Diaper Swappers

MommaTooters · 03-01-2013, 07:13 AM

I've got a Magic Bullet and it works well for regular smoothies but forget about adding veggies, flax seed, peanut butter and a few other things. It just doesn't pulverize them the way I'd like/need.

So question...which blender do you use?

momof3boys1girl · 03-01-2013, 07:15 AM

I have a ninja which is good but my dream would be to own a vitamix

mama2jack · 03-01-2013, 07:15 AM

Vitamix all the way baby! I know it is really expensive but it is the #1 used apppliance in our house so for us it has been well worth it.

napua · 03-01-2013, 07:16 AM

I adore my Ninja! I got it on sale for $127 and it's fantastic. Zero complaints!

pinktoes · 03-01-2013, 07:24 AM

I just use a standard blender for my smoothies it takes a bit but blends pretty smooth. Someday I want a fancy blender though
We love smoothies at our house. I always throw in spinach or other veggies for added nutrition for the kids. I think they are so much healthier than juicing because you keep all the fiber.

What all do you use the vitamix for? I hear a lot of good things about it but I would need to justify the cost.

mama2jack · 03-01-2013, 07:36 AM

We do smoothies daily(all kinds.) make banana ice cream, sorbet, veggie/fruit purees to use in baking, sometimes I will puree 1/2 of a soup to give it more body and make it creamy. You can make nut butter with it but I have not had success with that in the vitamix or the food proccessor. I think its me

We have a mostly vegan household and I love how it helps us get in some diversity. The vitamix can handle carrots, nuts, raw oats, seeds, dates, beets....pretty much anything I have thrown at it except my sad attempt at making almond butter.

theonenonlymrssmith · 03-01-2013, 07:42 AM

We've got a vitamix! It's about 7 or 8 years old and still going strong. It can purée anything.

MDever · 03-01-2013, 07:49 AM

Vitamix

tallanvor · 03-01-2013, 08:05 AM

I have an Oster beehive blender. It only has pulse and one other speed, but so far it has handled everything I have put in it.

4ShoreRN · 03-01-2013, 08:06 AM

I don't use a blender. I use my mini Kitchenaid food processor. It pulverizes anything except the avocado pit my daughter put in there while I wasn't looking.

03-01-2013, 07:15 AM	#2
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03-01-2013, 07:15 AM	#3
mama2jack Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,708 Ratings: 158 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Calling all smoothie makers Vitamix all the way baby! I know it is really expensive but it is the #1 used apppliance in our house so for us it has been well worth it. __________________ ~Jessica~Adoring wife to Chris best mommy I can be to Jackson and my chunky monkey Weston. I CD, ERF, EBF, BW, and kept my second boy intact!

03-01-2013, 07:16 AM	#4
napua Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 12,070 Ratings: 54 Feedback: 100%	I adore my Ninja! I got it on sale for $127 and it's fantastic. Zero complaints! __________________ J+C=M+M

03-01-2013, 07:24 AM	#5
pinktoes Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 390 Ratings: 7 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	I just use a standard blender for my smoothies it takes a bit but blends pretty smooth. Someday I want a fancy blender though We love smoothies at our house. I always throw in spinach or other veggies for added nutrition for the kids. I think they are so much healthier than juicing because you keep all the fiber. What all do you use the vitamix for? I hear a lot of good things about it but I would need to justify the cost. __________________ Newbie of 2 years of parttime CD, Mom of 2 little ones juggling to do the best I can for them. For all of you who part time CD, check out my WAHM business - variety packs of eco-friendly disposies - www.diaperdabbler.com

03-01-2013, 07:36 AM	#6
mama2jack Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,708 Ratings: 158 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Calling all smoothie makers We do smoothies daily(all kinds.) make banana ice cream, sorbet, veggie/fruit purees to use in baking, sometimes I will puree 1/2 of a soup to give it more body and make it creamy. You can make nut butter with it but I have not had success with that in the vitamix or the food proccessor. I think its me We have a mostly vegan household and I love how it helps us get in some diversity. The vitamix can handle carrots, nuts, raw oats, seeds, dates, beets....pretty much anything I have thrown at it except my sad attempt at making almond butter. __________________ ~Jessica~Adoring wife to Chris best mommy I can be to Jackson and my chunky monkey Weston. I CD, ERF, EBF, BW, and kept my second boy intact!

03-01-2013, 07:49 AM	#8
MDever Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 5,327 Ratings: 33 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Calling all smoothie makers Vitamix __________________ Melony-Wife to my AMAZING DH Roger and SAHM to our tribe. DD1 Emmaleigh 1/02,DS1 Avery 8/03,DD2 Ainsley 9/05, Bonus T 8/06 & DD3 Poppy 12/10, DS2 Fionnlagh 2/13 we are a crunchy, CDing, EBF, bed sharing, babywearing, intact, very cautious/delay vaxing, ERF, homeschooling FAMILY.