What do you use to make smoothies? (frozen, healthy, tomatoes)

[didee]

I decided to start having smoothies for breakfast, using berries, lowfat lite vanilla yogurt and ice, adding a smidge of lite lemonade.

I dragged out my monster blender, Cuisinart, high power (supposed to crush ice). It kept 'freezing up', that is, not swirling the contents.

So I don't know if I didn't have enough liquid in there or the blender is just old and ineffective. It's definitely supposed to be powerful enough to crush ice (and I used crushed ice chips, not full cubes). I know it worked in the past to make frozen daiquiris.

So I need to get a new appliance to make smoothies. What works? I would prefer an immersion type blender instead of a traditional blender. Will an immersion blender chop ice? Do I need a "smoothie machine"? Brands what work?

Thanks for any advice you can offer.

[elnina]

Magic Bullet is really powerful and works for me! The Magic Bullet Blender - Official Website
you can get is pretty much everywhere, check for sales. WalMart, Target has it for about ~$50 and is worth every penny.

[Mooseketeer]

I just use a hand held blender and it works really well, the blade are excellent. The brand I have is Braun.

I make my smoothies using only fruit and semi skimmed milk , I find yoghurt a little too acid.

[PA2UK]

I agree, the magic bullet is great. But you don't necessarily need to put ice in smoothies. I prefer it without.

[quiet walker]

There's a thread going on in the Recipes section of this food forum. Lots of ideas there

Here it is: https://www.city-data.com/forum/recip...ie-recipe.html

[Oildog]

Bananas, berries, low fat yogurt, OJ

[elnina]

2 cups of peach slices (fresh or frozen)
4 tablespoons of rum
1/2 cup of cold Dole Orange Peach Mango juice

[elnina]

1 lb frozen berries mixed
12 oz apple juice

puree the fruit
add juice
mix together

[AKgirlinCA]

I don't think it's necessary to add dairy to smoothies. And those "light" yogurts generally contain aspartame.....no bueno!

[didee]

I just use a hand held blender and it works really well, the blade are excellent. The brand I have is Braun.

Thanks all.

Moosketeer (cute name!) is it a Braun immersion blender? Like the kind you put down into a pot of tomatoes to make puree in the pot itself? I have one of these but can only find the attachments...I have searched high and low for the handle I know it's here somewhere but I am going to give in a just get a new something to make the smoothies.