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Go Man-Go Smoothie and Blendtec Giveaway

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Over the years I have owned several blenders. I know that I have owned at least 4 of them over the past 18 years. A blender can be a handy tool to amke things like this go man-go smoothie. However, the blenders I have owned have never lived up to my expectations. Two or the four I have owned died when the motor burned up. The two main things I use my blender for is making smoothies and German pancakes.

From the time that smoothie shops began popping up, I would always covet those beautiful blends used there to make deliciously thick smoothies.

I always dreamed of being able to have such a machine in my own home. Once I found out that such a blender was available for home use, I wanted one. That was until I saw the price. I was skeptical as to if the price was worth the investment. Would the blender hold up and make those delicious smoothies I love?

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When I received a request from Blendtec for a review, it was a dream come true. I would finally be able to give the blender that I have wanted a try. I decided to test it out with a smoothie recipe and decided to try one from the recipe book provided with the Blendtec blender (recipe is included below).

It produced a smoothie just as I had expected. This is the thickest smoothie I had ever been able to make at home. There we no hunks or chunks of anything left in my blender.  It was just like the ones in the smoothie shops I love to visit.

So far I have only tested this blender on smoothies, but I am excited to try all of the other amazing things you can do with the Blendtec blender like:
  • Hummus
  • Almond Butter
  • Ice Cream
  • Whipping Cream
  • Pesto
  • Guacamole
  • Soups
  • Baby Food

I was surprised to find out the it can even grind grains and meats.  It can replace up to 9 appliances and is like a blender and food processor combined!

Blendtec is even providing a blender for one of you!  It is a retail values of  $454.95.  To enter, leave a comment on this post telling me the first thing you would make in your Blendtec blender if you were the lucky winner.  You have until Friday Sept 22 at midnight (MST) to enter.

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Go Man-Go Smoothie

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Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Mango nectar I could not find this so I used V-8 Vfusion Light Peach Mango
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ½ banana
  • 1 cup frozen mango chunks
  • 2 frozen strawberries

Instructions
 

  • Place all of the above ingredients into the FourSide jar of a Blendtec blender and secure lid. Select the "ice crush" mode. Once blender is finished, serve. Makes 2 servings.

Notes

This recipe can be doubled and still work in the Blendtec FourSide jar.
You can prepare this is a regular blender but will need to add more liquid.
I have also made this with a heaping cup of mixed frozen fruit (pineapple, peaches, mango, and strawberries) in place of the frozen mango chunks and strawberries. I enjoyed this combination even more.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Laura

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  4. I would use this to make a healthy smoothie for breakfast every morning! Peanut butter/Banana and Strawberry/Banana —- YUM!

  11. I would make nut butter for my two toddlers and then some tortilla soup for me…then I would experiment!!

  14. The first thing I would make with this blender would be soup! My girlfriend won’t let me buy canned soup because of the sodium and preservatives so this would come in handy whenever I get my cravings!

  15. I would definitely make some almond butter!! It is so expensive to buy organic almond butter from the store!

  16. My kids love smoothies and we’d love to have a more powerful blender for them – also, I now make almond butter in my food processor – but I think this blender would do a much better job. In truth, I would use this blender for many-a-thing! I don’t like to have appliances out on my counter, but this one is so pretty and would get used so often, that I would make an exception.

  17. Oh wow I hope I win! The first thing I’d do is make a milkshake! Yum! I would also start making my own soups!

  18. A friend just told me about her Blendtec blender and it is on my list of “must haves” for someday, and I would be blending some of my homemade soups! This would be SO cool! Thanks for the chance to win.

  23. A protein smoothie would definitely be the first thing I would make since I usually make two a day.

  24. Hi Laura, the first thing I would make in my new blendtec blender is a fruit and veggie filled snack for my four hungry kids after school. I hope I win. Like you, my previous blenders have not been able to produce smooth smoothies! Oh and my favorite thing about my new blendtec, no more whining for $5 jamba juice smoothies 😉

  31. The first thing I would make….ugh I couldnt decide. I want to make peanut butter and sorbets, my hubby would be begging for soups, my daughter would be asking for her favorite green smoothie and my son would be asking for his mango smoothie. So I guess all of the above would be made in the first half hour of it being in my house!

  32. I would give it to my daughter. She and her husband are trying to have a baby and are avoiding all processed foods to help their chances in succeeding. The blendtec will help them in their fresh and whole foods prep.

  33. If I had a Blendtec, the first thing I would make is homemade peanut butter! I hate all that stuff companies add to it.

  34. First thing I would do is attempt to make a homemade version of the Biscoff Spread, since that isn’t available here in S.D. Thanks for a chance to win !

  37. I would make butternut squash soup….mmmm! And just about anything else! I can think of so many recipes!

  41. I would use it to make smoothies, and use it to help process strawberries and peaches for jam.

  43. I’ve been eager to start grinding my own wheat – so that would definitely be a first with my new Blendtec!

  46. I would love to make some nut butters for my son and some yummy blended iced coffee drinks for myself!

  48. The first thing I would make is almond butter! The blender I have now is not very high powered and I have a very hard time making any nut butters.

  50. I would make a Frapp!! 3 Magic Bullets in 6 years and I’m waiting for this current one to kick it…they can’t stand the heat.

  52. I would make lovely & “smooth” nutella for my kids and followed closely by a slushie for my husband (b/c this baby can actually crush ice)

  54. I make green smoothies and veggie purees every day for myself and my three dogs. It would be nice to have a Blendtec to make the process easier and faster. There are so many other things I’d like to try making with a Blendtec, such as peanut butter, gluten-free flours, and soups, just to name a few. I’ll keep my fingers crossed until the announcement.

    1. Whoops! Please disregard the multiple entry. I had received an error message the first time, so I didn’t think it had gone through. Sorry.

  57. I make green smoothies and veggie purees in my blender every day for myself and my three dogs. It would be nice to have a Blendtec to make the process easier and faster. There are so many other things I would make if I had a Blendtec, such as peanut butter, gluten-free flour, and soups, just to name a few. I’ll be crossing my fingers until the announcement.

  58. Oooh, I desperately want a Blendtec! My first would definitely be a green smoothie. Probably something with frozen strawberries, blueberries, spinach, and maybe a fresh juicy peach. But I’d love to try salsa, guacamole, tomato/veg soup, you name it. That thing would get a lot of use in my house!

  59. I would make my morning smoothies in it! I’ve figured out through a lot of trial/error how to make my smoothies smooth in my cheap blender, but having a nice, powerful one would be so fantastic!

  60. I would celebrate with a margarita! I do not currently have a blender because my dad dropped mine and did not replace it. It was super old with a glass pitcher so it was not doing the job anyway. I do not want to replace it until I can get my dream blender – Blendtec!!!!

  61. The very first thing I’d make is a smoothie! Because every single blender we’ve had (and currently have) cannot make a decent smoothie in under 7-8 minutes. Seriously. They can’t handle ice and frozen fruit.

  64. The first thing I would make is a pumpkin smoothie – I am in need of one of these (Blendtec and pumpkin smoothie:)

    Thanks for the chance to enter!

  67. I love making pb banana smoothies with some cinnamon creamer! That would be the first of many that I would try!

  68. I would make a protein smoothie a friend told me about. It has frozen bananas, spinach, vanilla almond milk & peanut butter. SO YUMMY!

  72. It’s so hard to decide what I’d make! Probably either raw almond horchata, or a mango lassi with cardamom.

  75. Oooh! I would love this. We eat/drink a LOT of smoothies around here, and my Oster is just not cut out for the workload. Thanks!

  79. We make smoothies every day but they are always chunky. I would love one that was thick and smooth. Thank you for the opportunity.

  80. First would be a strawberry banana smoothie. Second would be almond butter because I love it but it’s so expensive to buy at the store

  82. Ok, I’d probably try ice cream first. But I seriously would probably try something new every day with it! It sounds like the blender of my dreams! : )

  84. I would make a mango smoothie that didn’t have chunks of ice in it!!! I have used the Magic Bullet and it’s just a joke. I am so tired of crunching my smoothies!!! I know this would be the answer!! 🙂

    Thanks for the chance! 🙂

  85. Heading into fall – I would make some yummy soups! I love a nice smooth creamy soup this time of year.

  86. The first thing I’d make in my Blendtec would be tomato soup! There’s finally a chill in the air here and soups get me into a Fall state of mind. 🙂

  91. I would make my favorite frozen berry, almond milk and spinach smoothie. I haven’t had one in two weeks, since the motor burned out of my old Oster blender :(.
    Signed,
    Smoothie-less in California

  92. This may sound a bit odd, but I’d love to try to make flour from different grains. After my curiosity was satisfied, I’d pull out some of this summer’s lovely frozen fruit and make some smoothies. winterwrens at gmail dot com

  93. The first thing I would make would be a fruit smoothie with everything in it, I’ve frozen all the raspberries from our raspberry bushes and would love to use them.

  94. Hands down it would be a smoothie for my oldest. He’s totally into them right now (and it’s a great way to get some good food into him) and my Magic Bullet isn’t quite cutting it!

  95. The first thing I would make is your German Pancakes, they sound super yummy, but I don’t actually own a real blender.

  107. I would make an amazing
    Blueberry Nana

    5 oz. Frozen blueberries
    2 bananas
    2 c. ice
    1 c. water

    Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
    Made with LOVE!

  109. Since I make marinades about 3 times per week, I’d give one of my marinades a try. It takes a tough, strong blender to make my favorite marinade because there are chunks of ginger in it! I’ve worn out 1 blender and I alternate between my other 2. I have a 3rd blender I use only for drinks because I don’t want my drinks to taste like soy sauce, coconut milk or the other \stuff\ I use in my marinades!!

  111. What wouldn’t I make would be an easier question. We definately make 4 sets of smoothies every day. 2 mango coconut, 1 chocolate banana, and one protein berry. My son has also been asking for hummus lately but I have no convenient way to puree it all. That is where I would start.

  112. A “green” smoothie, that my regular old ancient blender can’t totally blend. Pick me. I have wanted a really good blender forever!

  114. I would totally make an orange Julius type of drink. But I would also like to see how some of Dr. Oz’s green drink recipes would taste.

  116. I would make a spinach berry smoothie. Winning this would make all my dreams come true. 🙂

  118. A banana avocado smoothie and then probably try guac in the blender, never thought of that before!

  119. I would be making a healthy smoothie. My daughter wants me to start eating healthier. She is concerned about my health and said this would be a good way to start.

  122. My favorite choco-banana smoothies, then hummus, then pesto! I can’t believe it really does all those things!

  130. I would make my favorite banana breakfast smoothie. We are living with family members while we are building a home and my blender is packed away in storage. I NEED a blender…I miss having my breakfast smoothies.

  132. the first thing i would make if i won this awesome blender would be some frozen strawberry daiquiris

  133. A smoothie with strawberries, pineapple, spinach, green grapes, banana, and a little ice. Serve it to my 3 kids and hubby and enjoy it around the table together!

  137. Ooh, what would I make first. Well probably a smoothy, then baby food. I would use it for everything!

  140. I would love to win one! I make smoothies all the time – favorite one is made with Click Protein powder, creamy chocolaty espresso smoothness…

  141. I would make Baby Food for my 3month old. I feel its important to make homemade babyfood because I can choose whats inside and I can also choose the quality of ingredients. I would also make a smoothie for my 2 year old. T

  142. The first thing I would make with this blender is homemade baby food. i have a three month old and a two year old. My two year old loves fruit so i would love to make him his first smoothie. I feel it important to start with homemade baby because I know whats in the food and I can choose the quality of fruits used. At this current time I do not own a blender so, this would be very much appriciated.

  143. My 9 year old wants to make salsa. My 11 year old wants to make tortilla soup. My 7 year old wants to blend are flax seed balls for breakfast.

  148. I really really need this blender. Like you I am tired of them burning out. I use mine for smoothies and making soups, pestos, etc but the blenders never last long enough 🙁

  152. We most definitely would make smoothies because our blender died making so many smoothies over the summer and we miss them.

  153. Oh my goodness! I’d love to be able to make a smoothie without having to turn it on and off way too many times and mixing it up with a spoon to get the bigger chunks down to the bottom. Thanks for the chance!

  156. I’ve always coveted these blenders, I would love one – but the cost is just a bit much to want to fork out for a blender ;). The first thing I’d make is a smoothie (or a milkshake…)

  157. My blender broke recently and I’ve missed some of the recipes that require a blender: walnut sauce, romesco sauce, gazpacho, and of course, milk shakes and smoothies!

  159. I would definitely make my self a yummy smoothie or maybe a blended coffee drink. Would LOVE to have one of these machines!

  160. Most people would think this sounds silly, but I would use my Blend-Tec for making homemade spaghetti sauce and tomato soup

  161. Definitely a smoothie. My husband loves them really thick and that simply can’t be done with my cheapie $30 blender!

  162. I make smoothies each morning for my son and hubby. My son never wants to eat breakfast before we leave the house in the morning. SO this is a great way to get in the nutrition. His fav smoothie is oj, vanilla yougurt, frozen bananas, mango and strawberries. I even add a tspn wheatgerm and flax seed!!! so delicious!!!

  165. I have heard about great soups using the Blendtec. Would love to give it a try! Then of course smoothies, ice cream and even a whole wheat waffle recipe that needs a blender to grind the whole wheat and the milk. Would be a snap!

  170. I have been wanting to try a black bean brownie recipe, but it needs a food processor for texture…my pathetic blender won’t cut it! 🙂

  171. Vanilla ice cream, orange dream yogurt, strawberries make a most wonderful smoothie! I make and drink smoothies every day, have tried many flavors. Would love to have one of these but have never been able to afford one. I have tried several brands of blenders but have not found one yet that will chop, grind or blend all the different types of ingredients I would like to use.

  177. I would make one of my favorite protein green smoothies with my kids! I want one of these so bad but my budget just doesn’t seem to want me to have one. This might be my chance!!

  180. I would make a smoothie!! I have burned up two motors this year! My friend has made me ice cream in her blendtec and it was fantastic!

  181. My son is a big fan of smoothies, so that is one of the first things I would make!! Would also love to try some soup recipes!!

  191. we make smoothies a lot around here, but our smoothie maker stinks!!! love fruit and yogurt together.

  192. I would be out of my mind excited if I were to win a Blendtec! I have always had a crappy blender and unusually that would talk me out of even trying smoothly recipes that I wanted to. I would definetly start with a peach mango smoothly since those are my favorite!

  195. I’ve always wanted a Blendtec, but haven’t wanted to spend that much money! SMOOTHIES would be first on the list!

  198. I would definitely start the green smoothie revolution at our house! My husband and I are planning on starting our family sometime next year, but I have a few health issues I need to improve on before we can start and I have heard nothing but amazing things about green smoothies.

    And of course, with the weather transitioning to the fall season, I would definitely be whipping up some soup! One of the major reasons why I love this season is because of soups! (as silly as that sounds!)

    Good luck to everyone!

  199. I didn’t know you could make hummus in a blender (at least not mine).
    I would love to give this a try!!!

  208. Smoothies! Even with the cooler weather I am always craving a good smoothie–what a great giveaway!!

  209. I’m so impressed with this blender! What other blender allows you to make hot soups?! I’d make a tortilla soup first to experiment, thank you for this generous giveaway!

  211. I would love to make a smoothie while there are still some nice strawberries left!! What a beautiful piece of equipment!! Thanks for sharing!

  215. I have been wanting one of these for awhile now!! I would definitely make some homemade salsa–yum! Thank you so much! 🙂

  221. The first thing that I would love to make is Hummus! I buy Hummus frequently but it would be awesome to make my own. We don’t own a blender, and never have, and I have heard great things about the Blendtec. I would be thrilled to win!

    mmalavec(at)med(dot)umich(dot)edu

  226. A green smoothie with lots of spinach and frozen bananas and berries! None of my blenders have lived up to my expectations, either.

  228. I’d make guacamole because of the delicious Avacados in season now- and my three boys love smoothies and I’ve always wanted a big blender!

  240. A strawberry banana smoothie for my 3 year old. She loves them. Then I would make a mint chocolate chip milkshake for me 🙂 I’ve been wanting one of these blenders but they aren’t in my budget. Please pick me!!

  243. I would use it to make Icee”s for my kids, They always want them but my blender can’t hand the ice 🙁

  260. I’d make homemade coconut milk. I tried with my wimpy loser of a blender and it was a massive fail. Coconut milk is NOT supposed to be chunky.

  265. I wouldn’t stop at just one thing, I couldn’t!

    I’d start out my first day as a Blendtec owner by making (& enjoying) a Pineapple Mango Smoothie. For lunch I’d have a Hummus Sandwich and make the Tuscan Hummus for the sandwich in my new Blendtec. Finally, my reward for getting through another day with teenage daughters would be a frozen margarita to sip on while grilling Margarita Chicken on the grill.

    Thanks for a great product recommendation and fabulous recipes!

  267. I would make a green smoothie, followed by an all fruit smoothie. But as I think about it, my favorite smoothie from the smoothie shop is a carrot/mango mixture. I think I would try that first.

  268. I would make gravy for Thanksgiving. It’s a great recipe.
    You roast root vegetables with the turkey, so the butter and fats run down and mingle with the vegetable during roasting time. When the turkey is resting, you scoop out the vegetables, and run them through the blender with some chicken stock to thin it out. It is AMAZING as a gravy!!!! BUT, you cannot make it without a blender, and I don’t have one…so please pick me! 🙂

  271. Oh I definitely would be making smoothies with this blender and I would also like to try making some
    aw foods with it.

  276. My husband would probably die for a Blentec. He would appropriate it, first thing, and make his famous salsa…followed by his equally famous guacomole…and, finally, a wonderful strawberry marguerita…just for me. 🙂

  279. The first thing I would make is a pistachio cake recipe I have. It requires blending whole pistachios into a paste. I tried it with my regular blender and it totally failed.

  280. First thing I’d make would be a smoothie with whey powderand lots of ice. It’s impossible to get that smooth with either my blender or my so-called smoothie maker. Then I’d wash it out and make hummus to have for lunch 🙂

  281. I would probably make a peach cooler, but I might need to test and see if it really can blend my iPad.

  282. I would make an all frozen fruit smoothie. My blender just can’t do it. My favorite is frozen peaches, mango, pineapple and some blueberries with some orange mango juice. Delish! Thanks for this great giveaway!

  284. I have 5 children who love smoothies!!! I would make them all smoothies and then a margarita for myself! Some days you just need it!

  285. My whole family loves “jump start smoothies” frozen strawberries, yogurt, and v-8 splash. It is heaven in a cup and would be even smoother with this blenders.

  287. A green smoothie. It is a great way to sneak veggies into my kids diets. I would love a blender that actually blends.

  288. I was looking at these in Costco. I would so love to have one but the price is a little high for me right now. The first thing I would make would be a fall roasted vegetable soup. Yum!

  290. I would love one of these because I make a green smoothie every day and this would be awesome to have.

  291. My kids and I saw a demonstration of this. They loved the green smoothie with spinach,apple and other healthy ingredients. They kept going back for more! This would be awesome to have in our kitchen so we can make good for you smoothies anytime! Thanks for the great giveaway.

  293. First thing I’d make would definitely be a smoothie!! My junkie old Magic Bullet (there’s nothing ‘magic’ about it) just can’t handle thick smoothies with ice….a Blendtec would be heaven!

  300. I also love smoothies, but I have heard the soups made in the Blendtec are wonderful, so I think I would start with tomato basil soup.

  301. Ooooh, I have been dreaming owning a really high-quality blender! If I won the awesome Blendtec, I would invite friends and family over for the Best Frozen Margaritas EVER! 😀 Then I’d whip up something healthy. But first things first, folks! 😉

  302. I would definitely make a smoothie with it first, but I love that you can grind grains in it…that would be very handy!

  303. Oh man. I would whip up my favorite Oatmeal Peanut Butter Smoothie. This time I would not have chunks of ice left over.

  304. Wow! What an amazing looking blender. I could do so many things with it but the first thing i would do is make a fruit smothie.

  306. that would be a dream come true! I know making a smoothie would be the obvious thing but I would be so excited to open up so many more possibilities in my cooking.

  309. I’ve been wanting one of these blenders because we make lots of smoothies. The first thing I would make would be a smoothie loaded with fruits and veggies.

  310. Smoothies – I make daily smoothies for my boys and always wish I could add more greens (my current blender just doesn’t get them fine enough to fool them).

  311. The first thing I would make in my Blendtec blender would be all the Green Smoothies that I have read about on the internet. My husband has Parkinsons and I think it would benefit him to start with some of the smoothies that have greens and a little fruit, there is no way we could buy one of these and the blender we have is a Hamilton beach and I have tried to make a Green smoothie in it and it was so gross!
    Thanks for a great giveaway. Brenda bydubois10@yahoo.com

  312. This blender would cure my kitchen angst forever! I’d make blueberry, peach and coconut smoothies first. Thanks for the great review!

  316. OMG! What a great giveaway! I use my current blender almost daily to make smoothies and it makes the most awful noise and smells like it is going to burn up! LOL! The first thing I would make if I won this is one of my ‘green monster smoothies,’ without that burnt smell and awful noise!

  317. We got one on their refurb sale about a year ago, and are SO thrilled with it! We’ve made lots of great smoothies, but have also been able to make our peanut butter (awesome) and blender pancakes (yummy)! I was so hesitant at first to pay this kind of money for a *blender* of all things, but every time we use it my husband tells me it is totally worth every penny. Plus, they have an amazing warranty! We love our Blendtec!

  319. What a great review. it’s so great to hear from someone who has actually used a product. I think I’d have to go for a strawberry peach smoothie.

  322. I make a smoothie pretty much every day for breakfast. My Bosch blender does an ok job, but I have been dreaming of owning a Blendtec someday!

  323. This would be awesome! I would perfect my pumpkin smoothie first and then give the give the grain grinding feature a spin : )

  335. First would be a chocolate-peanut butter milkshake . . . you wanted honest right . . . at least to break it in, before the more frequent smoothies.

  339. I would make a smoothie with kale. I tried this in my blender and it wouldn’t grind it all up. It was very chunky. I would love to have a new blender.

  340. First thing would be homemade peanut butter. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
    miyax15 at yahoo dot com

  343. I cannot tell a lie, as much as I should probably say “smoothie”, I know in my heart it will be a milkshake. Yum!

  345. I’ve been admiring the Blendtec’s also. I would turn into a smoothie making machine – generally they would include spinach 🙂

  348. Sweet Jesus…I need one of these! First thing….smoothies to put in silicone freezer pops cor my kids lunches!!!

  350. I would make Orange Julius, or maybe Cafe Rio Green dressing…or maybe something else. Our blender gets tons of use, we’ve had to buy new parts for it almost every year!

  355. I would make a smoothie with the peaches I just froze! My old blender broke a while ago and I have been drooling each time I see this one!

  363. Oh! After reading the list of possilities, I would definitely love to try making the almond butter…and of course, a ton of smoothies. 🙂

  366. Oooh, a mango smoothie! Also, i feel your pain about weak blenders– my kitchenaid bit the dust during the last mango smoothie I tried to make.

  367. i’d love to make nice green juice…(romaine lettuce…beets…green apples…celery…wheat grass)…
    YUM!

  370. I would make an all-fruit smoothie first thing! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win this–we make smoothies all the time & just have a cheap blender from Walmart, so this would be awesome!

  371. Soup! It is finally cooling off enough that soup is on the menu and making it in the blender just sounds cool!

  372. Soup! It is finally cooling down enough that soups on the menu and being able to make it in the blender just sounds cool!

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