February 9, 2010
Hello readers!
I’m often asked whether it’s necessary to own a Vitamix to enjoy a high-raw lifestyle. The answer is no, absolutely not! I was eating raw foods long before I got my Vitamix. This said, having a good blender will enhance and contribute to a raw or semi-raw lifestyle immensely. With a decent blender, you can make soups, smoothies, and salad dressings; you can grind nuts, chop vegetables, and even whip up raw ice cream. Yum!
The only downside of having a good blender at home is that one tends to become spoiled; as soon as I grew accustomed to my blender (and, later, my Vita), I found myself longing after homemade smoothies and soups when I was traveling.
Enter the Tribest personal blender. This incredible little contraption allows you to whip up blended foods and beverages wherever you may roam. Small, transportable, and super high-powered, it’s an unbelievable tool if you’re looking to bring healthy habits on the road. My Tribest has lived under my office desk, has traveled home for the holidays with me, has accompanied me on two business trips, and is a terrifically easy to clean alternative to my Vitamix. In many ways, I depend on it more than the Vita, if only for its conveniance. To operate it, you need only put food or beverage contents in the custom cups that come with the blender, screw on the blade attachment, put the blade and cup into the motor base. You press and twist the blending cup, and in moments you have homemade soup, salsa, tapenades, smoothies, or ground nuts and seeds. Best of all, the pieces are easy to dissassemble and clean up–a rarity among appliances!
Various raw foodies have blogged about and promoted the Tribest blender. You can check out my girl Ani Phyo’s review here, and my friend Ingrid‘s review here. Suffice is to say, the blender is super popular in the raw community, and with good reason!
Now, you all have a chance to try the Tribest out, too. The good folks at Tribest have generously agreed to share not one, but two models with me. They have models to suit a range of needs, and models PB-150, PB-250, and PB-350 all feature BPA free blending containers.
The PB-350 Mason Jar Personal Blender, which Tribest sent me to sample and review, offers glass containers with blending and grinding containers. In the past two months, I’ve used it to make the following:
Green smoothie for Christmas morning:
Salad dressing with fresh basil:
Ground almond meal:
…in addition to a ton of raw soups and dressings. Check out the incredible glass jar collection:
The verdict? The PB-350 is an awesome home kitchen device. Best of all, it’s allowed me to bring raw soups and smoothies to the office!
As if this gift wasn’t generous enough, Tribest has sent me a second model, the PB-250, to share with all of you! This blender features:
• Personal Blender Motor Base – 110V
• one Blending Blade Assembly
• one Grinding Blade Assembly
• two 16 oz BPA Free Blending Containers
• two 8 oz BPA Free Grinding Containers
• one commuter sipping lid
• three Regular Lids
It yields about two servings, and of course you can take it on the go anywhere, anytime.
So, what do you have to do to enter this giveaway? I dislike being forced into fourteen various entry steps, so I’ll keep it pretty simple:
1) Leave a comment on this post, telling me what the first thing you’d make with a new Tribest blender would be
and
2) If you want an additional entry, Tweet OR mention the giveaway on your blog and then leave a comment saying you did it.
I will announce the winner on Wednesday, Feb. 24th!
I wish you all luck!!
Finally, a friend and client emailed me on Friday with the following request:
Hey Gena! I have really been wanting carrot cake type flavor lately…think there is any kind of smoothie recipe for that??
I’m sure there are a ton of options, but my own kitchen fiddling gave birth to this one. Of course, I used my Tribest blender to make it!
Carrot Cake Smoothie
1 1/2 cups carrot juice
1 cup ice
1/2 cup cashews, raw
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
Blend all ingredients on high. This will yield at least two servings.
OK, guys. Enough about me. Get commenting, and good luck!
xo
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Oh, I’d definitely try out almond meal!
I think I would make that carrot cake smoothie!!
Oooh ooooh ooooh I love my tribest travel blender and I use it all the time, either on the road or instead of the Vitamix as well.
The first thing I would make it it would be a green smoothie (because if I win it I will either give it to my boyfriend or his parents as his dad really needs to improve his health and is totally getting into the juices and smoothies 🙂
hi gena! thanks for hosting this wonderful giveaway! the first thing I would make would be a green smoothie! i think it would be a great way to start off the day every day.
Just twitted it (@peanutbanana).
That could be my first brand new blender… I always buy mines in thrift stores!
I forgot to say: the first thing I’d do with the blender is a banana ice cream, never managed with my old blender or crappy food processor!
ooooh i would love to try raw ice cream, but having a green smoothie ready for on the go would be awesome!
I would like to use it to make a coconut smoothie! I would love the easy clean-up as compared to that of my heavy, glass blender jug!
I just tweeted it, too!
I love this giveaway! I would definitely make hummus first, considering it’s my favorite food on earth.
Detox smoothie with celery, pear, apple, turmeric, celtic sea salt and flax seed oil.
Need to clear up my acne!
i make smoothies every morning that i’m currently taking to work in pickle jars, this blender sounds awesome!!
my next go would be dressings and other stuff my food processor cant handle.
i would create the banana soft serve. 🙂
If I were to receive this blender, the first thing I would make would be a super decadent nut butter! Almonds, some raw honey, some cinnamon, and some cocoa powder.
I think it’d help with the peanut butter cravings I’ve been having lately (peanut butter is something I’m trying to ween myself off of in my transition to a high raw diet!)
(and then I’d put a few dollops of that nut butter on a banana- that would be an amazing combination)
I am desperate need of a blender! The first thing I would make is homemade hummus – yummm!
I would just love to have one of these Tribest blenders! In keeping with the whole “raw foods smoothie that tastes like baked goods” theme, the first thing I’d make with it is a banana bread smoothie!
I tweeted!
tweeted by /appifanie 🙂
That would be amazing for a small kitchen! I love it! I’d make my morning smoothie with it before yoga- yummm!!!
PS: I just tweeted it.
I’d definitely first make the sunflower seed and carrot pate. If I could eat only one spread for the rest of my life it would be that. Ok, that’s an extreme thought, but it’s yummy. To think I once relied on hummus and spreads that weren’t homemade…
Your tweet has been retweeted. 🙂
a green smoothie! my mom gave me her unused magic bullet and it broke on the first use – sad!! love to try an unwimpy personal blender 😀
Hey Gena!
The first thing I would make would definitely be my daily smoothie- BUT with the addition of dates and nuts- which my current blender is waaay to whimpy to handle!
Crossing my fingers!
-Sarah
This looks amazing! I am planning a 3 month trip next year, and need my green smoothies to keep me going while I travel. I would make a big old kale smoothie right away with this puppy.
I would probably make some kind of raw soup – it looks so convenient! You said you’ve kept it at work before; is it very loud?
The first thing I’d make would be a green smoothie!!! 🙂
I posted about the giveaway on FB.
I twittered about the giveaway
The first thing I would make would totally have to be a green smoothie!!
Exciting giveaway!
Hmmmm… The first thing I would make would be my morning smoothie. Yum!
I would absolutely make a nut-based meatloaf with this blender!
First thing I’d make? Definitely a big, super thick, protein smoothie with banana, fage, protein powder, and blueberries! 🙂
I have been wanting to try one of these cuties for so long! It would be perfect for my 80 year old Mom 🙂
This little guy is so cute! Perfect for when I am at my parents or in laws!! I would make THAT smoothie of course! 🙂 YUM!
That’s easy – my favourite smoothie: frozen banana, lacinato kale, hemp milk and ice cubes! Delicious, sweet and chilly.
I would make some guacamole or a smoothie for my daughter.
I also re-tweeted your contest.
The carrot cake smoothy! YUUUUUUM.
I’d love to make nut butters!
An ORANGE (AkA carrot) smoothie as I’ve never made one! My elderly old blender can barely handle bananas! Haha.
That’s really cool! I’ll most likely be making hummus, and pureeing soups. I’m not much into smoothies.
i would love to make green smoothie with spinach, amazing grass powder, banana, and kale!
I blogged it too, just for the heck. I would also make some delicious raw crackers from flax and some of the cheese I fermented. Raw cheese crackers rule.
Yum! That smoothie sounds delish!!
I think I would make HEAB’s chocolate avocado pudding “hot chocolate” soup! It sounds so good and I would love to try it with this awesome blender!
I’d make some sort of nut butter.
This blender would be so helpful and awesome. I would definitely make that carrot cake smoothie! And some of HEAB’s protein ice creams which I always drool over.
Tweeted and posted on Facebook 🙂
I would make a green smoothie with spinach, strawberries, blueberries and Sunwarrior protein powder! 🙂
I just retweeted!! (@tanyatheviolist)
retweeted!
I would love ot win this and make homemade pesto!!
Asparagus and spinach Pesto!
I would make this pesto without the nuts so I could eat it with a delicious avocado SALAD! Heres what I would include: asparagus, spinach, handful of basil, handful of parsley, LOTS OF GARLIC, olive oil, a bit of nutritional yeast with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Chop up a whole avocado with some cherry tomatos and maybe some steamed veggies over a big romaine base and pour the pesto over it! YUM!
Yay, a blender giveaway!! I’ve wanted to make all sorts of juices with lots of vegetables, but can’t….so this would be amazing!
I mentioned this in my latest blog post too, thanks for much for this awesome giveaway Gena =)
Wow! This is an awesome contest. I’d make a smoothie bring to work first in my blender if I won. It’s great that the containers are made from glass.
Thanks Gena!
the first thing i will make is a green smoothie of course. and that would also be the 2nd, 3rd, 4th… 🙂 i would love one of those!!!
Hey Gena,
I’ve been lurking for awhile and I love your site 🙂 I need a blender like America needs a green smoothie! I currently have a used blender that is on its last blade and I am DYING to make incredible raw ice cream but the poor little guy just can’t do it. I would make the banana ice cream you blogged about awhile ago with a big spoonful of nut butter on top…oh and some sliced bananas…can you tell I’ve been thinking about it? I made the banana ice cream with my tiny food processor and it doesn’t seem to come out the way i imagine it would in a blender. **crosses fingers**
You know me! I’d make a yummy smoothie! Then I would make some nut butter and ferment it so I could have cheese.
Looks like a perfect travel blender. I am going to Rome, Italy on vacaction in 1 1/2 month and can’t fit my regular blender with me. I would love this blender! First thing I would make would be a green smoothie in Rome!
I would probably make a green protein smoothie, as I make them almost daily!
I would whip up your carrot cake smoothie for sure! My poor blender never gets smoothies really smooth, they always have lumps.
This is a great must for someone who’s on the go and needs to blend, mix, chop & purée healthy eats.
The first thing I will make with it is my own salsa. Just enough spice & yummy veggies to satisfy my affnity to Mexican cuisine.
tweeted about it! (im xxdeed)
I think the first thing I’d make is that carrot cake smoothie. It sounds divine!
The first thing I’d make is a green smoothie with kale-I’m so nervous to try one using my old, sorry blender but I would have to celebrate 😉
tweeted it, too! http://twitter.com/mcoker/status/8884099911
Hi!
With the blender, I would definitely make a delicious fruit smoothie first! I love smoothies and would love to try lots of new recipes!
That looks delicious!!!!
I make a few smoothies a day, usually around running/cycling. My favorite is probably a banana, vanilla protein, (frozen) goji berries, blueberries, cranberries, a little bit of cacao, some cinnamon and a tsp of chia seeds. Mmmm… 🙂
Hey there,
Saw this linked on Twitter. Your site is awesome and this is such an amazing give away.
Geez, I would love one of these little blenders. One of the best things about it is that it works with mason jars.
I suppose it would be seriously uncreative of me to say I would try the carrot cake smoothie first…though that sound sooo good. I’d likely try a new recipe from one of my Annie Pho books…maybe one of the Mylks.
Thanks for the contest!
just tweettteedddd 😀
i’d make lots and lots of tasty protein shake combos!
(and the occasional ice cream shake!)
I would make a green smoothie since i have yet to try it and it would be great to start this habit with a new blender! 😀
This is an awesome giveaway! I’ve always wanted a blender with portable little holders! 🙂
First thing I would make would probably some sort of smoothie or protein pancake batter. I’d also like to try making raw nut butter or a soup!
This blender would make me want to make a green smoothie!
I retweeted! The first thing I would make would be a smoothie. I’ve honestly never owned a blender… I know, that’s awful! I’ve had my eye on the VitaMix for so long but it’s a big $$ purchase. I’d love to win this- it looks awesome!
oops! i forgot to include that I would make a green smoothie
This sounds delicious! I would definitely have to make an avocado smoothie first 🙂 Love avocados.
wow great give away! I would love to win this!
Before I saw the recipe I assumed you would be using carrot juice + almond milk…. great idea to use cashews, instead, for extra creaminess!
I just tweeted about your giveaway… Mike and I are dyingg for a new blender, for many reasons, but boring as it may be we really want to make our green smoothies faster in the morning since my current blender is just not cutting it. You are a lucky girl to have this AND a Vitamix! 🙂
I tweeted http://twitter.com/the_vegster/status/8883588930
I also tweeted about the giveaway!
And I tweeted about it! Thanks for the giveaway Gena!
I’d make me some kabocha soup! Or a green smoothie! Yum!
That blender looks like the perfect size to do salad dressings and smaller projects 🙂
Wow! What a great giveaway! I would love love love love love this blender! My blender actually broke a little while ago and I desperately need to replace it! I would love this size blender so that I could make smoothies at work. My favorite is a banana, strawberry, spinach, blueberry, pineapple smoothie! Very fruity and delicious!!!!!!
Retweeted as well!
Oh that looks amazing! I would make a green smoothie…I can’t bring myself to make one in my big blender, especially in the winter. But I’m definitely craving one!
I need this little guy! My blender is currently being fixed because I’ve burned out the fan for the second time in a year, and I’m doing study abroad next year and keep wracking my brains on how the heck I’m going to survive overseas without a blender. This is the perfect thing!
I actually do have a hand-crank blender I’ve been using and was going to bring, but to be honest it doesn’t really blend everything up very well. It’s great to save the energy and help the planet and all, but I still end up chewing everything. Since this is so small, it seems like it would still be incredibly energy efficient.
Enough of my rant on why you should just throw the contest now and give it to me… first thing I’d make? A green smoothie or soup with some really tough leafy greens, like kale, that my hand crank blender has no chance at pureeing to a delicious, drinkable (not chewable!) pulp 😉
I tweeted! (@hawkjen)
just tweeted it, although i hope nobody else sees it since i really want to win – hahaha
Tweeted! (@loricushner)
I’d make raw salad dressings first. That’s one thing I haven’t gotten around to, but all the recipes I’ve come across sound awesome. It’d be pretty darn convenient blending it up in the jar it would live in, too. 😛
Oh my goodness that looks amazing!! I would definitely make your chocolate almond shake. My blender is reeally weak and can’t blend nuts at all and I’ve been dying to try it! Thanks for the give-away. 🙂
I tweetedit too! (@staceykristine)
omg. without a DOUBT hummus would be my first recipe. i think after that i may dabble in the raw soup realm…i have nothing that can blend nuts though, so i think it could be a close second…oh the possibilities 🙂
The first thing I would make would definitely be a raw soup! My cheap Oster blender works good enough for making smoothies and dressings, but feel like it doesn’t get soup blended right. I would LOVE to own this!
Oh yay! That looks awesome. The first thing I’d make would bea green monster smoothie!
I tweeted about it, too!
The smoothie sounds so good! I’m allergic to cashews, but I’m sure macadamias would make a good substitute! That would be the first thing I’d make with the tribest.
My blenderf is on the fritz… So I would make a green monster with this!!!!!! YES!!! Awesome giveaway!!
Wow, that carrot cake smoothie sounds amazing! I tweeted and posted on my site. The first thing i’d make is a green smoothie with lemon, ginger, and greens! I need a way to recreate the One Lucky Duck ones!
My blender broke last month and I’m in desperate need of a new one!! The first thing I’d make would probably be a green smoothie actually! either that or some kind of berry-mango smoothie. 🙂
Also, what should we “tweet” if we want to enter on twitter?
Just tweeted about it, too!!
What an awesome little blender! I think the first thing I would make in it would be a green smoothie. Thanks! 🙂
Carrot cake smoothie sounds DELICIOUS!!!
Oh I need that blender. I tweeted it. The first thing I would make is a pudding Cassie just told me about — sweet potato, avocado and cocoa powder!
Sounds wonderful Gena! I would LOVE one.