Blender Drinks and Water

by Skye

Q: Hi, I have always used my juicer to make my natural drinks. Mainly a mix of carrot, apple and celery. I have just purchased a Blendtec blender, and tried the same mix of the 3 but I also had to add water and ice cubes. This seemed to make the drink almost tasteless and it tasted very watered down.

I only added 1/4 cup of water and the same of ice, even with that added the mix was also quite thick. I particularily brought the blender for easy wash up, but this has disappointed me, do you have any ideas of how to make the drink nice to drink (carrot, celery and apple) made in the blender.

Thanks, Skye

A: Hi Skye! So sorry that your drink isn't turning out right. Well, I do agree that water in blender juices or smoothies can really mess up the taste.

I do have some tips that might help:

Try adding orange juice intead of water. It will sweeten it up a bit, but it will only enhance the taste.

What about adding an orange? If you don't mind the extra fruit, a juicy orange might provide enough water to make it blend. If you want a vegetable only drink, a tomato has a lot of juice.

Try adding coconut water instead of water (my personal fav). Coconut juice is sort of a neutral water taste, in my opinion.