Has anyone tried to blend leafy greens in smoothies? How did it handle?
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Yes , one of my favorites is peanut butter and spinach and don't be shy to add lots of ice it have a powerful motor for handling every task.
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Hi Elizabeth, if I'm only going to have a smoothie as a meal, then I normally blend in lots of frozen fruits and mix with juice. At other times, I add vegetables. It's very filling.
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Yes, I have added both Fruit and Green Leafy Vegetables to the Almased, with Unsweetened Almond Milk - I have added Kale, Spinach, and Watercress to make a highly nutritious Green Smoothie. I have also used Blueberries and Strawberries to make a Fruit Smoothies. It is beneficial to add fruits and vegetables to the Almased mixture to make it more healthy and nutritious.
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i get the large organic bag of spinach/kale/chard from Costco. I mix that with their regular big container of spinach. then i freeze that and then crumble it up into almost "shake" and use that with unsweetened coconut milk. so its alot of greens and they're frozen. this blender tore right through them! then I add fruit and frozen strawberries and blueberries. again, no problem! so far, I'm very impressed.
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I have put Kale and Spinach in my smoothies (along with 4-5 ice cubes, 1 cup of liquid, 1 cup yogurt, a kiwi and some frozen fruit) and it chops the kale or spinach into very small fragments, it does not pulverize/liquify - but I would still consider that it does a very good job.
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I mix it with a few ounces of V-8 juice. I make my own from the garden each year but store bought should work. I've also mixed it into my green smoothies.
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It would be good for general blending (protein powders, fruits, etc.) just will not blend anything like kale that is fibrous. I didn't check out ice either. For the price you can do better. It used to be the BEST blender when I was young, oh well.
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Two years ago (before I started using a VitaMix blender) I was using them in a regular blender for smoothies and I don't remember there being any issue with them blending in.
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Hi I have made smoothies with fruit and the blender pulverized them with no problem. I have not done vegetables, but the motor is strong and I don't think there would be any problem with leaf vegetables or softer vegetables. I would cut up carrots smaller because I would be afraid of bending the blade, but I just can't say enough positive things about this blender. I have had a very positive experience and I love that it comes with all of the attachments. Hope you enjoy it too!
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I have nothing to compare it to other blenders but I am satisfied on the amount of juce I get from leafy greens. However I have only blended Kale. Overall I am very satisfyied withe the Breville jucer.Kind regards,Claylon
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If you blend long enough you get puree. I use it for green smoothies in which I put raw spinach and/or kale. I will end up with a puree of the spinach or kale, along with some bits that I like because it gives me something to "chew." The only problem I have with the Ninja that I didn't have with the VitaMixer is that I sometimes have to stop the Ninja, remove the top and scrape the sides. With the VitaMixer, I could use a plunger with the top on so didn't have to stop to scrape the sides.
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I don't know what you mean by a "blender thing". If you refer to a blender, you will blend the wheat grass not juice it. Since the fibers in wheat grass are pretty tough juicing is recommend, but if you blend it very well in a smoothie it might be ok.
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It does a good job. I usually juice the apples and then blend it in the blender with kale and other greens. I've had no problems with it
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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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In my experience, YES! I add flax seed and frozen fruit to my greens (spinach, kale and chard) so it is a thick smoothie, but it blends it up great.
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I make green smoothies with spinach, kale, and / or chard (including stems) in this blender 5-6 times / week, and it produces very smooth results.
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I've done it with a little less than a cup of water and it dissolved completely, but there is no doubt it'll mix well with a smoothie.. so it'll mix!