My Blender is not really making smoothies like I get at smoothie king. I am using the Gladiator protien powder and get to put in fruit in 2 days. The blender I am using does not chop ice well if there isn't fruit in the ice/water/powder combo.

Is there a blender that will chop ice quick without spinning it around in the liquid and not foam the powder into a sponge on the top half of the blender jar? I am using a good stainless base Oster blender. It has 10 speeds.

And another thought is what are the best ratios for smoothies concerning water/ice and powder?

i use the ninja i love it......im not sure about the ratio for smoothies though sorry. i make fresh fruit ones( i cut up and freeze the fruit), add a little juice and powder and i just keep adding whatever i think to make it the way i like it.......my 2 boys like it too they are 4 and 2

I LOVE my ninja blender!

I love my Ninja Pulse! If you buy it at target, it comes with three smoothie cups. It is the same price as the one at Walmart, but 200hp more and one extra cup.

thanks all, looks like I am making a trip to Target at lunchtime. I get to add fruit to my smoothies tomorrow.

if you have a kohls check it out there, i ended up getting my pulse one for like 30-35$ it was on sale then i had a 30% off.......also try feezing some of the fruit

there is a Kohl's right next to the Target thx

Hamilton Beach individual blender. Mixes in a travel mug. Works great on ice. The price is also fantastic $15! Target or Walmart.

That is a nice price.

I ended up going to Kohl's and getting the Ninja Pulse system. It had 4 smoothie glasses and a 150 page cookbook. I opened a Kohl's account and got 30% off. I got it all for $50.

This is a very nice unit and it can also do food processing with the separate basket and blades. Can't wait til I can eat Salsa again

So this is what i do for smoothies..... First i don't use ice. I go to sams and buy the precut frozen fruit and i put 2 cups of fruit in blender with my liquid Protein and one container of yogurt. If it too thick, i pour in a small amount of juice until it the thickness i want... I know this will sounds strange... but i get the juice in the baby food isle.... they are a little more expensive, but you only open one at a time and the rest doesn't go bad.

When i get fresh fruit, i take the time to cut it all up... apples, bananas..etc and i put lemon juice on them and bag it up and put in freezer....

hope this helps

Like everyone said, also, love my Ninja! I use frozen fruit and Joe Montana suggested using Joint Juice in a smoothy. I use it in place of other liquid. I add powdered protein mix and that is my breakfast. Yummy! Karen