Smoothie Time!!

[grr]

Ok..I need a smoothie for a hot summer day (ok..70 is hot for here)…Had me one at Hotwire…

YUMMMMY! Not full of sugar and crap..just great fruit, a little juice or soy…other options as well.

damn fine. Where do y’all go???

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[WSMom]

We’re smoothie crazy at my house too. We make our own with strawberries, bananas, blueberrys, Nancy’s yogurt, and a couple ice cubes. Throw it in the blender and it’s a quick easy breakfast. So good!

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[inactive]

I make ’em at home most of the time. Can top off my drink right out of my own little blender. :) Favorite is vanilla ff yoplait, fresh cantalope, juice of a 1/4 of a lime, tbsp of orange blossom honey and soy powder. Yes…it HAS to be orange blossom honey or it doesn’t sing.

But, ya’ know the other evening when it was so hot, I went to Bubbles for the first time. I know. I know! It’s not a smoothie and I rarely go for this type of drink…but I was a bubble tea virgin and I was there…so I had the green coconut blended – no candie crap (who drinks candy? I don’t understand that) But, they were so good. OMG. Incredibly artificial – I know. I know! BUT. So so refreshing.

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[WSMom]

Hey dood:

What kind of soy powder do you recommend? and what is ff yoplait?

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[Erik]

Smoothies are the shiznit! Every morning I make mine after fixing the dog his breakfast. I had to plant my own blueberry bushes this spring since those are my berry of choice.

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[add]

I need to get back into making my own, but I can never seem to get the consistency right – it’s either too thick or too juice-like. That’s why I usually go to Jamba Juice. Gotta love that curbside service!

Glad to hear that Hotwire’s smoothies are good – I noticed the sign the other day so now will certainly check it out!

PS, WS Mom – I’m guessing ff yoplait is Fat Free Yoplait yogurt, I’m assuming the custard-style (which is my favorite).

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[inactive]

Hey WSMom –

Went I started making them myself seven or eight years ago, I was able to buy GenSoy brand at a fair price at F. Meyer. GenSoy has a vanilla, choc and plain too, I think. They don’t use genetically modified anything, so if that’s a concern, you might want to try them. However, I soon discovered that I would get more bang for my buck if I bought bulk at Fred Meyer or a nutrition store. The trade-off is I may not be using unmodified soypowder…but I go through so much of it that I just couldn’t justify the $12 -$15/can for Gensoy. But, also, since I’ve been making them, many other canned brands have appeared which I simply haven’t bothered to try because I am OK with the bulk powder.

And, ff yoplait is simply fat-free Yoplait yogurt, sweetened with artificial sweetners, off the shelf at Safeway. But, gosh, there are a million types of yogurt out there to try…I just pick Yoplait because I like creamy yogurt with not too much tang that I can use for both smoothies and fruit/dessert. I can’t justify getting too spendy on the yogurt either, because I have about three servings a day….go through massive amounts of yogurt. I guess yogurt is just one of those very personal and subjective things.

;)

But, if anyone has better cost-effective offerings I’m not aware of, I’m open to hearing how they do it.

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[grr]

I like Jamba Juice as well..but it’s too far to walk :)

mmm..make my own??? That would involve actually going INTO the kitchen, right? I don’t Mrs. Grr would allow that…

:)

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[Aim]

I’m a huge fan of smoothies.

Trader Joe’s or Cash n Carry for bags of flash-frozen fruit without sweeteners, Fred Meyer or Target for whey protein powder, and the rest is regular old Safeway.

I use:

1-2 cups frozen fruit. I love to combine blueberries and mangos

1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt

1 scoop whey protein

splash of water as it’s blending to loosen it up if it gets too thick.

Occasionally I add a tsp of honey or a sprinkle of splenda if I want more sweetness. Or I just add half a banana.

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[JanS]

Aim…I love the flash frozen fruit…it makes great “ice cream” in the Vita-mix, too. Instead of yogurt sometimes, add silken smooth tofu…gives it a nice consistency…:)

I’ll have to try blueberries and mango – yummmmm…so when exactly will those blueberry bushes be ready to produce, Erik? I may just have to make a sneaky trip down the hill…

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[Erik]

Jan – At least I haven’t killed the blues yet. I’ve been hand-watering them every day, and have mulched them twice…I want them to live…lol.

I had some fresh strawberries I tossed in with the frozen blues this morning…yum!

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[flowerpetal]

I make a smoothie every morning; and of course a pot of java! It may be a bit much for some of you who like your smoothies sweet; but I enjoy throwing in veggies too. Left over steamed carrots, sweet potato, steamed leafy greens, and last week I discovered that Ican toss in some basil leaves rather than letting them turn bad in the fridge. Yum!

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[JenV]

this makes me miss cat’s eye cafe. they had the best smoothies. I haven’t been able to find a comparable one since they closed. i will have to give hotwire a try…

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[Bonnie]

I like to make smoothies a home too. I need a new blender though.

I like to put frozen fruit, banana, vanilla yogurt and tofu in for some protein. You can’t even taste the tofu or tell it’s there.

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[inactive]

Jan & Bonnie –

I have never tried blended silken tofu – which is odd because I cook with firm tofu all of the time. I am going to pick some up and try it next time I hit the store.

There was a recent review, in The Weekly maybe?, of local fresh soy places. There’s a place down on 12th and Jackson, as I recall. I will try that!

Yes…I might be in a bit of a smoothie rut and this should shake things up :)). Maybe I should switch up my yogurt too…hmmmmm.

Thanks!

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