{"id":614,"date":"2015-07-24T06:36:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T10:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/?p=614"},"modified":"2015-07-24T17:58:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T21:58:11","slug":"smoothies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/?p=614","title":{"rendered":"SMOOTHIES…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I purchased a new toy. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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My new Blendtec<\/strong> high-powered blender. \u00a0About 10 years ago I used to enjoy smoothies quite a bit. \u00a0I was doing a tough workout and needed to get nutrition that I wasn’t getting through my normal diet. \u00a0The biggest problem was it just seemed like I was focusing on when, where, how and what to eat way too much. \u00a0I quickly learned by making a smoothie and jamming a bunch of different ingredients into it you can cover a lot of nutritional ground very quickly. \u00a0Not to mention the broken down food for easier digestion and the ingredients were raw and better for you. \u00a0My friend left a blender at my house that I used on a daily basis and I really enjoyed making my berry smoothie every morning. \u00a0That blender finally failed and I never replaced it.<\/p>\n

A week ago I was walking through Costco and came across a section with a blender by Blendtec. \u00a0Prior I had researched a little and knew that Blendtec and Vitamix are the two that are always talked about when it comes to professional, high power blenders. \u00a0The price was right so I picked one up. \u00a0When I first got home my wife was a little “unhappy” at the fact that I just purchased a $250 blender. \u00a0Actually they retail at $329 so I thought it was a good buy. \u00a0Not much different from her justifying her purchases by saying “it was on sale”. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I have to say WOW! \u00a0This thing is a beast. \u00a0It will munch up just about anything you put in it… in seconds. \u00a0I have even won my wife over with the new Oreo Blizzard knock off I have created. \u00a0The thing spins so fast that on the right setting it will heat your mixture into a hot soup. \u00a0There are actually some funny videos produced by the Blendtec company called “will it blend…?” on YouTube. \u00a0They blend everything from iPhones to rake handles. \u00a0Amusing to watch for sure.<\/p>\n

There seems to be a rivalry between the Blendtec camp and the Vitamix camp as to which one is better. \u00a0It’s similar to the Iphone vs. Android battle. \u00a0And much like the phone controversy they are both good just depends on what you want.<\/p>\n

If you want to make a quick, nutritious and portable meal, a smoothie is a great way to get it done. \u00a0Try one of these new high-powered blenders they are a blast!<\/p>\n

My Breakfast Berry Smoothie Recipe:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1\/4 cup frozen mixed berries<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup milk or almond milk<\/p>\n

One large spoon full of greek yogurt<\/p>\n

One spoon full of peanut butter<\/p>\n

1\/8 to 1\/4 cup of dry uncooked oatmeal<\/p>\n

1 scoop of protein powder<\/p>\n

A few ice cubes<\/p>\n

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Recently I purchased a new toy. \u00a0 My new Blendtec high-powered blender. \u00a0About 10 years ago I used to enjoy smoothies quite a bit. \u00a0I was doing a tough workout and needed to get nutrition that I wasn’t getting through my normal diet. \u00a0The biggest problem was it just seemed like I was focusing on when, where, how and what to eat way too much. \u00a0I quickly learned by making a smoothie and jamming a bunch of different ingredients into it you can cover a lot of nutritional ground very quickly. \u00a0Not to mention the broken down food for easier digestion and the ingredients were raw and better for you. \u00a0My friend left a blender at my house that I used on a daily basis and I really enjoyed making my berry smoothie every morning. \u00a0That blender finally failed and I never replaced it. A week ago I was walking through Costco and came across a section with a blender by Blendtec. \u00a0Prior I had researched a little and knew that Blendtec and Vitamix are the two that are always talked about when it comes to professional, high power blenders. \u00a0The price was right so I picked one up. \u00a0When \u2026 Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[2,52],"tags":[135,137,136],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yourtypicalguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/image21.jpg?fit=740%2C1280","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3RysV-9U","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=614"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":622,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614\/revisions\/622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/yourtypicalguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}