Are you ready to start smoothie diet? I would say, it is not a diet, I call it smoothie lifestyle. Perfect, starting a smoothie lifestyle is easy but needs your commitment. For example, majority of us have faced challenge while keeping up gym workout schedule. Smoothie diet lifestyle is lot easier than you think.
Before you start smoothie diet you must have all essential equipment. You really do not need special tools to start smoothie lifestyle. Most likely you already have everything you need in your kitchen. I have divided best tools to make smoothies in two categories: Essential Tools and Other Tools & Accessories.
Essential Tools & Accessories
Blenders
Smoothie lovers you must have good blender to start a smoothie diet. As in general, Vitamix, Blendtec and Nutribullet brands are popular among smoothie people. There is no doubt about it, these three blender brands make very strong, efficient blenders that can come handy in kitchen not only for smoothies but also in other cooking.
For starter you can use any kind of basic smoothie blender to kick start your smoothie lifestyle. But, in long run, I recommend to get blender from one of these popular brands. It’s not waste of money, it is long term investment. Following are bestselling blenders from popular brands.
Blendtec Total Classic Original Blender
Features:
75 oz Jar
Easy blending cycles
Total 6 pre-programmed cycles
10 speed manual control
Adjustable blending options.
Simple 1 touch buttons.
Vitamix E310 Explorian Blender
Features:
48oz Jar.
10 Variable speed controls for different textures.
Cutting blades are 3-inch in diameter, to make sure blending on each rotation.
NutriBullet ZNBF30500Z Blender Combo
Features:
Multi-serving 64oz jar along with a single serving cups and lid.
Three speed levels along with extract program for easy use.
Easy to use one touch buttons.
Measuring Cup
You can always throw fruits, greens and superfoods to blend smoothie. But, smoothies made with measurements are delicious. Any smoothie recipes on this blog or in any smoothie recipe books, have measurements by cups. This measuring cup comes handy when it comes to making delicious smoothies.
Most likely you already have those cups in kitchen. If not then they are not expensive to buy. You must have at least one full size measuring cup for smoothies. It’s one of the best kitchen tools for making smoothies.
Straws
Straws are essential if you love your smoothies thinner. You can always make your smoothies thicker and use spoons, but if you are following smoothie diet then straws are essentials.
You can either use paper straws or stainless steel straws for smoothies.
Straw Cleaning Brush
I would say, straws are necessary for smoothie diet, so do straw cleaning brushes. If you are using disposable paper straws for smoothies then you really do not need these cleaning brushes. But for reusable stainless steel dishwasher safe straws, you really need cleaning brushes. Usually, you get couple of cleaning brushes when you purchase stainless steel straws.
These tiny cleaning brushes are very efficient and very useful to clean fibers from smoothie inside the straw. It’s really hard to clean straws once fruits and vegetables fibers gets dried inside the straw. Believe it or not, we humans make mistakes and we always end up leaving straw to dry out after drinking smoothie, especially in the morning when we are on the go.
Mason Jars
For years, mason jars are popular due to multiple use purpose. Mason jars are very useful when it comes to storing leftover smoothies, or even using them as smoothie cup. You can also prep smoothie ingredients night before in Mason jar to keep it refrigerated to blend next morning. I would say one of the best kitchen tools for making smoothies since old days.
Smoothie to Go Bottle
Most of us are always on the go in the morning. Every day in the morning, we may not have time to finish breakfast smoothie at home. On those days, this smoothie to go bottle comes handy. These days many smoothie blenders that come with to-go smoothie cup with lead. If you have one of those blenders then you really do not need smoothie to go bottle.
Ice Cube Trays
With innovation, these day refrigerators come with ice maker. With that upgrade, majority of us do not need ice cube trays to make ice. If you have one of those refrigerators then buy ice cube trays.
If you are planning to live smoothie lifestyle then you will find these ice cube trays very useful. You can always use ice cube trays to freeze leftover smoothies or even make ice for smoothie using coconut water, juices, almond milk or similar ingredients of your choice.
I usually use it to make ice cubes using coconut water and other natural fruit juices.
Ziploc Freezer Bag
Ziploc freezer bags are very useful to store leftover fruits and vegetables. You can also use them to prepare all ingredients for smoothie recipes for few days to save time in the morning. I would say, Ziploc freezer bags will be very useful once you get into at least one smoothie a day routine.
You can also utilize Ziploc freezer bags to froze fruits such as blueberries, strawberries, banana and similar. You may also like post on how to freeze bananas for smoothies.
Other Tools & Accessories
There are many other tools and accessories that can be useful in kitchen as well as for smoothies. Following list of other tools and accessories you may consider to make it easy to prepare smoothie ingredients.
Kale, Chard, Collard Greens and Herb Stripper
This greens and herb stripper comes very handy to prepare greens for smoothies. It’s very easy to use and removes leaves from stems in seconds. It also works very well with herbs like oregano, rosemary, thyme, and Oregano.
I recommend Chef’n Loose leaf Kale, Chard, Collard Greens and Herb Stripper.
Strawberry Huller
Quick and easy tool to de-stem strawberries and other similar fruits in seconds. Very useful tool to hull strawberries with push of a button. You can prepare strawberries for smoothies, jam, jellies and desserts.
Lemon Lime Squeezer
Lime and lemons are very common and beneficial when you are living smoothie lifestyle. Whether you are following smoothie diet to lose weight or just planning to detox your body, lime and lemons both are high in antioxidants and comes handy to give immunity boost to smoothie.
I use lime or lemon in my morning breakfast smoothies. This lemon lime squeezer is very useful for smoothies or even for daily cooking.
Watermelon Slicer
Watermelon slicer is amazing as with just a single push you can make small watermelon cubes quickly. It’s known as watermelon windmill cutter. This watermelon cutter is very useful to make chunks for smoothies or making fruit platter.
Pineapple Corer and Slicer
Have you ever sliced pineapple? If you find it difficult or time consuming then you are not alone. But, thanks to pineapple corer and slicer tool. It’s really useful.
With this pineapple corer and slicer tool you can peel, core and slice fresh pineapple very fast and efficiently. You can make perfect pineapple rings and preserve shell to use for smoothie bowl. One of the best kitchen tools for making smoothies!
Banana Slicer
You must be thinking, really? Do we really need a banana slicer? Not really, but it makes life easier while cooking, especially while preparing smoothie ingredients.
You can slice banana in one quick motion using this banana slicer.
Popsicle Molds
Popsicle molds you can use to freeze leftover smoothies. Kids will love the fruity flavored all natural Popsicle anytime of the year. These Popsicle molds are reusable and you can reuse them again and again for years.
For now, this is the list of best kitchen tools for making smoothies diet that will help you get started with smoothie lifestyle.
Happy Blending!