So many reviews......has anyone added fruit or veggies when making as a smoothie?
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I didn't realize you're not supposed to add fruits to it. I've only used it with frozen fruits - it tastes fine mixed with the fruit. I use almond milk as the liquid.
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The directions label says that you shouldn't add Fruits.And taste horrible,I use the whole thing and I never saw results or even changes and my digestion.
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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.
2201415
I cant answer about making "fruit slushies" but I will say that I have made a ton of Broccoli Smoothies (using frozen strawberries)... From my research I understand that vitamax blenders eat ice very well on a daily basis... They are tough (and I don't hesitate to say "industrial grade") blenders...
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According to the Booklet this isn't able to do "soft fruits". As in banana, avacados, mangos. It probably can, but it probably will clog it up. Smoothies are more blenders.
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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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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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Depends in the contents. Most fruit smoothies come out good. Leafy add ins don't get fully blended. For some reason frozen blueberries don't turn out so well either.
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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 Make it in large batches and always use cut up fruit. I am on weight watchers and I am sure I could add the smoothie mix and use my blender to make a smoothie. We use this oatmeal because my wife is gluten free. It is much smaller nuggets and blends well. Hope that helps. By the way it taste great as well
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We like the vanilla and chocolate, and it helps if you like skim or almond milk instead of water. We have also added bananas, strawberries, yogurt, frozen yogurt and ice. I bought the blender (GNC) and it mixes up well.Hope that info helped you out. Trial and error. Good Luck
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I just got the vitamix and i now seem to do more smoothies than juicing. I throw in a bunch of veggies and fruit and blend with water and it comes out to thick or runny depending on how much water you add and how watery the ingredients are. I LOVE it! You get all the fiber instead of throwing it in the garbage! i still sometimes do a juice fast, but generally, i now do a green smoothie for breakfast.
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Greetings! Yes! :) I've "juiced" coconuts many times. Absolutely delicious! Crack open the coconut, drain the water in a blender (I have a vitamix)....make sure the water is clear, not cloudy. Crack out pieces of coconut, put in blender with coconut water, rough chop/blend. Feed into the tribest and watch as the milk pour out. Yummy. I freeze the dry pulp in ice cube trays and use when blending smoothies....great fiber. I absolutely love my tribest. The banana and peach "ice cream" is amazing. I keep frozen fruits in the freezer to make the ice cream or sorbets. Hope this helps. Greetings! Yes! :) I've "juiced" coconuts many times. Absolutely delicious! Crack open the coconut, drain the water in a blender (I have a vitamix)....make sure the water is clear, not cloudy. Crack out pieces of coconut, put in blender with coconut water, rough chop/blend. Feed into the tribest and watch as the milk pour out. Yummy. I freeze the dry pulp in ice cube trays and use when blending smoothies....great fiber. I absolutely love my tribest. The banana and peach "ice cream" is amazing. I keep frozen fruits in the freezer to make the ice cream or sorbets. Hope... » Read More Greetings! Yes! :) I've "juiced" coconuts many times. Absolutely delicious! Crack open the coconut, drain the water in a blender (I have a vitamix)....make sure the water is clear, not cloudy. Crack out pieces of coconut, put in blender with coconut water, rough chop/blend. Feed into the tribest and watch as the milk pour out. Yummy. I freeze the dry pulp in ice cube trays and use when blending smoothies....great fiber. I absolutely love my tribest. The banana and peach "ice cream" is amazing. I keep frozen fruits in the freezer to make the ice cream or sorbets. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Doubt it. There are recipes included in the Instruction Manual on how to mince frozen fruit into "ice creams" or sorbets, but we have not tried this. Think you need a blender to do smoothies, as this is a low-speed juicer meant to preserve full nutritional value of fruits and veggies.
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I tried coarsely chopped raw carrots in a couple of smoothies and it blended them nicely. Kale is fine, too. Haven't tried beets or seeds, but they are probably OK.I am not a fan of this blender, but it is doing the job right now, which for me is making smoothies.
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Hi Danny. I don't think so - for smoothies you need a blender or a nutribullet. This thing just makes delicious fruit and vegetable juices.
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I mix my smoothies with strawberries, banana and milk - I prefer this to be unflavored so I can use my own flavors. It mixes perfectly with some ice in my blender.
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YOu can use the juice from the juicer to add to smoothies which I have done. But mostly I use it as a juicer only
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I make a green smoothie every morning since I got it just before Christmas. At first, my smoothies were full of air, and fluffy using the first 2 speeds until smooth. Now I assemble all my vegetables and fruits i'm including, begin at low speed, and gradually increase speed to variable 8...40 seconds. It turns out perfect.