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Yes—there’s a right way to layer your smoothie ingredients.
What about with a personal or portable blender?
Your ratio of ingredients also matters, and this is ours:
And don’t forget to balance your blend.
If you’re gotten this far and you still don’t like your smoothies—it might be your blender.
Why trust Good Housekeeping?
Yes—there’s a right way to layer your smoothie ingredients.
Every single blender that gets tested in the Kitchen Appliances Lab gets tested with the same standardized smoothie recipe, but the technique for filling the blender is also standardized. This is the standardized layering technique we use:
Liquid (milk, alternative milks, juice, yogurt)
Soft fruits and veggies
Leafy greens
