Are the slots in the spout too small to allow thicker drinks, such as smoothies, to flow easily?
1628123
Not sure about smoothies but milk and water flow easy, to the point that my boys are able to get it to sprinkle out when shacking upside down.
1628124
It depends on how frozen they are. We are smoothie drinkers here, but if the ratio of frozen fruit to juice & unfrozen is 25% or so you should be fine. If you make it without frozen at all you're golden.
1628125
The slots are too small for smoothies. Look for xox cups, etc for toddlers. They are great.
1628126
I would yes it would. We usually don't give our girls their smoothies with lids on because we have had trouble in the past.
1569079
I let my husband tried with his protein shake and it worked, but the thickness of drink does inpair the flow.
431938
I don't think it's a big problem, because I just put water but not drinks into this cup. I usually use hot water to flush it.
1076762
Yes! It seems to be a design flaw. The cap over the spout covers the opening, but it doesn't seal it shut.
455586
Absolutely! It is the best. It is made of a heavy duty ,safe material, unlike plastic water bottles. It has a wide neck, so I put whole ice cubes down in there, and is easier to clean. The straw is removable from the lid, so if you want to drink out of the spout w/out the straw-(maybe because of thickness of smoothie), no problem. It is fantastic. I have 3 .
732924
It seems to me that this would not be an ideal use of this gadget. It is sturdy but the cup openings are rather shallow...I like this product but would like it better if it held the cup more securely.
610794
The flow is pretty fast for me, much quicker than my last Brita one. There could be something defect with yours.
405320
The straw is about the size of a normal soda straw, not like a wider milkshake straw. You'd have a hard time getting a very thick smoothie up through.
405319
Probably not wide enough for a thick smoothie. I still use the lids and straw cleaners but the straws themselves are actually sharp and I cut my self on the edge.
1274332
Using it for thick smoothies might create a problem because the lid is made to strain water of fruit solids. If you wanted to use it for most juices, I suspect it would work. I think, though, that you could find better juice pitchers. For fruit-infused water, these are lovely, but they would be better if they held twice as much.
468106
It's fairly small. Fine for drinking out of, but necessary to have a funnel to fill it.
661451
No, the nutribullet has a hard time blending things that are overly thick. You even have to be careful when making smoothies.
2060713
It looks like it is about 1/2 centimeter or less than a quarter of an inch. I'm not sure, but it seems like it would be fine for smoothies.
1871211
I haven't had this experience. Haven't used it much, and so far only for smoothies, but so far I'm satisfied. If the fit remains poor, I'd try to exchange it.
846135
Should be pretty good, spout closes all the way and does not pull open too easily.
1955297
I would advise you to try a different blender. Perhaps I don't "stack" the blender correctly, but even moderately thick smoothies/shakes get hung up and I end up smacking the side in order to get it to mix. I prefer mine relatively thin (think drinkable yogurt consistency) so it works fine for me; I just don't think it'll handle something that thick. If you're able, check out a VitaMix - those suckers would blend a leather boot into drinkable form.
1506041
The short pitcher pours fine. I make smoothies and pour it into a regular glass no problems. Plus the short pitcher fits under my cabinets.