I bought a smoothie maker yonks ago in order to get my full 5 portions of fruit and veg a day as I just wouldn't think to eat all that...

I haven't really used it because it's harder than I expected to make something really yummy and still drinkable (it's generally too gunky!)

Has anyone got any ideas?
I like most fruits but not kiwi, tomatoes, prunes or dates, and not pippy things that I can't cut pips out of such as raspberries!

I'd particularly like to use pineapple, apples, pears and strawberries (not necessarily all at the same time)

Thanks - if there's a book of them I'd be interested in knowing about it!

John Lewis sell a few books devoted solely to smoothies.
I use veggies aswell, particularly carrots as they are sweet.
Some root ginger can put a zing in any smoothie.

To stop the smoothies becoming too 'gunky' as you put it, add some apple or orange juice to the mix before you whizz it all up.

We use bananas in all our smoothies along with a mixture of, pineapple, peaches, strawberries, kiwi, mango, raspberries etc.

Strawberry and kiwi is lovely!

I just used to mix a handful of strawberries with a banana and some orange juice (and ice cubes) for a quick one.

Mango and pineapple with a fruit juice (orange is nice).

Banana, strawberries and some milk and natural yoghurt! Gets some calcium into you too.

Carrot and orange juice is also lovely.

I have got two recipes, they are really nice too....

Try Carrots, Oranges, Apples and Ginger

Also, try Apples and Ginger

Both are really tasty, they do them at a place in town called Double Dutch, the waffle place in orchard square, I am now wanting a smoothy maker myself, lol.

Recipe for a Smoothie:

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Ooops sorry - wrong kind of smoothy! :hihi:

Chocolate ice cream & baileys. Not exactly healthy but the best smoothie ever.

2 big spoons of yoghurt
1/2 dozen black cherries
teaspoon or 2 of honey
1/2 a :banana:
3 or 4 ice cubes...

or...

1/2 :banana:
3 strawberries
few slices mango
3 or 4 ice cubes
1/2 cup of orange juice...

or...

3 strawberries
dollop (metric dollop that is) of cranberry sauce
1 :banana:
bit of yoghurt & a splash of water, couple of ice cubes...

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Originally posted by Kry10
Both are really tasty, they do them at a place in town called Double Dutch...

I used to work there!! :hihi:

i love coconut cream ( usually found with the chinese stuff in the supermarket) pinapple and a bottle of malibu mmmmmm mmmmm deelish :clap:

pineapple, coconut milk, banana and kiwi with a nip of vanilla extract in it, MEGA! :thumbsup:

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Some yummy ideas here :thumbsup:
Does anyone know if you could do a big load of fruit smoothy and freeze it in daily sizes? I thought of getting a load of fresh fruit and making it up for the week but dont know if it would keep all its goodness if it was frozen :confused:

Thanks guys - that's fab!

I will try them!

Kry10 - the smoothie makers are great but a real pain as they take a lot of washing with awkward bits so not as accessible as you may think!

Thanks very much for your ideas, i do add juice with it normally and I have a few recipes that came with it but I'm so picky - most are alcoholic and I can't drink alcohol!!!

Just don't make one similiar to the contraption I made this morning :|

Half a banana
2 tablespoon's of chocolate protein shake
1/4 pint of Rasberry and Orange crush
Teaspoon of fruit punch creatine
Drop of blackcurrant

It made me gip.

sounds gross Gaz!!!

Well last night:

1 apple
1 pear
2 bananas
1 job lot of apple juice

made a beautiful smoothie which we thoroughly enjoyed!
Those who have smoothies, keep posting when you find you discover a new one!

Pineapples, Ginger Beer and Navy Rum, Add in lots of ice!

Exellent!