Obsessed

[xviragox]

If you have ever eaten with me, you know I have serious food issues. I don't like many vegetables, and I like even fewer fruits. My likes and dislikes are mostly guided by the fact that I can't stand bitterness, tartness, or certain textures. I do like fruity flavors as long as they are more sweet than tart, but again, the texture is usually the

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[steadierfooting]

OMG YOU GOT A VITAMIX! I am so jealous!

[xviragox]

This thing chews ice like candy. It is amazing.

[axessdenyd]

You'll have to share more recipes that turn out to be delicious! We got a Ninja Master Prep as a wedding gift, and we have yet to use it for smoothie-making (though I did try to chop vegetables one time and ended up with a fine puree).

Recently bought the ingredients for a simple strawberry smoothie, and we'll see how that turns out.

[xviragox]

I made one on Saturday with just papaya, mango, pineapple, banana, and milk, and it was delicious. It was the only one so far where I didn't want to add any sweetener.

Our approach is to just throw stuff in, blend, taste, and see if it needs anything else. We have mostly been using strawberries, bananas, kiwis, grapes, and pineapples, and we hide a carrot and some spinach in there as well.

We had one random fruit blend that was pretty good but not awesome, until Mark added blueberries and then it magically became awesome. Yesterday he picked up some big bags of frozen mixed fruit at the grocery store, so we are going to try that as well.