https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 25 May 2026 14:33:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-880072 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:40:59 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 880072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LMOG47: Thanks to @Mrs. Twine: it was stupid easy to make :) And it was delicious, tart but delicious. I have a similar experience with blenders until now so making this smoothie was great confidence booster.</p> <p>Let me know what you come up with later! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-880043 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:33:46 +0000 Caly 880043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: I asked her for the most simple, a-child-can-make this type smoothie ideas since I'm apparently a retard when it comes to dumping things in a blender.<br /> Her basic suggestions for me were to use variations of frozen/fresh fruits, yogurt, coconut or almond milk (which is too fancy for me at this point) &amp; fruit juice or agave/maple syrup to sweeten<br /> Yours looked delish btw! Makes me want to try to make one tonight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-879522 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:21:05 +0000 Dandelion 879522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: If it's tart, you can add a spoonful of sugar, unless that totally ruins the point of it for you, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-879515 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:18:58 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 879515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: ^^ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-879502 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:14:16 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 879502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 cups of orange juice, one bag (16 oz or 2 cups) of frozen mixed berries, and a scoop of frozen strawberry yogurt. The results? Smooth enough to sip. A little crunchy because of the seeds. A little sour because of the orange juice. Might try some apple juice next time or another scoop of frozen yogurt.</p> <p>ETA: Tart would be a better word. Not bad, just not as sweet as I like! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-879498 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:13:32 +0000 Dandelion 879498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: How was it?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-879493 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:11:31 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 879493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay so here is what I made: </p> [attach=3089/13/mownn7.447x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-879222 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:54:52 +0000 jhd 879222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love smoothies. I usually make mine with OJ, frozen berries, a banana, &amp; Greek yogurt. I'm not sure on exact measurements, but probably 1 cup juice, 1/2 cup yogurt, 1 cup berries &amp; a small banana. I also add a handful of spinach if I have some. Easy way to get another veggie for the day &amp; you can't taste it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-879154 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 09:38:25 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 879154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LMOG47: Any tips you want to share from your sister, feel free! I'm about to take on the undertaking. Just as soon as I get two seconds... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878921 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:15:48 +0000 Caly 878921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Seeing this first thing today made me laugh...just yesterday I decided I was finally going to undertake the daunting smoothie making &amp; was texting my sister (who's a master w/smoothies) from the grocery store. I will be subscribing to this. Heh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878894 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:08:09 +0000 Mrs. Twine 878894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Looch; I hate change, so Mr. T always has to remind me that if I try something and don't like it, I don't have to do it that way again. I really like my suppers, though. I'd be happy to help you fine tune if you want after you've tried it a couple of times! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878886 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:04:34 +0000 looch 878886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: thanks! I think we might try it one night and see what happens. I have nothing to lose, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878884 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:03:28 +0000 Mrs. Twine 878884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy; You can store them. They will separate if you just refrigerate them, and they won't will have more of a thick juice consistency. I prefer to freeze them so that they can thaw just enough to have the smoothie consistency I prefer.<br /> @Looch; I usually cook for lunch, since Mr. T is able to be home most days. So for supper we all eat different things. I eat a salad or a smoothie, and everyone else eats either leftovers or something fast and easy (like an omelet). We all eat together at the table. We will usually heat up everyone's food, put it in the oven on 'keep warm' so that it can all go to the table at the same time, and then set the table and all sit and eat together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878875 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:59:02 +0000 looch 878875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: mostly about what the other members of the family eat...I feel weird about not eating a "normal" dinner and had these visions of family meals, but that's just not our life at the moment.</p> <p>My son is a pain when it comes to eating, so it doesn't really matter to him if we're all eating the same thing or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878873 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:58:38 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 878873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: Thanks! Can you store smoothies? I have a pitcher I'd like to store the smoothie in if I'm able. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878867 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:55:43 +0000 Mrs. Twine 878867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>okay, so I'd add more liquid. Say, three cups? If it doesn't blend well, just add more until it will. We broke down and got a vitamix because I like my smoothies THICK and I kept breaking blenders. ;) Don't want to break yours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878862 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:53:01 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 878862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: The most basic of blenders. Gifted from my parent's kitchen a year ago.</p> <p>Eta: Sorry for the dust, first time coming out of storage since we moved four months ago. Needs a good cleaning first!</p> <p>[attach=3089/13/mowege.448x600.image.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878859 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:52:10 +0000 Mrs. Twine 878859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Looch; What do you want to know? One reason I do is because they are typically lower calorie than other meals I might eat, and we eat pretty hearty for lunch most days. Another reason is because it helps me get my daily fruits/veggies in a palatable way. I think about what I might have been short on in the rest of the days' eating, and then throw stuff in to compensate. So I might put different colored fruits, or broccoli, spinach, kale, carrots, bell peppers... whatever. really. The kids and Mr. T eat other food and get a little smoothie, too (the kids get fresh; poor Mr. T gets whatever the kids left over from the day before). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878851 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:46:36 +0000 looch 878851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: tell me about having smoothies for supper, my husband and are considering this, since we eat a good meal for lunch while we're out at work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878848 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:45:31 +0000 Mrs. Twine 878848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like orange juice. I also like thick smoothies. What sort of blender are you using? If it can handle it and you like thick, I'd use about an ice cream's scoop worth of frozen yogurt, about two cups worth of OJ, and about two cups of berries (mix 'em however you want). That should make you a nice, thick (and yummy) smoothie. I don't usually like milk in mine. I have a smoothie for supper pretty much every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878820 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:35:13 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 878820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: Thanks for the help! :) :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878812 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:31:54 +0000 Dandelion 878812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NaturallyCathy: haha, I see...well, it's not chemicals, so nothing is going to blow up. OJ works good in smoothies to give it sweetness. Hopefully someone here can give you better pointers. I would have just blended it all up! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878803 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:29:10 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 878803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: I have apple and orange juice. I'm just not an experimenter. I'm a recipe follower. Thus why this is daunting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878797 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:26:45 +0000 Dandelion 878797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have juice? about half and half solids and liquids...then adjust to your liking with the consistency. Yogurt is a liquid...frozen is a solid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878785 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:23:09 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 878785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: Well yeah ;) but how much of what? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878776 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:21:10 +0000 Dandelion 878776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>blend it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-me-make-a-smoothie#post-878767 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:18:12 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 878767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I have frozen strawberry yogurt, regular yogurt (Yoplait strawberry, peach, mixed berry), frozen whole strawberries, frozen mixed berries (raspberry, blueberry, blackberry), milk and ice. </p> <p>What do I do :) </p>