I had a very nice gift today:)

I started making smoothies and love them. I have not used bananas yet. I can't stand them myself. I can use ti to make my daughter's. I use mango to make mine with berries. I love them so mcuh.

Dang it, arkaf61!! I've been craving a milkshake all day and I almost made it without cursing my luck for not having one on hand. Now, I am doomed to misery for the rest of the evening, knowing I missed out!:(

It sounds like your husband brought home a thoughtful gift.

My family loves making smoothies and frozen drinks. We had a smoothie blender with the spout on it, it was nice, but the fifth time we used it, it burnt out and stopped working. So we bought the Magic Bullet. I love it, it has a blender, with an insert to make it a juicer. The cups that come with it, can be used to make personal smoothies, right in the glass, so I don't have to wash the blender to make a different flavor for a different kid.
We bought it from a tv ad, and got an additional one free when we bought it. We decided, to keep it so if this one ever breaks we have a back up. Its been over three years and we use it almost daily, even more other things other than smoothies and shakes.

I don't put ice cream in mine either. My favorite shake is half a sweet potato with a little agave syrup and milk, ideally half of the milk having been frozen into ice cubes, but otherwise I just put a few regular ice cubes in before blending. We've tried many different blenders and our favorite is the As-Seen-on-TV Magic Bullet, which I consider worth its weight in platinum. I was disappointed in the portable which we tried, and the juicer attachment is in my view worthless, but the standard Magic Bullet is just awesome and I use it several times every day, sometimes more. Before that one I bought a Tribest which is very good, too, but the Bullet accessories are much cheaper. We still have the Tribest and I use it only for "grinding" such making a handful of flour out of whole grains or oatmeal, or milling flax seeds.

Congrats on getting a new blender and eating healthy! The metal and glass jars sound great.

i love smoothies!!
i love milkshakes!!
i love softies!!

specially chocolate!!

and i also make blank current at home!!

I love them but mostly make them in the summer b/c fruit is in season and ice cream is more available. You've got me thinking about them though...good thing Spring isn't too far off.

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I am the smoothie maker in the house, but I don't really drink them. My husband likes to drink protein drinks while he is working out so I make them for him. My mom got him a smoothie maker for Christmas. He asked for it, but I know that I will probably be the one to make them for him. He just has no clue as to what tastes good! When he makes his own he doesn't like them. I don't mind making them for him though.
I use plain yogurt, fruit, protein powder, a little honey, some ice, ground flaxseed and some milk. If I am using liquid protein instaed of powder, I don't put in the milk.

Hello there, you are very lucky to have a thoughtful hubby who knows what you need. I believe it is a very nice gift and becomes handy for you. Honestly, I love milkshakes and smoothies. But I am so lazy that I never bother to make some myself or for anyone…Anyway, enjoy yourself and congratulation on having a new blender.

I know how it feels to be without something that you are used to. While it might not have been an overly 'romantic gift', the enjoyment of making a smoothie and siting and drinking it while watching a movie together had to have been wonderful.

I think one of my favorite drinks is an Orange julius, and its basically orange juice, milk, ice, sugar, I like to substitute ice cream in the summer for the milk and for the adults add just a little bit of schnaaps, rum, and triple sec.

Mooch

I LOVE milkshakes and smoothies. Me and my mom have them all the time except we have it before bed for some reason. Our blender blew up on us also, but I got her a new one for Christmas! She was excited about that. I baught her the one on television that they make seem so good, but its really not. haha. We make it with like 5 scoops of ice cream, a cup of milk, and a banana. You should try it, its DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! I have never tried it with ice, but I will ask my mom to attempt and try something new with me. Although she may be scared because of what happenned to our last blender but maybe we can overcome that fear and just try it out. Have fun and good luck!