How long do smoothies, shakes, juicing, etc. last?

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I make fruit and protein smoothies at least every other day in my VitaMix. Typically I drink one serving for breakfast and save the other for my pre-workout (early evening) snack. After several hours in the fridge, the late day smoothie is no longer creamy and smooth, showing air bubbles on the top and a bit of a "puffy" consistency to it. If I put spinach in it, the color of the smoothie goes slightly brownish after several hours so it's not very appetizing IMHO.

Personally I like smoothies fresh made and the holdover ones are just okay. It takes me only a few minutes to make a smoothie in the morning. Having your veggies, fruit, and other mix-ins ready to go is the key.

you can premake baggies and freeze them then just put it in the bullet in the morning... that way you can prep whenever is most convenient for you. when i make juices or smoothies, many times i store in mason jars and freeze... and try to consume them all that week. just don't let it thaw and refreeze and such.

you can premake baggies and freeze them then just put it in the bullet in the morning... that way you can prep whenever is most convenient for you. when i make juices or smoothies, many times i store in mason jars and freeze... and try to consume them all that week. just don't let it thaw and refreeze and such.

This is my plan. I just got a Nutribullet too and instead of pre-making the shakes I plan to pre-make the kits so I just have to pop them in and go. There's tons of ideas online if you google or do a pinterest search on nutribullet for making the kits.

I make my Berry Banana Nut Smoothie twice per week on average for breakfast...usually the morning following a good lifting session. It consists of about 1 Oz almonds, 50 grams strawberries, 30 grams blueberries, 118 grams of banana (roughly), 1 cup of non-fat Fage Greek yogurt and 1/2 cup 1% milk. It takes me about 2 minutes to throw everything in the blender and hit the button and I put it in my Bottle Blender (without the blender ball) and usually consume it on the road to work.

It's not really a calorie cutter though...it is most definitely a full meal replacement smoothie that clocks in around 500 calories or so...more if I throw some more almonds in there.

Ok I would just eat whatever it is. Liquid form is not as good for you.

Oh, really? Please explain how chewing food to a pulp and mixing it with saliva so that it reaches you stomach in liquid form is better than drinking food that has been pre-liquified in advance.

Sense. You make none.

I do not like fruits or veggies, or should I say I don't like the texture of them, so if I don't make smoothies then I don't get them in my diet ever! So this is a great option for me and it is the exact same food whether you chew it up swallow or if you just swallow, where do people come up with these things they say!

I do not like fruits or veggies, or should I say I don't like the texture of them, so if I don't make smoothies then I don't get them in my diet ever! So this is a great option for me and it is the exact same food whether you chew it up swallow or if you just swallow, where do people come up with these things they say!

It's callled "science" and a lot of us swear by it.

I make shakeology with fruit in the morning then take it to work and have it as my afternoon snack. It's always been fine.

I find it more satisfying to eat food than to drink it. Drinking my meal just doesn't last as long, for some reason.

But I love the convenience of smoothies. Some of my smoothies are pretty big, and they're all packed with a lot of food, so the calorie counts usually range from 600 to well over 1,000. If I sat down to eat (chew) it all, it'd take a good hour. But I only get 30 minutes for lunch and I spend that time walking. Having the food in smoothie form allows me to drink it at my desk during the afternoon.

OP, I've read that some of the nutritional content is lost if a smoothie is not consumed soon after blending, but as far as I can tell, no one has a firm estimate on how much is lost. The effect seems to be minimal. Personally, I don't worry about it.

In the past I have prepared a week's worth of smoothies on a Sunday in my Vitamix and then frozen them in Blender Bottles to take with me to work. (Blender Bottles hold 28 ounces and work well in the freezer.) In your case with the Nutri-Bullet, I like the idea of bagging or kitting the ingredients, and then blending a day's kit in the morning.

Ok I would just eat whatever it is. Liquid form is not as good for you.

Oh, really? Please explain how chewing food to a pulp and mixing it with saliva so that it reaches you stomach in liquid form is better than drinking food that has been pre-liquified in advance.

Sense. You make none.

Actually the whole point to chewing food - besides the obvious is that saliva contains enzymes that start to digest (break down) the food before it hits the stomach. Saliva contains amylaze which breaks down some starches into maltose and dextrin.

Last time I checked I'm still drinking a smoothie through my mouth where my saliva is...

No really. You chew your smoothie in order to stimulate saliva production. Interesting.

I have nothing against smoothies - I like fruit, yogurt and protein powder on occasion. My response was prompted by a desire to address the gap in knowledge as to the reason food should be chewed and the role of saliva in the human digestive system.