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Hi Everyone! Jenny O'Brien here. Nutritionist  & personal trainer. Just your average vegetarian and smoothie fanatic! If you have any questions, or you'd like me to cover a particular topic, drop me a line and let me know! Thanks!

Can You Juice With a Ninja Blender?

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  No, you can’t juice using a ninja blender. I’ve written articles before which cover that subject, but it’s important to reiterate it. If you only have a blender, you should only be using it to make smoothies. There’s no reason to try and make juices using a blender. Most people who are interested in …

Is a Blender a Good Wedding Gift?

If you have an invite to a wedding and are going as a guest, then it’s considered appropriate to bring a wedding gift. I’ve updated this older article for 2024 to include issues including the rising costs of wedddings, as well as the onus on guests and their gift choices. That process can be quite …

How To Tell If Your Blender is Broken?

Is it time to replace your old blender with a new one? Should you toss it out or try and fix it? Well, if you read enough about blenders online you’ll soon see that the common consensus is that you should always replace them. It’s not worth it trying to repair a blender—with some rare …

Is a Blender A Good Gift?

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Of all of the kitchen appliances that you could get, a blender is probably the best gift. It’s even better than a food processor which was normally considered the best “kitchen style” gift. The reason why blenders are a good gift, even better than food processors, is because more people like smoothies and it’s even …

Can You Use a Blender to Grind Coffee Beans?

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  If you love to make coffee at home, then at some point you’re going to want to grind your own coffee beans. You get fresher coffee, and it’s cheaper than having coffee ground at a gourmet coffee supply boutique. You can find great organic coffee beans everywhere now: BJs, Costco and even supermarkets will …

Best Single Serve Smoothie Blender

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You don’t always need to make a large pitchers worth of a power smoothie! Sometimes you only need a single serve size. And it makes sense from a financial perspective. Making a large batch of green smoothies or fruit smoothies, will add up over time. If you are constantly making large smoothies in your blender, …

Are Glass Blenders Better Than Plastic?

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When blenders first were introduced to the home market they all has glass blending jars. This was a common design in early model blenders. But overtime most blenders have become designed to have plastic blender jars. Is this a decline in design standards or is it an improvement? Well, there are some people who hate …