I just bought a Ninja blender with the to-go blender cups, and it's pretty kickarse! (This comes after burning out not one, but two crappy Magic Bullets.) I am now on a mission to smoothie-fy everything, and just tried an awesome combo:

Indian Mango Lassi with cardamom & fresh mint leaf.

1 cup plain greek yogurt

1 cup sliced mango (I used frozen)

1 tbs splenda brown sugar

1 tsp ground cardamom

3 fresh mint leaves

a bit of Water to get it blending

Yum!!

I love my Ninja!! My husband laughs because I use it for everything!

I've just started looking at them...noticed there are several diff models..which one do you guys recommend?

I know...they have so many! I got the 'Ninja Kitchen System Pulse' because it has a decent sized blender bowl, without being huge. But even more so, because I like that it comes with 3 16oz 'to-go' cups where you can just blend right in the cup. (This model was also the cheapest, so that goes a long way with me!) Here's a pic of the one I'm talking about:

http://www.target.com/p/ninja-personal-blender-white/-/A-13742353#prodSlot=medium_1_2&term=ninja

VitaMix is another great "super" blender - you can buy reconditioned ones at a lower price.

I had a Ninja and while it worked great to blend stuff - there was an issue with the lid with mine and it ate a hole through the plastic. I took it back and got a Vitamix.

I recommend the Ninja if you absolutely can't afford to go with the Vitamix. But I can't recommend the Vitamix enough!! It's an awesome machine!!

I know...they have so many! I got the 'Ninja Kitchen System Pulse' because it has a decent sized blender bowl, without being huge. But even more so, because I like that it comes with 3 16oz 'to-go' cups where you can just blend right in the cup. (This model was also the cheapest, so that goes a long way with me!) Here's a pic of the one I'm talking about:

http://www.target.co..._1_2&term=ninja

This one right now is at costco for under a hundred..Wow that's a steal!...I have had my( ninja the old style) for about 3-4 yrs now and I still use it everyday and I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!! anytime you can make ice into snow and not ruin the machine you've got a winner!!! That's right I said make ICE INTO SNOW! ....You don't have to think about it, just go get one it will be the best investment you ever made

Deb