Bender’s Blenders
Welcome to Bender’s Blenders! The credit for the title goes entirely to my ultra-creative father. Essentially, I want this new page and subsequent posts to involve new smoothie, shake and general Vitamix creations that I either create myself or concoct via an interesting recipe. I’m toying with the idea of adding a video component once in a while as well.
Please, please give me any feedback, comments, etc. on what YOU would like to see featured on this exciting new page! As my dad so eloquently put it (he’s a joker, if you can’t tell), I want to make sure you get a “fair shake” (pun shamelessly intended) on what goes into this site!
Without further ado, I give you the featured recipes!
Dips:
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Smoothies and Shakes:
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Hey Shake Queen,
I want to make a protein shake, but have no blender. What else can I use to crush the ice/blend the mix?
- Heather
Heather ~ Haha, Shake Queen – you’re too kind
I was researching your question online and the only conclusion I could come to was to either have a blender or Magic Bullet machine (click the red link to see what that is). I’m pretty sure you can get blenders on the cheap by doing a search at Amazon.com – but otherwise it’s just too difficult to crush the ice any other way 
I hope that helps!
Jenn,
At your Uncle David’s wedding I mentioned eating a smoothie every morning for breakfast based on the “Abs Diet” that I have been following for about 8 months. The two smoothies I like the best are a tropical fruit flavor and my special treat – the peanut butter cup.
The tropical fruit is really simple and very healthy:
5-6 crushed ice cubes
1 peeled bannana
1 peeled orange
6-8 oz. of low fat / low cal. vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup of 1% milk
2-3 oz. of Torani sugar free coconut syrup
1 scoop of GNC Wheybolic Extreme – vanilla
The peanut butter cup is:
5-6 crushed ice cubes
1 peeled bannana
1 Tbs. of Smart Balance Omega Natural Peanut Butter
1/2 cup of 1% milk
1 scoop of GNC Wheybolic Extreme – chocolate
6-8 oz. of low fat low cal. vanilla yogurt
2-3 oz. of Torani sugar free chocolate syrup
It is best to make this one before Laura and the kids get up because I only get to consume 1/2 of my breakfast. They absolutely love it.
Life is good,
Matt
Matt ~ Thank you so much for posting these recipes! I will definitely feature them in later posts!