I had someone write in asking how to make a better green smoothie without the fancy-schmancy high speed blender...you can do it!  Although using a regular blender will never yield a smoothie that is as smooth as a Vitmamix or BlendTech smoothie, you can make it better!

Making a smoothie smooth in a regular blender can be accomplished by following a few short tricks:

1. Cut your fruit into smaller chunks!  Quarter size, if you have a few extra seconds.  Your blender will have to work less and it aids in a better blend.

2. When you use greens, freeze them first.  Freezing does not do too much harm to the nutrition within the food, so until you get your high speed wonder blender, freeze away! (I like to use gallon freezer bags and put into each one an entire smoothie sans liquid. For example: 1 banana, 1 green apple, 5 leaves stemmed kale, a head romaine, 1 T. chia seeds. -In the morning all I have to do is add the water, lemon juice and cayenne. I guess I could even put the cayenne in the bag...and lemon juice as well!)   This also helps keep the smoothie cold! If you are using a regular blender, allow the water and frozen ingredients to sit in your blender container a few minutes before beginning to blend.  This will aid in achieving smoother smoothie!

3.  Blend LONGER!  If you are using a regular blender, making a smoothie smoother may mean blending longer!  Do not be afraid to blend that sucker up for 2 or 3 minutes.  Just mind the temperature of the smoothie!  Blend for a minute, wait a minute, blend a minute more, wait...etc. Until you achieve the desired consistency!  You may even add an ice cube or two if you want to keep it even colder.  

These tips WILL HELP you when making a smoothie in a  regular blender....last tip to make a better smoothie?

...save money each month for your high speed blender! This can be as little as $5 a month!  Do what you can!  My friend saved $10 a week until she had enough to buy hers...took her about 6 months because she found a used one online! 

Make it a great day!

Kirsten