Comments on: Dietribes: Smoothies

By: Yum!

Yum! — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:20:23 +0000

I love the frozen-banana idea Bre posted, and am going to share it with friends.

By: miyako

miyako — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:33:18 +0000

My favorite smoothie is the Orange Dream from Jamba Juice although with pomegranate juice instead of orange juice. It tastes like fruity pebbles. mmm!

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:59:03 +0000

I always liked the Chocolate Elvis. But unfortunately, the Planet Smoothie in my town isn’t there anymore.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:29:04 +0000

Ohio State’s rec facility has a smoothy/coffee/heath food bar thats on the meal plan. They have the most amazing Mango Peach Strawberry smoothies.

yum.

By: Bre

Bre — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:02:53 +0000

We don’t have any smoothie joints nearby, but my 9-year-old daughter loves them. So, I bought a “Magic Bullet” blender to make cleanup less of a chore, and I indulge her smoothie adoration a couple of times a week. It’s great, because you can put ANYTHING in them.

My favorite tip….when bananas start to turn a little more ripe than you’d like, throw them in the freezer (unpeeled). When you’re ready to make a smoothie, the skin comes right off, and you don’t need any ice–it’s in the banana. Add a couple of strawberries or some orange juice, and a fat-free vanilla yogurt, and you’ve got a kid-friendly treat that rivals a milkshake. Only WAY better for everyone. And we don’t throw away bananas anymore.

By: beth

beth — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:59:27 +0000

The peach smoothie from Books-a-Million is the best in the world. Who knew peaches could be that good?

By: Melodye

Melodye — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:28:21 +0000

I love smoothies, doesn’t matter what fruit is in there. I may have to hit up Jamba Juice for a liquid lunch now…

By: Oswald

Oswald — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:20:08 +0000

The earliest reference to “smoothie” I’ve ever seen was by Robert Bootzin AKA: Gypsy Boots, a proto-health food guru. He made them for Steve Allen during his regular visits to The Steve Allen Show, back in the 1960s. He was an interesting character, promoting organic food and living in nature since the ’30s.

By: nutmeag

nutmeag — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:24:37 +0000

Green tea, strawberries, raspberries, and (if I’m not feeling too fat) a lil chocolate. I just made that one up. Wonder if they serve that anywhere?

By: TMo

TMo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:22:53 +0000

Blueberry & banana is uncannily delicious, and anything with mango or papaya rocks my socks off. Technically the 919 calorie thing isn’t so bad if you use it as a meal replacement; the Smoothie Kings and Roebuck’s around here advertise their products as healthy, vitamin-packed lunches on the go. They better be meals at $5-7 a pop.