I have a vitamix and make smoothies with it. I do add some minerals and hemp protein to it and do so at the end on low speed, is it okay to blend this
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I grind a couple tablespoons of flax seeds at a time in my little coffee grinder and use that in my smoothies. I put it in a small ziploc bag and keep it in my fridge. I also use ground flax seeds in my home made protein bars.
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I have a vitamix & blend this in this into a smoothie every morning! Why use low speed? I throw in a frozen banana, some almonds or protein powder, 4 tbls hemp, gogi berries, chia seeds, flax & as many mixed berries as I can. 3 times x week, I add kale. Flax blends beautifully!
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I personally blend my golden flax seeds with whole almonds every morning. I blend them on "chop" in my blender. My blender is a Cuisinart. Good luck.
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Try soaking a tbsp or two of flax seeds overnight in a cup of water. They'll soak up water, get soft like jelly and blend perfectly.
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It works very well. I have a protein yogurt frozen fruit smoothie and it mixes with no problems.
2080733
yes! I compared this to the vitamix and decided to keep this one for 1/10 the price. It made both almond and coconut butters just as smooth as well a blending the greens in green smoothies. The only difference is it takes a few minutes longer. Keep tamping at the edges and it will liquify then let it run for a few minutes...I leave the room :)
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Haven't tried it in the blender but do make smoothies with pumpkin seeds, chia, hemp seeds, nuts and frozen cranberries and frozen blueberries. I do have a Cuisinart food processors that I make butters in.
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I start with the liquids, then add the pulpy fruit (like apples, bananas etc.) I blend this for a few seconds on low speed. Then I add the bulk veggies (like a whole two fist fulls of romaine lettuce or kale. I drop ice on top of this to weigh it down. I blend this on low and gradually increase to full speed. Blend for about 60 seconds max. If needeed use the tamper to push down the lettuce (sometimes just the weight of ice does it) don't overblend. You will loose nutient content if you over blend it. I think that may also cause the air. I don't air in my smoothies when I do it this way. For soups, you need to blend a long time to make it hot. But in teh endI put in some solid pieces and just pulse them in. This makes a nicer soup, and removes a little air build up. I also notice some veggies tend to be more air prone than others. Baby spinach and romaine work great. Also freash ingrendients. Ones that are starting to be a little past their prime foam a little more.
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It stayed mixed but if I were to use it in a smoothie/protein drink I would heat it for 5 seconds just to make it easier to mix ( I just use a spoon to mix,not a blender)Either way it just tastes GOOD!
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It does work. The flour is not as fine as I would like it. It produces a lot of flour dust in the air. I covered the top with a slightly wet dish towel. My blender does just as good. I do not have a "Vitamix". That was recommended to me. Best Wishes.
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I mainly use the blender for salsas and smoothies. Although, one of the ingredients for smoothies are nuts. I have noticed that in order to blend the seeds or nuts, i have to push it to the highest speed. Is this normal?
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Most of my smoothies begin with 16 oz of flax milk, almond milk etc. I find that once I add all my ingredients ending with spinach/kale or other greens and topping it off with ice it comes close to the top. Once it blends all down to that silky smoothness it comes to about have the container. One might consider it 'overkill' to use the Vitamix for smaller personal smoothies but either way it does the job just fine. Cleaning up is simple as well. Typically I can rinse the container but when you have thicker concoctions you can add a drop of soap to half a container of warm water, blend for a few minutes and viola - clean!
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I threw mine out because it started leaking and sprung for a Vitamix (reburbished--5 year warranty). This blender blended fine while it worked but it does not puree hard vegetables like you describe. Vitamix is the the one you want to smoothies, using whole apples, etc. Whiz kid!
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I have never had a problem with "mixing" it, although I've only done it in a blender with fruits, and not just shaken it up manually.The taste is fine. Sorry but I did not read any of the reviews you refer to. Vanilla is an option if you're concerned about liking the unflavored one.
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I have a Vitamix 7500 and add the organic flax seeds whole. I use them in my kale shakes, which are pretty *hard-core* and blend for about 1.5 minutes.
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Really? I've found it to be one of the better tasking powders. That having been said, I make a smoothy with a banana, a scoop of Vega, a handful of frozen strawberries, a handful of frozen cherries, and top it up (to the consistency you like) with vanilla almond milk. Give it a good blitz (a Vitamix is capable of breaking it down even further so it's not chalky at all) and voila! Blends right in! Pun intended... :)
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I've done both. I mix into smoothies with other stuff, but I've also just done it in a shaker bottle with water. Tastes pretty good, and the texture isn't bad either.
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I have this blender and it works amazing. Just use a little water or use a push stick like the vitamax. It fits with the waring, If you want it to blend a little faster. Those are common rules everyone knows when blending. And any blender makes hot soup if you leave it on long enough haha. No seriously just make a regular soup then heat it up on the stove.
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It can be used the same way you use any other blender or kitchen appliance. My habit I unplug my kitchen appliances when not in use. I truly enjoy my vitamix and you will also. Hope I answered your question.
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you will get coarse, not ideal for smoothies. I use mine for making a pre smoothie and then put the mixture thru a nutri bullet to blend to a smoothie consistency... This machine would be better suited for making soups