Carrot Cake Smoothie, and Tribest Blender Giveaway!!

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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.

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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:

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Salad dressing with fresh basil:

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Ground almond meal:

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…in addition to a ton of raw soups and dressings. Check out the incredible glass jar collection:

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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!

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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

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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!

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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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  1. The first thing I would make would be a smoothie – my favorite to make. I’d also consider hummus pretty quickly.

  2. I would definitely make a smoothie. I haven’t made one in awhile because it’s been so cold! I am also excited to try your carrot cake smoothie. Looove carrot cake!

  3. This blender would be great for my husband who is away on business all the time. The first thing he would make his daily green smoothie and it would be fresh instead of frozen and thawed. 🙂

  4. Hi Gena!

    Wow, I am lusting after that blender! So perfect for traveling.

    The first thing I would make is a green monster with Kale. My blender won’t handle kale, and I’ve been dying to do it. It would also be so amazing for when I head to Puerto Rico for my wedding — I can have my delicious Green Monsters every morning!

    PS. I’ve tweeted your giveaway.

  5. I think I’ll try some carrot-ginger juice and then move onto some yummy fruit & veg smoothies. I’ve been wanting a VitaMix for soooo LONG and can’t afford it, but this sounds like it’ll be a good one to have until I can. 🙂
    Thanks for the chance to win it!

  6. I just might have to try a carrot cake smoothie! I have a blender but it isn’t powerful enough to do the hard vegetables. Raw soup here I come!

  7. I know exactly what I would use it for!!! I am taking my girls to Disney World in a few months and I am freaking out about how to feed them during the trip. I would use it to make them green smoothies for breakfast everyday and for quick late night snacks of blueberry- pomegranate smoothies. That blender would help me so much!!

  8. Definitely would make a mango strawberry smoothie, or any other fruits I have in the fridge. Of course, try some banana ice cream!

  9. The first thing I would make would be a raw, gluten-free pie crust (almonds and pecans mixed with dates). Every Sunday my family cooks dinner together and about 8 months ago, my cousin was diagnosed with Celiac’s disease so I am trying to find recipes that he likes but are not loaded with junk (which you can find in some of the gluten free stuff).

  10. i’ve been following your blog for a few months now, and absolutely love how informative it is! i just bought a juicer and have been juicing some wonderful green drinks from your top ten list! so thank you!

    as for the blender, i’m dying to make some super smooth soups!

  11. Hello! I just caught your article in VegNews and then found your contest. With a TriBest, I would make a Garlicky Mushroom Walnut Soup and then a Cashew Dill Cheese that I would then age. I’ve been vegan for years, but recently talked my sister into going raw to combat diabetes, so I’d love to help her do it with the TriBest!

  12. The first thing I would make is a green smoothie – I’ve been wanting to incorporate those into my diet.

  13. I`m a handball player in Norway, who travels a lot in a bus all over the country! This fantastic tribest blender would make my life a whole lot easier on the highway, making a GREEN smoothie with spinach, avocado and cinnamon instead of eating a salad I made 15 hours earlier(No, it is not easy at all eating RAW in Norway, especially when you are the only one in your team eating this way) 🙂

  14. Wow, I’ve been needing a smaller blender for awhile (and one that actually…um…blends stuff – mine sucks!) I would make soup first for sure – tomato or butternut squash!

  15. what an awesome blender! i’ve been wanting to get a travel size blender for my husband, who travels a lot! this would be perfect for him to make green smoothies while away on business!!!

  16. I would love a tribest blender! the first thing i would make is a green smoothie with lots of romaine and spinach!

  17. I would definitely make a morning green smoothie to start the day right! spinach or kale, banana, apple, and some berries!

  18. Ooo. I’d love to win. I think the first thing I would make is a green monster. Oh, and I would love to use it for chopping nuts. So convenient.

  19. I love this little contraption – how awesome would it be to have a traveling blender! I would make my fave first – a spinach banana smoothie 🙂

  20. What a delicious carrot cake recipe! The first thing I would use it for is to chop nuts and other ingredients for Raw Macaroons!! yum yum.

  21. Oh wow, this contest could not come at a better time. My $15 blender is on its last leg (leaks, barely blends) and as a student I don’t have money for a new one. I would make my morning green smoothie first because it has become such a nightmare to make it in my current blender. Plus I am always taking it with me to babysit so this would be so convenient. Not finding strings of spinach and sprouts in my smoothies would probably be the best thing ever.

  22. Gena,
    Awesome giveaway. Your carrot cake looks delicious. I am going to have to try that.

    I was going to say Key Lime Pie in a bowl… (2 ripe avocados, a splash of lemon, a bigger splash of lime, vanilla nustevia or medjool dates- blended until smooth).

    Or… My new favorite is chocolate froyo… (The meat of one starchy, but young thai baby coconut, vanilla extract or Vanilla NuStevia, raw carob powder and ice… blended until smooth)… I swear it takes just like the real thing- but so much better! Move aside, pinkberry 😉

    Oh! p.s. I retweeted your giveaway!!

    Now I am hungry, off to make some fresh juice!!! Happy Snowy Day.

  23. Wow! That sounds amazing – a high powered blender that can travel!
    The first thing I would make would be raw cashew cheese. I’ve been craving some and have been researching recipies on line. I’m living in-between places right now and don’t have a lot of space and am impressed with the Tribest blender!

  24. I would make Green Mint Chocolate Protein Monsters for my kids and I with this AWESOME Blender!!!!!

  25. This would be great for me for those times when I cannot eat solids but need to get my nutrition from the raw smoothies and soups. Love the green smoothies and will definitely try your carrot cake smoothie. Looks delicious!

  26. I would make a Key Lime Pie Shake from Living Raw Food! It would taste just like the wedding I’m attending in Miami in 8 days!

  27. I’d love to win Tribest Blender!!!
    The first thing I would make on it is chocomole – yum!!!
    My fiance and I are addicted to your chocomole recipe and we make at least 4 times a week.

  28. I would love this, thank you. I love making raw dressings and would love to use this for that. I’m also looking to make cashew cream for my kiddos, this would be great!

    Thanks

  29. Oh man! The first thing I would make with the blender is a green smoothie! I haven’t had one in a little while, since college and big, hard-to-clean blenders don’t mix so well. The ease of cleaning would make my life significantly easier, and I could bring my tasty concoctions with me to those early classes!!!

  30. Hi Gena,

    Thank you so much for all the work you put into sharing all your knowledge and ideas with us. I’ve been so inspired by you since you came to speak in our Omwellness class and I’ve been incorporating raw foods into my life more and more. Though I dream of someday getting a super blender of sorts, I recently bought a cheaper variety and have been enjoying green smoothies most mornings and experimenting with nut milks of all kinds (almond, sesame and brazil nut). I would love to use Tribest blender to share recipes with friends and family and show people how easy and fun it is to experiment with raw recipes.

    Nourishing the world one soup and smoothie at a time,
    Lis

  31. I would use the Tribest blender to make my green smoothies every morning; possibly my most important meal of every day! I love using lots of greens and bananas (frozen) to make my creamy, rich, satisfying shakes in the morning. I would also use it for the myriad of raw soup recipes you have on this blog that I’ve been dying to try!

    I have also posted your giveaway on my blog: http://c5fan.blogspot.com/2010/02/personal-blenders.html

  32. I would whip up some homemade almond butter! I have a big bag of almonds, but my dinky blender is having the hardest time grinding the nuts up. 🙁

  33. I would make Kristen’s Raw’s Chocolate Cherry Bomb smoothie for my mom and I, and then follow it up quickly, our stomachs permitting, with that delicious-sounding carrot cake smoothie! Ooooohhhhh it sounds so good!

  34. i think i’d love to make a raw soup with the blender, but i do think my boyfriend would appreciate me having a higher quality blender for all my green smoothies as well 😉

  35. I would take that great gadget on my upcoming trip to chicago and make hotel room green smoothies!!!!!

  36. oops – didn’t mean to reply to someone else as annoymous!

    oy, so many replies! here goes, the first thing I would make with this blender would be my first raw tomato soup! 😀

  37. The first thing I would try is the Carrot Cake Smoothie! My current food processor-method for smoothies just doesn’t do carrots well! Thanks and good luck to all!

  38. My blender is so old and weak! I would love a new one and have been dreaming about a nice powerful one (but $$, oh $$). The only thing I can make in mine now are smoothies – but I would whip up lots of your nut-based dressings in a better blender – they always look so good!

  39. I am all for making healthy eating simpler, easier and more fun for everyone. So I heart this little mixer but would also like to point out to the 351 of you before me who don’t win it, that standard mason jars fit on most standard blenders so you might already have this little goodie there and waiting for you in your cupboard!

  40. I would make smoothies, the carrot cake smoothie looks delish! Also once the baby is eating solids, I would use it to make baby food.

  41. I love blenders! Mine just pooped out on me when i was trying to make raw almond butter… 7 dollars worth of almonds down the drain and a dead blender.. it wasn’t a very good idea.. but this little blender seems amazing!!

  42. Oh how cool! I am so dependent on my Vita but wish I could take it to work with me since a fresh smoothie tastes better. The first thing I would whip up is Sarma’s pineapple cilanto shake which is amazing as an afternoon pick me up. Handful of pineapple, about 1/2 c coconut water, handful of cilantro, small cucumber, dash of vanilla. YUMMY! I’ll let all my friends on Twitter know about this!

  43. I would love to win this blender! My old Oster is slowly dying off (there is a huge chunk missing from the top side of the jar), and I want to buy a Vita but can’t afford to right now. The first thing I’d do is make breakfast smoothies! But I’d love to use it for dressings, soups, etc. Fingers crossed!

  44. This sounds AMAZING! I would definitely try one of your salad dressings since they sound delicious! Love your blog!

  45. Prayers = answered (maybe)! I’ve been dying for a blender like this because my Oster is so heavy and cumbersome. Sometimes a girl just wants a fresh salad dressing without having to do all assembly and disassembly (and dishes!). I would definitely be much quicker to make fresh dressings with this kind of blender. And smoothies too, of course.

  46. I’d love to try a green smoothie or even that carrot cake smoothie. My current blender is no good1

  47. Wow!! So great! I’ve just begun my journey into the raw food lifestyle, and have been contemplating buying a blender. I really, really want to try making green smoothies every morning and see what a difference it makes in my well-being. So a green monster would def be the first thing to make!!!

    Totes just re-tweeted you also!! 🙂

  48. mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! all of your creations look GREAT! i would use this to make fresh smoothies for my afternoon snack at work – so much better than my all-too-frequent trips to the vending machine!

  49. Wow – awesome, and BPA Free 😀

    I’d make banana soft serve, then a delicious fruit/veggie smoothie!

  50. This is such a fantastic giveaway!!

    I would LOVE to make almond milk or your avo-coconut soup! My current blender just doesn’t cut it…

  51. I have wanted one of these babies since I first discovered raw food and read Ani’s books. I travel at least once a month for work and would love to have this little guy. I work for a conference company, so when I travel I have to eat what is provided. This usually means a bland salad, lots of fruit and guac. Having my own mini blender means a could make smoothies, dressings and desserts. It would be perfect 🙂

    The first thing I would make with this blender would be your snowy sesame milk because today is a snow day!

    Thanks Gena-

    Kate

  52. This looks amazing. I’d probably make a ton of nut butters and give them as gifts to my family&friends, as a university student my budget is tight and homemade gifts are always great!

  53. I would totally make the carrot cake smoothie, since after reading the recipe I started immediately craving it! Thanks for offering this giveaway.

  54. So cute! Id probably make some new dressing. Since finding your blog Ive learned so much and trying to figure out how I can start (more) raw. Your site has been the least intimidating. Still not really sure where to start, but thats another story! 😀

  55. Ah! I was JUST thinking about how I need to buy a blender for my apt at school but don’t feel like shelling out big money for it. I would make some raw cheese!

  56. My blender broke 2 weeks ago and I have been in misery, every since…food processors just don’t cut it when it comes to the green monster.

    Also, I have Everyday Raw and without a blender, I can’t make most of the recipes!

    PICKMEPICKMEPICKMEPICKME

    Thanks 😉

  57. Hi Gena, thanks for doing this!
    When using my old blender I always have to steam my root vegetables before making a savory mash, so the first thing I would use the Tribest baby for would be a truly raw root vegetable mash.

  58. OH how amazing!! I wouldn’t be able to decide what to try first- an amazing smoothie or some homemade hummus!!

  59. I’m just beginning my raw adventure and am using a typical household blender. I have not yet convinced my husband and daughter to join me on the adventure, so a small personal blender would be so perfect for me! Since I’m having so much fun with smoothies I’d say that would be my first!

  60. Wow, the first thing I would make with this amazing gift is a very Happy Husband, because I would have my very own blender, so I can stop asking for one!

    After that, my first treat would be ice cream. My friend Karen made the most decadent raw coconut ice cream for Christmas. Then I’d top it with blitzed cashew nuts and why not, I’d whip up some raw cacao sauce to pour over. Delicious!

  61. oh, I have been wanting one of these and soon will be road tripping with my sister who also “does smoothies” we would make some spinach and pineapple creations! I just love green smoothies and my hand immersion mixer doesn’t always cut it!! oh the things I could create!!

  62. I’ve tried in the past (and failed!) to make raw Tiramisù in my rickety, old blender so it would have to be that.

  63. i’d make a good, tasty carrot-ginger-cashew soup. i just love those flavors! having a machine like this would help me lose the weight i need. since i refuse to have any gastric bypass surgery (i am averse to surgery) i know that when i lose the weight it’ll be the healthy way. this could be my first step towards that end!

  64. Holy awesome giveaway! I would love to win this! I literally was saying last night (as I was trying to make my favorite “pudding” – avocado with a splash of vanilla and some agave, it tastes like maple walnut ice cream to me) that I needed a good blender!

  65. Great giveaway – thanks! I’d like to take it to work for either green smoothies or blended soups/salads.

  66. Oh I have been wanting one of these! I would love this for my office and for when I travel! And the first thing I would make is your carrot cake smoothie – sounds DELICIOUS! Thanks for sharing!

  67. I would use it first to make a raw tiramisu. And then I would keep using it to do just that… delicious

  68. Hi Gena! What a GREAT giveaway! I would LOVE to have a blender like this to use at my work – I’d make green smoothies first thing and convince my coworkers to TRY THEM! There’s something not so pretty about a green smoothie that was made at home and brought in to be consumed later and they all look at me like I’m crazy!

  69. Oh this looks wonderful!!! I am in definite need of a blender (and a food processor, neither of which I own!!) The first thing I would make? Well, that’s easy: your Summertime Pesto. See, I’m in DC and at this very moment we are getting another foot of snow, on top of the 30 inches we got over the weekend! I am craving some summertime flavors, especially Pesto over raw zucchini noodles. YUM!

  70. Wow I would love to win this! The first thing I would make would be a delicious green smoothie!

  71. What a useful little gadget! I could see myself whipping up that tasty looking carrot cake smoothie for myself or maybe some homemade baby food for my sister who just had a child!