Making Do and Doing Without: Getting the Most Out of Your Blender

Smoothies are my favorite breakfast food. It is not a big surprise that I have looked rather longingly at the Bullet and other smoothie makers. I had been making smoothies in my blender, but I liked the take and go ease of the smoothie makers. As you can see in the picture above, cupboard space is at a premium, so even when the prices came down, I was reluctant to purchase one. Then I remembered that I use my blender as a Make Do Food Processor:

Why not try using a blender as a Make Do Bullet?

Place smoothie ingredients in a quart jar with a regular mouth and attach the blender base (including blade and gasket) to the jar:

Place the jar upside down on the blender, and pulse on high until all the ingredients are fully combined:

Remove the blender attachment and drink the smoothie directly from the jar; no need to dirty another glass. If I want to take my smoothie to go, I just put the lid on it and I am set:

Just in case you are dying to know, my smoothie contains 1 cup of spinach leaves (you can’t taste them in the final product), 2 tablespoons of flax seeds, 1/2 cup yogurt, 1/2 cup pomegranate juice and 1/2 cup each of: frozen raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries.

I am quite content with my Make Do Bullet! It has the convenience that I was looking for without costing me any money or taking up any space.

This post is linked to Works For Me Wednesday and Frugal Friday.

Do you make do or do without?