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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Ooooooh, that looks perfect for taking my green smoothies to work! I’m totally Tweeting about this too!
I would use my new Tribest Blender to make my signature Blood Sugar Blaster Smoothie. Thanks so much for running this contest! Have a blessed day!
I just made my 1st green smoothie today with baby spinach, a banana, raspberries and water! It was yummo! I would experiment with different smoothies and make some delish salad dressings!
I’d make a berry-banana smoothie!
Just tweeted about the give away.
I would make yummy raw soups and my green smoothies!
I would use it to make a green smoothie at work. Just started working at 530 AM so its been to early to make a smoothie in the morning in fear of waking u the kids. This would be perfect at my desk.
I am still checking into the idea of raw food, but have been flowing your blog for about four months, and even tried some of your recipes. I loved your turnip salad with asian dressing! The first thing I would try is a green monster or one of your smoothie recipes. The possibilities are endless.
Yay! Love smoothies. I would make a blueberry, pineapple, mango juice smoothie with psyphyllium, protein powder and flax seed oil. Perfect fuel after my workout.
I would make a peppermint chocolate smoothie for me and my love!
I would make tahini. Then a green smoothie. Yum!
I would make a smoothie for myself; would like to try that carrot cake smoothie!
http://twitter.com/TalkingColleen/status/9058433209
The first thing I would make is a smoothie!
I would make perfectly healthy, delicious green smoothies!
I tweeted! http://twitter.com/raw_candy
I’d make a chocolate banana smoothie!
I would make a green smoothie and I’m also super excited to try carrot cake smoothie! Thanks for the yummy recipe.
I would make smoothies for breakfast. I would try all kinds of fruit & veggies till i found the combo or combos for me. Yum! Then I would move on to making sauces like pesto. I might even join the green moster club. The thoughts are endless.
Gena,
Today I made your carrot cake smoothie. I didn’t have cashews so I used walnuts. Oh my gosh — YUM! Thanks for this great recipe!!!!
Howard
Oh that’s easy – I’d have my first Green Monster!!!!
A banana & chia smoothie!
I’m new to the raw idea and still trying things out…I would make a fruit smoothie with some yummy pears and banannas and if I felt brave I’d make it green. This would be amazing to try!
Banana soft serv. mos def.
I would definitely make the carrot cake smoothie, sounds delish!
I’d definitely make a green smoothie!!! 😀
wow, what a spelling jumble that one was..trying to eat a banana and type at the same time NOT a good idea. I meant GLASSES, not CLASSES and fiance and finace. dear, lord!
I would make two things. The first would be a peanut butter banana shake for my twins – their favorite snack. I would also make a vegetable tortilla soup!
I put a post on my facebook AND tweeted it!
Hmmm, what would I make? My Cookies N’Cream smoothie. I never have classes that are big enough, esp. since my finace takes my manson jars filled with green smoothies with him to work! I keep having to go back and forth between my mug and the vitamix. To be able to just blend and sip until my hearts content would be most wonderful!
I suffer from major digestive issues and am in dire need of something as amazing as this convient nifty blender!! I need to blend most of my meals (try to anyway) but sooo much work and I fail to find all the time to do it as much as I need! This is the first time reading about Tribest and its like the answer to my problems! I would be in total heaven, blending almost EVERY meal….so tons of recipes, all my dressings, soups etc…especially your yummy top 10 blended soups…oh my this thing I already know would become my life=)
I think I’d make a smoothie first (because that’s what I’m craving right now!).
Oh my gosh this would be a 1 in a million chance to win, but I am SOOO betting on this…The first thing i would make with this blender is an oat porridge!! I would adapt the recipe on their website and sub the oats for the rice. http://www.personalblender.com/porridge.asp
Fingers crossed…we’ll see what happens right? 🙂
How cool!! I would make a kale and spinach smoothie with bananas and frozen strawberries. I have a cold and need to get better… a green smoothie is just what I need! Second would be some salad dressing! That looks delicious and I have some basil growing under lights from my 8 y.o. daughter’s science experiment!! 😉
Wow, this sounds really great for when I travel. The first thing I would make would have to be a raw chocolate, frozen strawberry and hemp protein shake!
This blender looks fantastic! I would make a chocolate-cherry-walnut smoothie. Health + delicious = smoothie gone in minutes. 🙂
I don’t Tweet but I put it up on my facebook page!
Oh my gosh. This would immediately come to work with me so I could make green smoothies while in my cube. Perhaps then my job would be bearable!
Linked it to my blog, as well. =]
The first thing would definitely be a delicious green smoothie! I love my green smoothies in the morning. What an adorable blender!
(I mentioned the giveaway on my blog, dudegonude.blogspot.com)
I would blend up a chocolate chia pudding. Mmmm.
Or! Tahini salad dressing.
I would make a smoothie with banana, spinach, frozen berries, flax, chia seeds, hemp milk, and Amazing Grass!
I tweeted your contest @krunsdogs.
Oh, I have so many things I would like to make. But, I would really like to make raw soups to take to work. I usually eat salads for lunch. A nice soup would be wonderful.
Raw carob mousee! (avocado, raw carob, yacon syrup) yum yum!
Posted about this contest at jennycraig.com forum.
I am dying to make homemade natural peanut butter. YUM!!
Tweeted @hgoff79!
I think I’d whip up a savory green smoothie first, probably a “bloody mary” type.
thanks for the giveaway! i’d love to try raw soups for the first time! something with avocado in it! I’d also like to start getting my family to try eating more raw foods so this would be COOL! 🙂 take care!
ooh, probably a smoothie 🙂 i’ve been making them every morning while i’m at my cousin’s, but don’t have one at home! this carrot cake one would be at the top of the list!
I would definitely start making green smoothies — my current blender just doesn’t cut it (the greens stay chunky) so I avoid them. Thanks for the opportunity to win a blender ;).
I would love to make breakfast smoothies!! My blender burnt out a few weeks ago and its awful without it!
thanks for the blender giveaway! the first thing I’d make is a coconut-pineapple-orange raw smoothie, yum! your breakfast creations sound so fabulous.
That’s a mighty fancy looking machine…I love how it allows super simple ‘on-the-go’ transport of blended creations. And, I’m just dying to try this carrot cake smoothie! Perhaps it will satisfy my carrot cake craving?!
I would most likely make a breakfast smoothie because that is how I begin most days. Then, I would finally get to try my hand at making my own nut butter – I’d start with cashew!
I would use it to make a spicy tahini marinade for kale chips!
I would most definitely make some almond meal or peanut butter! Nuts are delicious!
Definitely a smoothie! Although that might be a boring response! This would be great for travelling too! I don’t have to travel for over-nights all that often, but when I do, I always struggle with good, healthy eating options. This would eliminate the worry for getting in a good breakfast!
The first thing I would make with this blender would be my morning green smoothie!
salad dressing!
i’d try to make some nut butters! 🙂
I’d make a green smoothie and nut butter.
i always saw bloggers make their green smoothies and delicious nut butters
and I want to be able to make those at home too!
I would make a Green Monster to sip on the way to work! Thanks for your insight into eating raw, have learned a lot!
Mmmm, any sort of smoothie. Yum!!
What would I make? Everything! Tons of smoothies, i’ll finally stop being lazy and make homemade hummus, dressings, sauces, endless. They are perfect size for me since I have a tiny kitchen and it’s only me
I would definitely make my all-time favourite raw pudding –avocado, mango, coconut and lime–so simple and pure deliciousness!!
I would bring this to my husbands work at lunch time and whip a fresh, delicious green smoothie for the both of us. 🙂 YUM
Yay, wonderful giveaway Gena!! I would make a fresh, full of raw-goodness blended salad. Avocado having the star role. Yum!!
As a college student on a budget, I still have the blender that my mom got on clearance from the JCPenny home catalog. It barely works. I can’t make pesto, hummus, or basically anything but smoothies that include a lot of liquid. It has been a frustration and this little contraption looks great!
I would make a green monster to go. I have been wanting one of these for a while
Green smoothie, for sure! My blender is on its last blade (better than a leg, no?) and I want a VitaMix but trying to balance funds, so this would be PERFECT! I make green smoothies 5-6 days a week, so a blender is essential.
Carrot Cake Smoothie = HOLY FREAKING YUM. 🙂
I would make a delicious green smoothie. How awesome to blend with glass jars, that rocks! Thanks for the chance at the giveaway, love your blog!!
Hello! I love blenders and would love this one! The first thing I would do is make a traditional fruit smoothie because they are my favorite.
I’d totally make some raw recipes but first, yummy green smoothies:)
Tweeted!
Next I would make some homemade hearty soup! Maybe a peanut/sweet-potato-y soup!
I would make some yummy yummy pesto perhaps!!
I would make a green drink. Yum!!
I would blend up all the poverty and greed, make a huge ugly smoothie, put it in a hermetically sealed capsule, then travel to space and dump it into a black hole. I’m sure the Tribest could handle it. 🙂 Greetings from Spain, Gena, love your blog.
Oh, and thou hath been Tweeted.
http://twitter.com/mmhoneycutt
Wow, that blender is adorable! The first thing I would make would be…something with the bag of maca powder that recently popped up in my pantry!
I think I’d have to go with wanting to try out some salad dressings! I’m a huge fan of lemon juice and olive oil….but I would love to switch it up and blend some dressings! thanks so much!
I’ve been in desperate need of a new blender. The first thing I would make would definitely be guacamolemolemole. lol
aaaaand for my second entry, I’d make a smoothie. I have a freezer full of frozen cantaloupe with no where to go.
Retweeted your Give away! (See website link to my twitter).
I have a recipe for Roasted Red Pepper soup that is just amazing.
I got it all ready to make the other day and found my blender not working!
Unfortunately, after you deseed and roast the red peppers with garlic, it requires you blend them with basil and some other various spices to make the soup…..alas. I’m out a blender…and out the tastiest and extremely healthy soup!!
I’ve never made a “green smoothie” so that would be the first thing I;d whip up. What a fab giveaway!
The first thing i plan to do is powder some of my milk thistle seeds
I would try a love to try making my own salad dressing, like yours w/basil!!!mmmmm!
I would make a kabocha squash and raw cocoa hummus.
sweet chocolate almond milk!! and I tweeted about this giveway 😀
I would make a green smoothie! Yummy!
I chocolate smoothie with some greens hiding in it would be my first mission!
I would make my daily green smoothie with lots of kale and carrots!
I would have to make a smoothie first. My blender doesn’t chop the ice fine enough!
I would try the carrot cake smoothie you had on your site. It sounds awesome. Thanks!
Just tweeted!
I would love to make some carrot/apple juice.
i would love to make green smoothies in the morning and take them with me to class. also, nut meals without having to blend them and then scrape the bits out of the blender to put in a ball jar – would be a great convenience.
This blender looks fantastic. I often travel for work and I miss my Vitamix when I’m away from home. It would be so nice to take the Tribest with me. I would make green smoothies all the time with it! Thanks for the offer and your great blog. I always enjoy your posts!