I am interested in making smoothies that include fresh vegetables. Would kale or any other vegetable be a problem for this blender?
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I personally bought this Ninja for fruits and vegetables. I found no problem using it. It blended well. I also tried some meat and fish, not bad as well. It is only one speed with no botton. easy to use. I would give 5 star for it. I do mostly fruit smoothies, absolute no problem at all and satisfied.
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Simple Answer: NO - I have not come across any vegetable that this blender cannot handle - including broccoli. Long Answer: I have owned this blender for several months now and it beats the conventional, cheaper blenders by a mile! Yet it does not cost an arm and a leg like some of the high end blenders. I make smoothies every day and while I put in a variety of fruits and vegetables, it always includes a full container of kale. My ingredients generally include filing the blender with kale, one fresh squeezed lemon, and two cups of an organic juice and then blend for several seconds. I then add some of the following: avocado, banana and/or berries, carrots, celery, cherries, apples, cranberries, bell peppers, sesame seeds, pumpkin puree, etc. The drink always comes out perfect with the Ninja! Enjoy!!
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It does handle kale it blends right through it for our smoothies; it gets the pieces very small, not liquid, but drinkable and yummy :)
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We make fresh salsa with our garden veggies all the time. We also make our own V8 type juice with carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, cilantro, celery, etc, so I'm sure the Ninja would handle kale just fine.
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I haven't used kale but I've made several Green Monster smoothies with fresh spinach and apple chunks and the results are awesome.
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I make smoothies everyday using fruits and vegetables and nuts with no problem. I love my Ninja.
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Ruthann,We blend either kale or spinach leaves with fruit and it works well. We haven't tried any other veggies yet.
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you will get coarse, not ideal for smoothies. I use mine for making a pre smoothie and then put the mixture thru a nutri bullet to blend to a smoothie consistency... This machine would be better suited for making soups
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Probably not. It is not the intended use. The blender is for soft fruits and veggies.
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Doubt it. There are recipes included in the Instruction Manual on how to mince frozen fruit into "ice creams" or sorbets, but we have not tried this. Think you need a blender to do smoothies, as this is a low-speed juicer meant to preserve full nutritional value of fruits and veggies.
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Depends on what you are making. I made the mistake of making a pretty thick smoothie that didn't mix too well until I added more juice. As long as you have enough liquid in it to allow the ingredients to move, the blender works very well.
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This blender has handled everything I've thrown at it beautifully! Big ice cubes no problem. Frozen whole strawberries, carrots and apples, no prob. We regularly add spinach and other greens to our smoothies but haven't tried kale however if you strip it from the stalk it would be fine. We use it to make salad dressings and its perfect for that. Baby food would be a breeze in this. I highly recommend this blender, so convenient for travel too!
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If you blend long enough you get puree. I use it for green smoothies in which I put raw spinach and/or kale. I will end up with a puree of the spinach or kale, along with some bits that I like because it gives me something to "chew." The only problem I have with the Ninja that I didn't have with the VitaMixer is that I sometimes have to stop the Ninja, remove the top and scrape the sides. With the VitaMixer, I could use a plunger with the top on so didn't have to stop to scrape the sides.
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I wish I had gotten this in place of my other blender, but yes, it makes smoothies. Make sure the container you use is the tall slender one and move the wand slowly up and down in the blender. It should look like baby food. Kale will need to be torn into small pieces without stems. Good luck!
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Yes, I have added both Fruit and Green Leafy Vegetables to the Almased, with Unsweetened Almond Milk - I have added Kale, Spinach, and Watercress to make a highly nutritious Green Smoothie. I have also used Blueberries and Strawberries to make a Fruit Smoothies. It is beneficial to add fruits and vegetables to the Almased mixture to make it more healthy and nutritious.
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No this is a very high quality juicer. You can use the juice to blend into smoothies.
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Sure, you can make any kind of a smoothie! :-) My Mom makes green ones all of the time with hers. It is super convenient to drink right out of the container you blend it in too.
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YES! I load it with kale, carrots, beats, broccoli, cucumbers... Great juicer.
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I haven't tried making a green smoothie. I personally can't imagine it being effective considering it has a hard time keeping stuff in with just liquid and a banana lol. So I don't recommend. GOOD Luck :)
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you should ask the mfg. I always core my fruit, so do not know for sure. would guess yes, but take a bit longer. be sure to use pulse mode to breakup. for all veggies I use a juicer and then put that mix into the blender as ice cubes.
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I have a vitamix & blend this in this into a smoothie every morning! Why use low speed? I throw in a frozen banana, some almonds or protein powder, 4 tbls hemp, gogi berries, chia seeds, flax & as many mixed berries as I can. 3 times x week, I add kale. Flax blends beautifully!
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should have no issues. i went through kale and some other leafy things and it worked like a champ