What separates a Vitamix from a $30 personal blender? From dips to soups to tasty sauces, a good blender will seriously up your meal game and allow you to ditch pre-made stuff at the store. Drinks that are truly healthy are ones that have a balance of vegetables, fruit, protein, and fat, and dietitians suggest (Opens in a new tab) adding things like nut butter, chia, flax, or sesame to help fill you up so you're not going back for a second breakfast later.īlenders are also fantastic tools to make dinners and snacks easier. Smoothies always seem like a healthy option, but running on fruits or veggies alone isn't the move (Opens in a new tab).
Plus, being completely in charge of the contents lets you closely monitor portion size, avoid dietary restrictions like dairy or gluten, and track macronutrients to stay on track with diet goals.
Even a $500 blender would end up paying for itself in a few months. Say you're buying a green juice from Pressed Juicery (Opens in a new tab) every day (skipping the weekends) - at $6.50 each, you're spending around $33 per week and $130 per month. If you're in the habit of buying those drinks from a chain smoothie or juice bar, a blender could save you some serious pocket change. Similar to the way the mystical Instant Pot replaces a sauté pan or slow cooker, blenders can expand your meal possibilities tenfold without the clutter of multiple machines. Hot soup without a stove, coffee without a coffee maker, and whipped cream without a hand mixer are just a few of the tasks these multitasking kitchen appliances can tackle. Today's lesson in cooking as a grown-ass adult: Blenders are used for more than frozen margs in summer and collecting dust in winter.
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