How To Make a Smoothie Without Bits

How to make a smoothie without bits – are you sick of ending up with bits in your smoothie, when all you wanted was a smooth smoothie?
Don’t worry, you will get some expert tips from professional smoothie makers.

There certainly isn’t anything worse than drinking a smoothie and having to chew or spit out bits. Nobody wants a clumpy smoothie either.

So, let’s find out why that happens sometimes!

Why Does My Smoothie Have Bits?

The tops reasons for why your smoothie may have bits are:

• You are not using a strong blender
• You are not blending long enough
• Your ingredient combination is wrong
• The smoothie contains too many leafy greens
• You are not using thickening ingredients (e.g bananas, nut butter, yogurt, apple sauce, starchy vegetables, etc)

Ensure that your ingredients to water ratio are also right. Otherwise, you will end up blending water with some ingredients. It’s hard to make a smoothie smooth with too much liquid.

How Do You Make a Smoothie Smooth?

There are several crucial steps you need to take if you want to make your smoothie smooth and without bits.

• Use a quality blender, like a Vitamix
• Avoid adding too many leafy greens
• Avoid adding too much liquid. Add the liquid in stages if necessary.
• Ensure that you have the right components – a. thickening agent b. liquid c. sweeteners d. everything else

Keep the blending process sweet and short. But not too short. Blend the ingredients on the highest setting, but not for too long, otherwise, you risk foamy smoothies, as well.
The balance is key.

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We also recommend people invest in a good quality blender. Because, if you have a quality blender, it basically cuts all the potential issues that could happen in half.

How Do you Make Smoothies Less Seedy?

If your smoothie is gritty or you can feel bits of seeds etc – here’s what you need to do:

• You have gotten your ingredient quantities wrong. Protein powders can often cause gritty smoothies, so make sure you use just the right amount.
• You haven’t blended long enough to break through your seeded fruits.
• Your smoothie is too watery – so your blender finds it hard to blend everything well enough. Reduce the amount of liquid you are adding.
• Reduce the number of seeded fruits you use. Use 1 serving, especially if you don’t have a quality blender.

A quality blender typically reduces the number of issues that can occur with smoothies, especially when it comes down to breaking down the smoothie ingredients.
But, even with a quality blender, you must get your ingredient quantities correct.

How Do You Get Rid Of Ice Chunks In a Smoothie?

We have personally had this issue many times. Typically, the reason why you end up with ice chunks in your smoothie is that you are either not blending long enough, you have added too much ice, or your blender isn’t strong enough.
We found that the biggest reason why some smoothies have bits of ice is because of the quality of the blender. A quality blender such as Vitamix should break through the ice easily.

When we started making smoothies, we used to use a $35 bucks blender, and we found that it was hard for it to break through harder ingredients, particularly ice.

Easy Smoothies Without Bits (6 Recipes)

Here are 6 of my many done and tested smoothie recipes guaranteed to come out smooth and tasty without any bits:

#1. Mango And Pear Smoothie

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Thick mango and pear smoothie, with no bits! The smoothie is also made without a banana.

The recipe only requires 5 ingredients. You have to make it.

#2. Creamy Banana And Spinach Smoothie

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Indulge in this easy and creamy banana smoothie with spinach. 

A luscious blend of sweet banana and nutrient-packed spinach for a delightful and wholesome sip.

The smoothie contains frozen bananas, which provide thickness and freshness to the smoothie.

#3. Strawberry Cream Cheese Smoothie

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If you are looking for a creamy cheesecake-tasting smoothie, this strawberry cream cheese smoothie is a must!

It’s ultra-thick, and can serve as a healthy dessert!

#4. 3-Ingredients Pineapple Smoothie

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When you don’t have many ingredients at home, this 3-ingredient smoothie should be on your list.

It’s thick and satisfying, without hundreds of ingredients!

#5. Blueberry Smoothie With Hemp Seeds

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This smoothie is packed with plant-based hemp hearts.

It’s ideal for people who want a healthy breakfast, packed with antioxidants, protein, vitamins, and more! 

#6. Blueberry Kale Smoothie

This smoothie although it has greens and berries, it’s thick, smooth and of course super tasty.

Power up on leafy greens and veggies – without the extra bits in your smoothies!

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Making Smoothies Without Bits – Wrap-Up:

The best thing you can do to reduce the number of issues that can occur during the smoothie-making process is to invest in a good-quality blender.

However, you should also have a feel for what ingredients and quantities should be added to a smoothie.

Alternatively, if you follow my smoothie recipes accordingly, you should never end up with a smoothie with bits in it!