https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 18:53:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-651502 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:57:18 +0000 Alivoo01 651502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hergreenapples: Oh yea! Duh!! Thanks for the tip! haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-651422 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:30:05 +0000 heartonastring 651422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: I suppose it thickens minimally, but not very much. I give it a good stir the next morning. If yours thickens a lot I would just thin it out with a little extra almond milk (or whatever liquid you use in your smoothies). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-651409 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:26:14 +0000 swurlygurl 651409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everyone's smoothies sound so good! I drink a mostly vegetable smoothie... not so good, but SUPER healthy!</p> <p>1 banana<br /> 1 orange<br /> 1/2 beet<br /> 1/2 cucumber<br /> 1 carrot<br /> 1 stalk celery<br /> 1 mushroom<br /> 2 cups spinach<br /> 1 tbsp flax<br /> 1 tbsp hemp<br /> 1 tbsp chia seeds<br /> 1 tbsp cinnamon </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-651407 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:25:42 +0000 LaughLines 651407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally don't like banana in mine, i feel like it's too overpowering. </p> <p>I usually mix one frozen fruit (right now it's mango, but i also use peaches or berries), one apple, part of a grapefruit, greek yogurt, kale, OJ and fresh lemon juice (i juice a bunch of lemons over the weekend and use it all week - I've heard lemon juice helps your body to absorb nutrients and also has other healing properties, esp for cancer patients)</p> <p>the smoothies are green due to the kale (which you really can't taste!) and my coworkers call them my guacamole smoothies, haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-651406 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:25:41 +0000 Alivoo01 651406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Outside of the home - strawberry banana. Can't go wrong and I love that combination. Once in awhile I'll go on the wild side and order something with tropical with like pineapples and oranges. Ha!</p> <p>At home - green smoothie with Spinach, frozen bananas, greek yogurt and soy milk.</p> <p>@hergreenapples: How do you keep your green smoothie from thickening the next day? If I let it sit for more than like 20 minutes, it starts to get thick and heavy. No bueno! =( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-651388 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:18:20 +0000 mediagirl 651388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have smoothies every weekday morning. Strawberries, blueberries (sometimes raspberries and peaches - depends what frozen fruits were on sale), a banana and apple juice and ice. So delicious! My husband makes them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-651306 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:23:02 +0000 Pirouette 651306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy frozen blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and pineapple, and mix it up depending which combo I'm in the mood for. And I always add a banana. No milk or oj, I like just the fruit!</p> <p>When I buy my smoothie from my favorite street vendor, it's blueberry, banana and mango. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-651295 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:12:40 +0000 skipper2010 651295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep mine simple. Frozen strawberries or raspberries (which is nice so I don't have to add ice), milk, and a tablespoon of peanut butter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650918 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:51:19 +0000 yin 650918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Coconut milk, banana, frozen blueberries, mango or pineapple, chia seeds, flax meal, and kale. DH and LO love their green smoothies in the morning. I also recently bought a Vitamix and it's amazing!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650885 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:36:44 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 650885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put milk, mango orange juice, spinach, strawberries, frozen mango, and chia seeds in mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650880 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:33:07 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 650880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH makes smoothies all the time. He blends together milk, orange juice, bananas, and berries (whichever we have - strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and/or raspberries). He also adds some honey or splenda and cinnamon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650877 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:31:57 +0000 MrsH 650877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chalk: yes, the peel has lots of vitamin C! The demo guy made a sorbet with a whole lime he just cut off the ends where the stem would have been. </p> <p>I LOVE the vitamix everything I have made it in it so far has been smooth. I had been using a kitchen aid blender and it would leave little chunks of stuff. The vitamix makes it silky smooth. I wanted one for a wile and when I saw the 150 off at Costco I couldn't pass it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650857 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:21:08 +0000 delight 650857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is it just me or is anyone else going to go make themselves a smoothie now? Yummers!</p> <p>@hergreenapples: I tried adding spinach a few weeks ago when I was in my morning sickness stage. I couldn't eat any veggies so I thought hiding them in a smoothie would help. Unfortunately I couldn't get past the colour of the smoothie. I'm willing to give it another chance now that I am feeling better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650855 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:21:03 +0000 blackbird 650855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love frozen mango in mine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650845 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:15:27 +0000 Mrs. Chalk 650845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: you are blowing my mind all over the place with this. Seriously, you could use the peel?? (We sometimes have organic oranges, sometimes not. But still!!). </p> <p>How do you like your vitamix, by the way? I find the demos totally mesmerizing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650833 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:10:13 +0000 MrsH 650833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chalk: :) the peel is good too but I would not use it unless you buy organic oranges. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650814 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:05:36 +0000 HLK208 650814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daily green smoothie is: almond milk, chia seed, spinach, berries, kale and bananas. It's so good and so filling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650813 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:05:26 +0000 Mrs. Chalk 650813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: I'm totally trying that tomorrow. Also, umm, I had to go look up the word pith. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650807 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:03:25 +0000 MrsH 650807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chalk: I just got a vitamix and saw it in the demo. A lot of the good stuff is in the pith :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650802 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:00:46 +0000 pui 650802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm really not a fan of smoothies, or fruit in general (weird, I know) but I love iced tea "smoothies" with crushed ice and/or milk! On weekends with the summer I always make Matcha smoothies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650800 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:00:15 +0000 Mrs. Chalk 650800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: I always use orange juice, but for some reason it's never occurred to me to use an actual orange! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650795 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:58:35 +0000 bpcmarj 650795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is frozen banana, strawberries, and blueberries, a scoop of plain greek yogurt, and orange tangerine juicy juice! :) Plus a few ice cubes, because I like my smoothies thick and cold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650792 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:58:01 +0000 MrsH 650792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chalk: totally true! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650789 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:56:45 +0000 heartonastring 650789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chalk: Truth. You do not taste it at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650787 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:56:41 +0000 Mrs. Chalk 650787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: that's totally my go-to as well. So good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650784 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:56:06 +0000 Mrs. Chalk 650784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hergreenapples: Talk to me about the spinach... I've heard you don't actually taste it. True or urban legend designed to ruin my delicious fruity breakfast? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650783 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:55:36 +0000 heartonastring 650783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: Yep, I just cover it and keep it in the fridge. The colour changes a little thanks to oxidation, but it tastes just as good. I just give it a stir before I drink it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650776 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:53:32 +0000 MrsH 650776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hergreenapples: does it keep well for the second day?</p> <p>I like an orange a half a banana several strawberries and a cup of kale. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650773 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:51:38 +0000 heartonastring 650773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My usual mix contains the following:</p> <p>-unsweetened vanilla almond milk<br /> -some OJ<br /> -vanilla protein powder<br /> -plain, full-fat Greek yogurt<br /> -chia seeds<br /> -mixed berries<br /> -a frozen banana<br /> -baby spinach</p> <p>Usually I make enough to two smoothies so I have breakfast for two days :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smoothies#post-650768 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:49:18 +0000 delight 650768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I eat them all the time these days myself. I don't do anything too crazy with my smoothies: orange juice, banana, vanilla yoghurt and frozen berries. Once in a while I'll toss in some oats or chia. But typically berry and banana are my fav!! </p>