blender which I use for lots of things, smoothies being just one of them.