Way back in June when I attended the FitBloggin 14 conference in Savannah, I chatted with the good folks at Ninja Kitchen about their great blenders. They had samples everyday and OMG they were so tasty. (Now, if I can only find the recipe cards they handed out!) A couple weeks later, one of their reps reached out to me to see if I'd be interested in reviewing a Ninja Pro. Of course I say "YES!!!"
Long story short - it took a lot longer to get one into my hands, but here it is! The Ninja Kitchen social media person on Twitter was very responsive in figuring out the hold up on my Ninja.
I couldn't wait to start trying it out, so my girl and I tried a couple experimental smoothies with stuff we had in the house. It's going to take some more experimenting before I'm ready to Ninja all the things because the first couple tries were sorta flops from a flavor standpoint.
After hitting up the store for ingredients - we had a little more success. The Pro comes with a small recipe booklet and so far so good! Yesterday morning I made the Bright Side Mocha Shake and at only about 200 calories for a HUGE serving, this was a winner. I only used coffee that I pulled out of my regular cup of morning joe in the recipe and there wasn't a ton of coffee flavor, so I'm thinking next time some espresso might work better. Even so, it was still delish.
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| So yummy and FILLING |
The Top 'O the Morning Smoothie was FANTASTIC. It made a huge amount with a big calorie punch (at about 370 calories) so my girl and I split this one. Please ignore the super messy counter top. Just keeping it real, folks.
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| Breakfast Success! |
My next attempt did not go as well. I tried the Tabbouleh and instead of the nice dip pictured, I basically ended up with parsley soup. Kind of reminded me of those Pinterest Fail pictures - Nailed It! The recipe said to blend for 15 seconds and mine was liquid in about 5 seconds. They aren't kidding when they say the blades will crush through ice and frozen fruit. It also pulverizes anything else in the container.
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| Epic Lunch Fail |
A few product details:
- 900 Watts Professional Power
- #1 Most Powerful Nutrient & Vitamin Extraction the power to unlock the natural benefits of fruits & veggies
- Ninja® Pro Extractor Blades crush through ice, seeds, skins and stems for a smooth, even consistency
- Sip& Seal™ Lids for healthy, personalized drinks on the go
- Frozen Blending crush through ice and frozen fruit for cold, healthy drinks and smoothies
- 18 and 24 oz blender cups with 2 sip and seal lids. The lids are awesome but the cups are probably a little big to use with a straw - mine didn't quite reach to the bottom.
I was impressed with how smooth my drinks got in only a matter of seconds, even with using the entire fruit like the orange in the breakfast smoothie. The husband has also started using it to blend his protein shakes after the gym. I'm not sure this will replace my other blender or my food processor, but it's definitely a nice addition to my gadget lineup.
Do you have a favorite smoothie or Nutri Ninja recipe? I think my next experiment is going to be making my own almond butter - maybe with some honey or apple.
(Ninja Kitchen provided me with a Nutri Ninja Pro without charge in exchange for a product review. As always, the opinions are all my own.)
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