If you’ve been following along here or are subscribed to me on Facebook then you have seen my post more than once about how I really, really, don’t like gritty texture. I’m the girl, who, if I get a bite of eggshell in my food is DONE – I’m pushing back and walking away.

My Blender Bottledoubling as a Water Bottle

SO over the past 15 months, I’ve had to learn to COPE, because sometime smoothies are gritty, because they’re designed to be that way (that insoluble fiber has a pipe cleaning job to do).

Usually, I make all my smoothies and shakes for the Clean Program  in the Vitamix – that way it is more smoothie like and less gritty. Well, in having to travel last week, I simply couldn’t take the blender with me, and turns out a Magic Bullet wasn’t the solution either. I don’t check luggage if I can help it, and they probably wouldn’t have let me on the plane with the blades. SO I had to opt for a  Blender Bottle.

And to tell the truth, it works pretty well, and I am coping with the grittiness — my Mom would be so proud.

TIPS

Making a shake – USE THE Blender Ball Thingy (not shown in my picture)

1) If you are making a 12 oz shake (this bottle has measure lines) – add 8 oz of your liquid first and reserve 4 oz to add when you get close to the bottom – to help get all the goodies into you.  This may not seem like a big deal, but sometimes I was using individual bottles of coconut water and the first time I dumped it all in, and at the end I had lots of the mix left in the bottom, and no way to get it out.

2) Liquid first – not powder first – it really seems to help it blend up better.

3) Shake / Sip/ Shake / Sip— Shake with every sip, that seems to help get the mix redistributed – and not so much grittiness in any one sip.

4) WASH FAST! Don’t let your bottle sit around – clean and rinse it as soon as you can. Make sure you get in all the crevices too. Otherwise clean up later (especially when travelling) is a pain.

Other uses for your Blender Bottle – WATER BOTTLE!

The Blender bottle can double as your water bottle on the road. I like the snap tight lid – so if I knocked it over no worries. I didn’t try carrying it in a bag with it full and sealed, but I think it would hold up OK. As long as you aren’t bouncing around to much.

5) Use lemons from the Tea Tray at your conference (or buy lemon juice). I would grab a lemon slice  in the morning and one at the afternoon break, squeeze and drop. It made the hotel water all so much better.

6) REFILL OFTEN … the lid screws off easily … and you need to stay hydrated!

There you have it … a few BLENDER BOTTLE TIPS.

And remember … don’t stay THIRSTY, stay HYDRATED MY FRIENDS!